Sat.Aug 03, 2024

article thumbnail

Premier League Pirates Caught Offside as Police Raid Their Car Wash Base

TorrentFreak

Major rightsholders are constantly seeking tougher legislation, more effective anti-piracy tools, and enhanced cooperation with governments and other stakeholders. Even in countries where authorities view protection of intellectual property rights as a priority, achieving any of the above usually involves significant periods of negotiation. In Asia, where attitudes to IP crime vary considerably from one country to the next, tackling piracy may not be out of the question but may be considered les

article thumbnail

The end of the claim ‘climate neutral’?

The IPKat

‘Do good and talk about it’ is an important principle for companies, which try to reduce the emissions caused by the production of their goods. Doing that in a way that complies with unfair competition rules can be nevertheless challenging, as the decision of the German Supreme Court on the claim ‘climate neutral’ shows ( klimaneutral , case I ZR 98/23).

article thumbnail

Did Big Tech Light the Dumpster Fire?

The Illusion of More

It is unoriginal to refer to Donald Trump as a useful idiot, but the question as to whose idiot invokes both plausible and fantastical theories combined with sundry lampoons on social media. That Trump is Putin’s lapdog, for example, remains a popular theme, but Gil Duran, writing for The New Republic, makes a solid case […] The post Did Big Tech Light the Dumpster Fire?