Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 25, 2011 at 1:50:00 PM CET
GoDaddy - Anti-Piraterie-Support: 37.000 Domains weg
Der größte US-Registrar GoDaddy hat in den vergangenen Tagen Zehntausende Kunden verloren. Sie kehrten dem Domainanbieter den Rücken, da dieser öffentlich für das umstrittene Anti-Piraterie-Abkommen SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) eingetreten war. Mittlerweile hat GoDaddy seine Zustimmung für die geplanten Anti-Piraterie-Maßnahmen widerrufen.
Man nehme das Feedback der Konsumenten ernst und sei nun zum Schluss gekommen, dass das Gesetz in der derartigen Form noch nicht ausgereift sei und auch nicht die notwendige Zustimmung in der Internet-Community habe. Das Gesetz gilt als umstritten, da es die US-Justiz ermächtigt, Webseiten, die gegen Urheberrechte verstoßen, abzudrehen. Während die Film- und Musik-Industrie SOPA befürwortet, haben sich führende IT-Konzerne wie Google, Facebook und Mozilla gegen das geplante Gesetz ausgesprochen.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 24, 2011 at 10:13:00 AM CET
More And More Internet Infrastructure Players Coming Out To Say How Bad SOPA/PIPA Are
We've noted in the past that most of the people who actually understand the basic internet infrastructure have come out against SOPA and PIPA. That includes both individuals and companies (such as OpenDNS and Dyn), but it appears that we may be reaching a tipping point with tons and tons of internet infrastructure companies speaking out against these bills. We've already talked about the massive GoDaddy backlash... but it's interesting to note that many registrars and hosting companies are using this as an opportunity to speak out against SOPA and PIPA. Hover, Dreamhost, NameCheap and Name.com have all made explicit statements on their blogs. Back in the DNS space, EasyDNS has written a blistering anti-SOPA post on its blog:
If this becomes law, it's a short stretch from SOPA to NODA (No Online Dissent Anywhere) and if you think I'm a nutcase for saying so, I'd like to remind everybody what happened just over a year ago, when US politicians were tripping over themselves to shut down wikileaks (a royal fiasco in which this company was embroiled) and to this day, they have not been charged with a crime anywhere.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 24, 2011 at 10:08:00 AM CET
GoDaddy Drops SOPA Support After Customer Revolt
Domain registrar and hosting company GoDaddy has dropped its support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The change in position follows the protests of thousands of customers who threatened to transfer their domains to competitors. In a statement released today the company now says it “will support it when and if the Internet community supports it.”
sopaA list of SOPA-supporting companies published earlier this week spurred a variety of customer initiatives.
Most prominent was the campaign against domain registrar GoDaddy that started on Reddit yesterday. Within hours hundreds of people voiced their support for the initiative to transfer domain names away from GoDaddy.
The CEO of the famous Cheezeburger network quickly joined and threatened to move 1000+ domains, and many other big names including Wikipedia followed the example. In addition, nearly all of GoDaddy’s top competitors recognized the great marketing initiative and offered coupon codes to those who want to make the switch.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 23, 2011 at 2:58:00 PM CET
Go Daddy boycott threat for backing hated anti-piracy law
Internet users have called for a boycott of web hosting giant Go Daddy over its public support of the Stop Online Piracy Act in the US.
While the company has publicly supported SOPA and similarly controversial proposed legislation for months, its position went largely unnoticed until a thread on Reddit gained legs yesterday.
User "selfprodigy" said he planned to move 51 domain names he has registered with Go Daddy to another registrar, adding: "I'm suggesting Dec 29th as move your domain away from GoDaddy day because of their support of SOPA. Who's with me?"
theregister.co.uk Go Daddy Faces Boycott Threat From SOPA Opponents wired.com/threatlevel readwriteweb.com reddit.com
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 23, 2011 at 11:48:00 AM CET
How SOPA's 'circumvention' ban could put a target on Tor
A little-noticed section of the Stop Online Piracy Act could make it illegal to distribute Tor and other software that can "circumvent" attempts by the U.S. government to block pirate Web sites.
