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Starz Doesn’t Like News About Leaked TV-Shows, Takes Down TorrentFreak Tweet - https://torrentfreak.com/starz-doesnt-like-news-about-leaked-tv-shows-takes-down-torrentfreak-tweet-190411/ #article13/17 will exacerbate this problem greatly

Europe urged to reject US Middle East plan if it is unfair to Palestinians - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/15/europe-urged-to-reject-us-middle-east-plan-if-unfair-to-palestinians damn right

“future of international copyright might involve taking the ‘front door out’ – domestically departing from Berne/TRIPS minima to implement reforms” - http://infojustice.org/archives/41024

Listen to 40 robot-dog legs marching in unison, and know the sound of death - https://mashable.com/video/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-pull-truck/ eeek

#OpenSource Is Eternal - https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-source-eternal “Open source has won the present, but what about the future?”

Could Article 13’s Upload Filters Be Thrown Out Because Of The EU-Canada Trade Deal CETA? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190412/07120341988/could-article-13s-upload-filters-be-thrown-out-because-eu-canada-trade-deal-ceta.shtml it ain’t over yet - there are various ways to stop #article13/17

France announces architecture contest to rebuild Notre Dame spire - https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/apr/17/france-announces-architecture-competition-rebuild-notre-dames-spire but maybe not a pyramid this time…

Tolkien was right: Scholars conclude Beowulf likely the work of single author - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/tolkien-was-right-scholars-conclude-beowulf-likely-the-work-of-single-author/

EU Parliamentarians buckle under ExxonMobil lobby pressure - https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2019/04/eu-parliamentarians-buckle-under-exxonmobil-lobby-pressure pathetic; first caving to #copyright lobby, now this…

Top Film Director Sees Piracy as Most Successful Form of Distribution - https://torrentfreak.com/top-film-director-sees-piracy-as-most-successful-form-of-distribution-190417/ “Piracy has been the most successful form of distribution worldwide,” Herzog told the audience.

Decades of denial’: major report finds New Zealand’s environment is in serious trouble - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/18/decades-of-denial-major-report-finds-new-zealands-environment-is-in-serious-trouble not good; dairy industry having massive negative impact…

Google’s Infinite Reach – How Google Builds a Profile on Everyone - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/04/googles-infinite-reach-how-google-builds-a-profile-on-everyone/ “Google’s method of attack is by aggregation”

Labour MPs to urge Jeremy Corbyn not to ‘torpedo’ Brexit deal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/18/labour-mps-urge-jeremy-corbyn-not-torpedo-brexit-deal-second-referendum #brexit will destroy the @UKLabour party, just as it will destroy the tories. foolish of corbyn not to have taken the high ground and fought it in 2016

Extinction Rebellion and Attenborough put climate in spotlight - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/19/extinction-rebellion-and-attenborough-put-climate-in-spotlight at last; now we must act quickly

Sajid Javid calls for ‘full force of law’ against Extinction Rebellion protesters - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/18/sajid-javid-calls-for-full-force-of-law-against-extinction-rebellion-protesters some tiresome willy waving by someone who wants to be PM against people doing the UK government’s job…

The UK’s Dubious Plan For Age-Based Porn Filters Begins On July 15 - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190417/10133742029/uks-dubious-plan-age-based-porn-filters-begins-july-15.shtml good summary of a stupid idea that is guaranteed to be an utter fiasco, and will probably lead to suicides once the porn habit data starts leaking, as it inevitably will

UK’s porn age-verification rules can be circumvented in minutes - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/19/uks-porn-age-verification-rules-can-be-circumvented-in-minutes it’s trivially easy to generate valid credit card numbers: https://ccardgenerator.com/ how long before every UK teenager knows how?

Half of UK consumers willing to pay more to avoid plastic packaging - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/19/half-of-uk-consumers-willing-to-pay-more-to-avoid-plastic-packaging-survey-shows well done them

“It’s not the reason why people would resist British rule, but Brexit just gives it focus, gives it a physical picture. It’s a huge help.” - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/19/new-ira-and-saoradh-face-backlash-over-lyra-mckee

EFF Backs Stream Rippers in Legal Battle Against Record Labels - https://torrentfreak.com/eff-backs-stream-rippers-in-legal-battle-against-record-labels-190419/ “the converters at issue in this case are neutral technologies, equally capable of lawful and infringing uses”

Avalanche Noise Generator Notes - https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=5540 “afaik this is the smallest, lowest power open-source avalanche noise generator to date”

Climate group reports influx of support as protests continue - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/19/extinction-rebellion-reports-hundreds-of-people-signing-up excellent news - keep up the good work #ExtinctionRebellion

Scribd taking down the Mueller Report is the future the EU has voted for - https://qz.com/1599975/scribd-taking-down-the-mueller-report-is-what-eu-article-13-looks-like/ things are going to get much, much worse than this… #article13/17