Archive for April, 2011

Unix systems of physics, mathematics and technology departments have been compromised. Hackers have root access. Critical systems have now been shut down by IT staff.

Dutch language article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/74178/unix-omgeving-informatica-faculteit-uva-is-gehackt.html

http://www.futureofcopyright.com/nc/home/blog-post/2011/04/29/copyright-conflict-between-mediaset-and-youtube-intensifies.html

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796964/the-first-sign-that-humans-might-be-about-to-evolve-into-another-species

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796863/cell-phone-radiation-could-interact-with-human-tissues-in-a-never+before+considered-way

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796968/google-sued-over-android-phone-tracking

http://gizmodo.com/#!5797080/spotify-says-movie-streaming-service-rumor-is-false

http://gizmodo.com/#!5797277/ing-customers-can-now-pay-each-other-by-bumping-iphones

http://gizmodo.com/#!5797180/stolencamerafinder-locates-your-stolen-camera-by-using-your-existing-photos

http://gizmodo.com/#!5797273/shed-a-tear-the-age-of-broadband-caps-begins-monday

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/04/29/uk-royal-wedding-fails-to-ignite-broadband-isp-internet-traffic-congestion.html

And

YouTube’s live stream, which Google expected to attract 400 million viewers,  ran smoothly.

Network upgrades by mobile operators along the royal wedding route were successful in ensuring that well-wishers were able to call, text, tweet and update Facebook.

O2 and Vodafone installed temporary network base stations around Hyde Park and   St James’ Park to double capacity. A spokesman for O2 said it was braced for 65 million royal wedding pictures to be posted online from smartphones. “Our additional mobile cell sites which are deployed in Hyde Park and St   James’ Park have been running at 80 per cent capacity.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8483524/Royal-wedding-breaks-online-streaming-records.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20058700-245.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20058617-260.html

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/keeping-the-obama-administration-honest-in-the-facebook-age/10323

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-more-profitable-than-microsoft/10050

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110429/02370814079/ridiculous-demands-record-labels-want-music-lockers.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110429/03500914084/court-if-you-use-your-computer-anything-your-employer-doesnt-like-you-may-have-committed-crime.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110429/09374414085/white-house-punishes-pool-reporter-posting-video-bradley-manning-supporters-protesting-obama.shtml

http://torrentfreak.com/ifpi-seizes-control-of-limetorrents-hard-drives-110429/

http://torrentfreak.com/sparkd-anonymous-bittorrent-powered-video-streaming-110429/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110428/wr_nm/us_sony_lawsuits

To start litigation against portal NederlandFM as the operator of that site refuses to pay

Dutch language news article:
http://www.nu.nl/internet/2503049/buma-start-rechtszaak-embedden-radiostream.html

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=00E2D6E9-1A64-67EA-E4D59A57B9A6B4A8

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796430/fring-apps-four+way-video-calling-just-went-live

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796650/hulu-plus-on-xbox-360-this-friday++and-the-first-weeks-free

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796678/three-foxconn-workers-arrested-and-charged-for-leaking-ipad-2-design

http://gizmodo.com/#!5796787/spotify-breaking-into-streaming-movie-service

One obvious difference between music and movies is that people don’t typically  watch a film more than once or twice, but they listen to favorite songs maybe  hundreds of times. But Kaplan argues that people value the media differently. He  wrote there’s less value in music because movies require more of the viewer’s attention than music does for the listener.

More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20058371-261.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20058160-281.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20058363-93.html

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110408/03292413827/fbi-hunting-down-world-warcraft-gold-farmers.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110427/02360314055/massive-treasure-trove-historic-jazz-recordings-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-thanks-to-copyright.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110427/15195914059/tsa-molests-miss-usa-makes-her-cry-your-safety.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110427/00480814051/when-will-people-stop-exploiting-google.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110427/17232314060/studios-apparently-would-prefer-searches-only-turn-up-pirated-copies-rather-than-legit-option.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110428/11564814069/former-dhs-official-acta-sweetheart-deal-ip-owners-free-govt-enforcement-private-rights.shtml