The controversial Hollywood-backed copyright bill allows injunctions to be filed against "any" person, nonprofit organization, or company that distributes a "product or service" that can be used to circumvent or bypass blockades erected against alleged pirate Web sites such as ThePirateBay.org.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 1, 2011 at 9:16:00 AM CET
‘The Pirate Bay Dancing’ Add-On Killls DNS and IP Blockades
Efforts to censor the Internet are increasing in the Western world. In the US lawmakers are currently discussing legislation (SOPA/PIPA) that could take out The Pirate Bay, or disable access to it. In several other countries such as Italy, Finland and Belgium, courts have already ordered Internet Providers to block their users’ access to the site. Demonstrating the futility of these efforts, a small group of developers today releases a browser add-on called “The Pirate Bay Dancing.”
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 10, 2011 at 1:11:00 PM CET
Sony verbreitet PS3-Master-Key per Twitter - My life is complete. Sue yourself, Sony
Kevin Butler, eine von Sony Computer Entertainment America erdachte Werbefigur, die in Spots vom Schauspieler Jerry Lambert verkörpert wird, hat ein lockeres Mundwerk und ist für einen flotten Witz schnell zu haben. Doch als ihm der Twitter-Nutzer namens exiva die kryptische Meldung "46 DC [Zeichenkette gekürzt] B2 C2 Come at me, @TheKevinButler" schickte, fiel ihm offenbar nicht auf, dass es sich bei der langen hexadezimalen Zeichenfolge um den metldr-Root-Key [Update]: so genannten "HMAC Dongle Master Key" der Playstation 3 handelte, der von Hackern bereits seit längerem zur Umgehung des Kopierschutzes der PS3 genutzt wird.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on September 17, 2010 at 12:13:00 PM CEST
HDCP Master Key Is Legitimate; Blu-ray Is Cracked
Intel has confirmed that the leaked HDCP master key protecting millions of Blu-ray discs and devices that was posted to the Web this week is legitimate. The disclosure means, in effect, that all Blu-ray discs can now be unlocked and copied. HDCP (High Definition Content Protection), which was created by Intel and is administered by Digital Content Protection LLP, is the content encryption scheme that protects data, typically movies, as they pass across a DVI or an HDMI cable. According to an Intel official, the most likely scenario for a hacker would be to create a computer chip with the master key embedded it, that could be used to decode Blu-ray discs.... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on August 20, 2010 at 9:43:00 PM CEST
"EiPott" muss Namen ändern
Ein simpler Eierbecher mit der Bezeichnung "eiPott" könnte mit dem technisch ausgefeilten Musikabspielgerät iPod der Firma Apple verwechselt werden - urteilte das Hanseatische Oberlandesgericht. Jetzt muss sich der Hersteller koziol einen neuen Namen für sein Produkt einfallen lassen.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on August 19, 2010 at 10:43:00 AM CEST
A Big Fat Thanks
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on August 17, 2010 at 11:06:00 AM CEST
Schlammschlacht in der Warez-Szene
Ein Hacker mit dem Pseudonym "PöserHäcker" behauptete in seinem Blog, er habe sich Zugriff auf die Daten von rund 770.000 registrierten Nutzern des Warez-Forums myGully.com verschafft haben. Der unbekannte Hacker will das mit einem rund 100 MByte großen Datenbankauszug belegen, der heise Security vorliegt. Darin sind fast 200.000 private Nachrichten enthalten, von denen Forenmitglieder einige bereits als authentisch bezeichnet haben.... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on July 23, 2010 at 3:04:00 PM CEST
World’s First Pirate ISP Launches In Sweden
The Swedish Pirate Party, who are at the forefront of anti-copyright lobbying in Sweden, are planning to shake up the country’s ISP market. After taking over the supply of bandwidth to The Pirate Bay, Piratpartiet will now partner in the launch of Pirate ISP, a new broadband service that will offer anonymity to customers and provide financial support to the Party.
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