Back in December 2023, FDA announced intention in the Federal Register and in a press release to form a new FDA Advisory Committee to be called the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee (GeMDAC). As noted in a recent posting here, … Continue reading →

Saab's future has hit another major snag. Plus: A new Toyota convertible sports car hybrid!

The flower-power generation definitely couldn't afford this VW Bus. Plus: the rest of the week's car news.

Plus: Chrysler minivans recall, the SRT High Performance Tour and Fiat 500 by Gucci.

Plus: Pink Camaro pace car, weekend car events.

HBO boss defends J.K. Rowling amid her divisive views

A new series about Harry Potter is in the works. However, questions have been raised over J.K. Rowling's involvement in the making amid her controversial views on gender.

HBO chief Casey Bloys, meanwhile, set aside these concerns...

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Scheme to give subsidies worth INR36.79 billion on e-two wheelers, e-three wheelers, e-ambulances and e-trucks

Rex agreed to purchase planes for $US2 million, paying a $200,000 deposit but failed to make further payments in 2020

Transport for London said it was contacting around 5,000 customers whose bank account data may have been accessed

Harris criticised Trump’s legal woes, foreign policy, mostly on Ukraine, while Trump attacked her position on Israel

US Justice Dept announces Haimovich's actions include shipment of components with missile technology applications

Wayne Borg, Neom media executive, reportedly continues to make offensive remarks despite complaints.

Afghan girls are part of a TV channel that is broadcasting the entire Afghan curriculum for girls out of school

From New York to Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies mark the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Greece has one of Europe's lowest fertility rates, a dire demographic state driven by a decade-long economic crisis

Journalists looked to report inside the Kursk region after a Ukrainian cross-border incursion

Blinken promised to review Kyiv's long-standing request for using Western-supplied weapons to strike Russian targets

Separately, Indian FM said India's economic relationship with China has been very "unfair" and "imbalanced"

Top court and electoral, military officials among 16 targetted as US aims to push Maduro into negotiations

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) continues to play a key role in expanding global site blocking efforts. After helping to establish a voluntary site blocking agreement in the Philippines, the MPA also filed the first complaints under the new rule. Torrent site YTS was the first target, followed by popular pirate streaming sites SFlix and MyFlixer this week.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Amazon is cracking down on pirate streaming apps that offer unauthorized access to Prime Video content. The company recently filed DMCA takedown notices with GitHub to remove APKs associated with popular apps such as PikaShow, Castle, and FlixFox. Interestingly, the takedown requests were made on behalf of Amazon Seller Services, an Indian subsidiary not typically linked to Amazon's streaming platform.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Critics of Italy's Piracy Shield are not difficult to find but, with its powerful and influential proponents rarely far away, getting heard is a considerable challenge. Not to mention getting anything done. After calling for the platform's suspension and meeting resistance in the wake of the recent Google Drive blocking blunder, AGCOM board member Elisa Giomi has gone public with a laundry list of concerns. It pulls zero punches.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Pirate streaming site Braflix burst onto the scene last year, offering a vast library of movies and TV shows via a user-friendly interface. With millions of monthly visits the site was destined to profit from the demise of several large competitors. The opposite happened. Facing legal pressure, Braflix has decided to throw in the towel instead.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Rightsholders have asked Google to remove more than 10 billion 'copyright infringing' URLs from its search results. The search engine doesn't celebrate the milestone in any way, but the takedown notices document intriguing shifts in volume over time, as well as shifting takedown interests.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

After 15+ years of blackholing IP addresses and making the Domain Name System tell more lies than Pinocchio, some may wonder whether site-blocking is harming prospects of a future open internet. Confirmation that piracy blocking tests are now being conducted at the internet's core routers isn't a surprise. It's only the internet's spinal column, so what could possibly go wrong?

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A database of pirate sites maintained by City of London Police for more than a decade is set for a makeover. Earlier this year vendors were invited to bid for a contract to supply
a new portal for Operation Creative, the anti-piracy initiative responsible for the Infringing Website List. Nominated for inclusion by mainly overseas rightsholders, the list predominantly features overseas pirate sites. The winning bid of just over £221,000 will be settled from the UK public purse.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

The Pirate Bay made its debut as a TV series on the Swedish streaming platform SVT Play earlier today. International viewers are left waiting until other services pick it up. In the meantime, some may be tempted to explore unofficial channels for pirated copies of the show. But finding a pirated copy is proving surprisingly difficult.

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Nintendo has filed a devastating lawsuit against a gamer who not only live-streamed games before their commercial release, but used emulators and pirated ROMs to do so. Jesse Keighin, aka EveryGameGuru, faces claims of unauthorized public performance and reproduction, contributory infringement and inducement for sharing links to emulators and pirated ROMs, plus violations of the anti-circumvention and circumvention device trafficking components of the DMCA.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

The Pirate Bay TV series is the entertainment industry's depiction of the torrent site's turbulent history. The creators don't take sides but mostly focus on the legal battle that only represents part of the story. According to Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde and Piratbyrån's Rasmus Fleischer, living though it all was a completely different experience.

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After DAZN received a warning for the blunder that saw Google Drive blocked in Italy, a company behind a smart TV video player app had a DAZN-initiated blocking decision revoked after a successful appeal. That may seem like a win, but the finer details reveal a legal framework that favors rightsholders so strongly, online services incurring liability for the actions of users seems inevitable.

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Several major record labels are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for a rehearing en banc in their piracy lawsuit against Grande Communications. They argue that the court erred in holding that piracy damages should be calculated per album, rather than per song. They argue that this decision, which will lower the $47 million damages award, doesn't reflect the way that music is commercialized today.

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Korean authorities have shut down the popular video piracy service TVWIKI, which had millions of users. A special unit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism arrested the alleged operator, who is also believed to be connected to other streaming platforms. These include OKTOON, which was also pulled offline, and piracy giant NoonooTV, which voluntarily threw in the towel last year.

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BREIN has obtained a new blocking order in the Netherlands targeting TorrentGalaxy, one the world's most popular torrent sites. Internet provider Odido objected to the request, arguing that the Dutch anti-piracy group could have done more to target the problem closer to the source. The Rotterdam District Court found that the anti-piracy group can't be expected to do more than it's already done.

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A religion that grants women more freedom and rights than most has been wrongly used to colonise them for far too long

Our leaders have failed to show their unwavering commitment to two of the most pressing challenges facing our nation.

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Chance Gainer's death marks the 12th football player to have died this year

Natalia Silva, Steve Garcia, Cody Durden, and Yanal Ashmouz also secure victories at the MMA event

The turn of events altered the medal standings, upgrading the silver medal of India’s Navdeep Singh to gold.

He triumphs at the Championship with a record of 20–4 and a spread of +1793

Salman triumphed at the World Youth Scrabble Championship with a record of 20–4 and a spread of +1793

"I was [one of the best lightweights in the world] before, now it’s our brother Islam, and Usman is next."

A 10-member team will compete in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, from September 10 to 23.

More than 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic delegations partied despite persistent rain

Zim Afro T10 will kick off on 21 September at 1pm local time

She becomes the first woman since Kerber to capture both hardcourt majors in the same season

The suspension, announced by Hockey Australia, mandates Craig serve at least half of the ban

Colombia's James Rodriguez scores the winner against the defending champions

He helps England sink Finland in World Cup qualifier