Suing downloaders won’t solve piracy: expert

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7 October 2011
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A copyright law expert says there is nothing stopping film companies from suing illegal downloaders in Australia, but he does not think the approach offers a solution to the problem of film piracy.

In the US and Europe, film companies have long pursued illegal downloaders individually; finding their details, sending out letters of demand, and settling for a sum of money, usually somewhere between a few hundred and a few thousand dollars.

So far this approach hasn’t been taken in Australia, where copyright owners have instead focused their legal action against internet service providers (ISPs) themselves for facilitating the illegal activity, as in the ongoing legal battle between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet.

But that could all be about to change — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Obituary: Charles Napier

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7 October 2011
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US actor Charles Napier, who portrayed a succession of movie tough guys, has died at the age of 75.

The square-jawed former paratrooper made his film debut in sexploitation director Russ Meyer’s Cherry, Harry and Raquel! in 1971.

He went on to play a country singer in The Blues Brothers and acted opposite Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs.

Napier died at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and leaves three children — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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Welcome to Hoxford / Julien Mokrani

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5 October 2011
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Welcome to Hoxford, the fan film from Julien Mokrani on Vimeo.

Directed by Julien Mokrani.
Written & Artistic Coordination by Samuel Bodin
With Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher & Arben Bajraktaraj
Adapted from Ben Templesmith’s comic published by IDW

contact : welcometohoxford@gmail.com
website : www.welcometohoxford-thefanfilm.com

Raymond Delgado is no ordinary prisoner…

On a good day he’ll take the time to tell you he’s the son of Zeus before he tears out your jugular. On a bad day, you won’t even have a moment to call out for help.

After a yet another incident Raymond has been transferred to Hoxford, a correctional facility and mental institution known for its radical methods.

At Hoxford, Raymond’s not the only predator…

Come nightfall, under a full moon, bloodcurdling screams pierce through the darkness of the prison courtyard. It’s hunting hour!

As the other Hoxford prisoners huddle in the obscurity of their prison cells trembling in fright, Ray cracks a smile. He thrives on confrontation.

Lock a human beast in a cage with a legendary monster and, in your opinion…

Who will devour? And who will be devoured?

Welcome to Hoxford is copyrighted and TM by IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW).

This film is a non-profit fan film for private use only, and is not intended for sales of any sort. The content of the film could not be sold, rented or used for any commercial enterprise in any way, shape or form. This film is produced solely for the personal, uncompensated enjoyment of ourselves and other Ben Templesmith fans.

Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits Set To Plague Australia

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3 October 2011
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After reaching more than 3.6 million targeted individuals in Germany, in excess of 200,000 in the United States and having planted the seeds of further extortion-like activities in Canada, Australia is the next target for the file-sharing settlement lawyers. According to a report from one of the country’s leading ISPs, thousands of Australians will soon be receiving pay-up-or-else letters for allegedly sharing movies using BitTorrent — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Sesame Street now brought to you by letters S-T-E-M

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29 September 2011
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In a bid to give young viewers a leg up in math and science, the producers of Sesame Street this fall want to help the very young think like scientists. It’s a response to international rankings that show US kids slipping when it comes to basic math and science knowledge.

Research compiled by Georgetown University’s Early Learning Project found that Sesame Street helps kids’ school-readiness, and that much of the academic advantage lasts into high school.

In the show’s 42nd season, which debuts today, so-called STEM skills — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — are front-and-centre. Characters build bridges, launch rockets and think through problems that require trial and error, observation and data — via redwolf.newsvine.com

ACTA will be signed Saturday, US and Japan say

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28 September 2011
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A controversial trade agreement targeting counterfeiters and copyright infringers is scheduled to be signed this Saturday in Tokyo, the Office of the US Trade Representative has announced.

Representatives of the US, Japan, Australia, Canada, the EU, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and Switzerland will be at the signing ceremony for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Countries that have completed relevant domestic processes will sign ACTA, the ministry said in a press release. The agreement, which would create international standards for protecting intellectual property, will be open for signature until 1 May 2013, the ministry said.

Public Knowledge, a digital rights group, said the latest version of ACTA contains more protections for consumers than previous versions. Still, the group urged US President Barack Obama’s administration to make it clear that ACTA does not change US law, including provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protecting ISPs and websites from copyright enforcement — via redwolf.newsvine.com

The Zombie map of the world

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26 September 2011
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How do you combine an obsession with Zombie movies and data analysis of Google Maps?

Simple, you produce the map, above. It was created by Oxford University’s Internet Institute — and the guys behind the fantastic dataviz site, Floating sheep: Mark Graham, Taylor Shelton, Matthew Zook and Monica Stephens.

Using a keyword search for zombies, it visualises the absolute concentrations of references within the Google Maps database — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Arthur Conan Doyle’s first novel hits shops

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26 September 2011
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The previously unpublished first novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will finally be available to buy from Monday.

Entitled The Narrative of John Smith, the novel — written between 1883 and 1884 — comprises the reflections of a man confined to his room by gout.

Conan Doyle sent it to a publisher but it was lost in the post. The book was then reconstructed from memory.

The British Library is now releasing the novel, alongside an audiobook read by actor Robert Lindsay.

The four notebooks that comprise the manuscript form part of an exhibition that runs at the Library until 5 January — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Retro Muppet Concert Posters / Michael De Pippo

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24 September 2011
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I love the Muppets. And with the movie coming out in the next couple of months, there is no better time for a fun little side project involving the best band ever conceived: Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.

My idea was simple; create a vintage concert poster for each band member (Dr Teeth, Janice, Sgt Floyd Pepper, Zoot and Animal). Using clean, crisp vectors, negative space and few colours, I wanted to keep them as simple and stylised as possible; reminiscent of retro posters from back in the day — via Michael De Pippo

Dexter Intro / Ty Mattson

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23 September 2011
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The poster series that I created for Dexter was inspired by mid-century modern design and particularly the work of Saul Bass – who developed both static graphics as well as animated title sequences. I’ve always wanted to design a title sequence, so it seemed like this would be a good opportunity. I collaborated with my friends at Fashion Buddha to create an alternative title sequence for Dexter using the artwork that I developed for the posters. This is what I imagine the Dexter title sequence might look like if the show had aired in the 60?s — via Mattson | Creative

Computer Gamers Help Solve AIDS Protein Problem

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20 September 2011
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At last, there is hard evidence that video gamers can help save the real world. A group of scientists, after failing to solve the crystal structure of a protein involved in AIDS, challenged players of the protein-folding game Foldit to try.

The players were able to create what the scientists described as models of sufficient quality for the scientists to complete the structure.

The scientists hail from the University of Washington, A. Mickiewicz University in Poland, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The crowdsourcing effort is described in a research paper, Crystal Structure of a Monomeric Retroviral Protease Solved By Protein Folding Game Players, published in the current issue of Nature — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Alec Baldwin confirms that his Emmy skit was cut

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19 September 2011
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Before the show even began, controversy broke out at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Alec Baldwin, who had been scheduled to appear in the pretaped opening skit, asked producers to dump him partly because a phone-hacking scandal joke didn’t make it into the final version of the vignette.

Baldwin, who did not attend the awards ceremony Sunday night, confirmed by Twitter an earlier report in Deadline that said his News Corp. gag was cut. Fox did kill my News Corp. hacking joke, he wrote. Which sucks bc I think it would have made them look better. A little — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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