Links 23/08/2024: Arrest of Chinese Dissident on Spy Charges, Tate Brothers Remanded In Custody
Contents
- Leftovers
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Leftovers
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Hackaday ☛ Wardriving Tools In The Modern Era
When WiFi first came out, it was a super exciting time. The technology was new, and quite a bit less secure back then—particularly if not configured properly. That gave rise to the practice of wardriving—driving around with a computer, looking for unsecured networks, often just for the fun of it. [Simon] has been examining this classic practice from a modern perspective.
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Hackaday ☛ Second Human Neuralink Brain Implant Recipient Uses It For CAD And Videogaming
As Neuralink works towards getting its brain-computer interface technology approved for general use, it now has two human patients who have received the experimental implant. The second patient, [Alex], received the implant in July of 2024 and is said to be doing well, being able to play games like Counter Strike 2 without using his old mouth-operated controller. He’s also creating designs in Fusion 360 to have them 3D printed.
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Science
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Science Alert ☛ Scientists Build a Simple Gel 'Brain' That Learns How to Play Pong Better
Opening new doors for smart materials.
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Hackaday ☛ Citizen Scientists Spot Super Fast Moving Object In NASA Data
When you were five, you probably spotted your best friend running at “a million miles an hour” when they beat everybody at the local athletics meet. You probably haven’t seen anything that fast snice. According to NASA, though, a group of citizen scientists spotted a celestial object doing just that!
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Hackaday ☛ A Field Guide To The North American Substation
Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before you see evidence of the electrical grid. Whether it’s wooden poles strung along the right of way or a line of transmission towers marching across the countryside in the distance, signs of the grid are never far from view but often go ignored, blending into the infrastructure background and becoming one with the noise of our built environment.
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Science Alert ☛ It's Official: Scientists Confirmed What's Inside The Moon
The verdict is in.
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Science Alert ☛ Cutting Calories May Not Impact Your Exercise Performance After All
Challenging the myth.
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Science Alert ☛ This One Factor Could Halve Your Likelihood of a Dementia Diagnosis
And not in a good way.
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Science Alert ☛ Moon Had Giant Ocean Of Molten Rock, Indian Lander's New Data Suggests
The Chandrayaan-3 mission went farther south than ever before.
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Science Alert ☛ The Sun Is More Active Than Scientists Anticipated. Here's What It Means For Us.
A growing risk to Earth.
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Science Alert ☛ 13,600-Year-Old Mastodon Fossil Discovered in Iowa May Offer Clues to Extinction
The state's first well-preserved specimen took 12 days to dig out.
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Science Alert ☛ Record-Breaking Antimatter Discovery Could Help Us Find Dark Matter
The heaviest ever seen.
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Science Alert ☛ Your Food Choices Can Fuel Anxiety And Depression. Here's How.
An expert explains the science.
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Science Alert ☛ Our Brain Microstructures May Help Explain Sex Variations in Mental Health
More than a matter of size.
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Education
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Hardware
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Server maker sues Elon Musk's X for not paying for hardware — Wiwynn claims over $61M in unpaid hardware bills
After Elon Musk declined to pay for hardware intended for Twitter, Wiwynn and MiTAC suffered tangible losses.
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Hackaday ☛ Portable PS4 Is Easier To Move Than A Regular One
The PlayStation 4 was a popular enough console, but it was a home console. If you wanted to play at a friend’s house, you had to unplug all your cables and haul the whole lot over there. Unless, that is, you built something along the lines of [Rudd van Falier]’s Portable GameStation.
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Hackaday ☛ You Can 3D Print Yourself Some Simple Magnetic Switches
Permanent magnets aren’t typically switchable. They’re always doing their magnet thing. However, if you align them with a bunch of other magnets in just the right way, you can create a permanent magnet that you can effectively switch on and off. [Andrew Klein] has done just that with his 3D-printed magnetic switch design.
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong seeks to recruit hospital nurses from Malaysia to ease ‘severe’ staffing shortage
A team from Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority (HA) has visited Kuala Lumpur to try to recruit Malaysian nurses in hopes of easing a significant manpower shortage in Hong Kong’s public hospitals, with 2,559 nurses resigning or retiring last year.
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France24 ☛ From gay sex to miracle cure: Fake news epidemic follows mpox outbreak [Ed: The cost of rushing experimental vaccines to "market" in 2020-21]
The current outbreak of mpox has triggered a surge in online disinformation about the viral disease, including false information that it is linked to Covid vaccines, that only gay men are affected, or that a miracle cure exists.
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Macau leader Ho Iat-seng will not seek second term, cites health reasons
Macau leader Ho Iat-seng said on Wednesday he will not seek another term in an election set to be held in October, citing health reasons.
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New York Times ☛ TikTok Cucumber Salad Trend Sets Off Shortage in Iceland Groceries
Icelandic cooks, eager to try the latest social control media trend, are amused and a little surprised by their empty produce aisles.
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Security
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Privacy/Surveillance
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JURIST ☛ Lawsuit challenges Oregon city police over surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon filed a lawsuit against the city of Medford, Oregon, on Tuesday, alleging that the city’s law enforcement authorities have been surveilling and illegally gathering information on the complainants for years. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two local organizations and an individual activist.
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Jim Nielsen ☛ Netlify Public Folder, Part V: Now With an Image CDN [Ed: Surveillance vector by outsourcing]
On ShopTalkShow no. 628, Chris and Dave got to talking about s3/r2 and hosted media solutions. Dave graciously gave a shoutout to my Netlify “public folder” workflow, which reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to write about.
Chris mentions how he prefers being able to drop a large resolution image on a CDN as his “source” and then request transformations of that image on-demand as necessary, e.g. “I’ll upload my 3000px JPG source image and then reference it on my website as a 800px modern image format (AVIF, WEBP, etc.)”
That makes perfect sense to me. You really only want to keep the best image you have, then easily reference, transform, and serve it on your website.
And that’s what I’ve been doing with Netlify’s new image CDN in combination with my “public folder” workflow. All I need to enable this functionality is a few lines of code to properly configure redirects on my site to leverage Netlify’s image CDN.
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Defence/Aggression
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RFA ☛ North Korean soldier defects on foot across fortified border to South
The resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts from the South may have played a role, experts say.
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The Strategist ☛ Foreign interference is a threat to Australia—including diaspora communities
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has confirmed publicly that Iran isn’t the only foreign power interfering with a diaspora community in Australia.
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RFA ☛ Shock and sympathy greet news of arrest of Chinese dissident on spy charges
Yuanjun Tang, a former Tiananmen protest leader, is accused of spying for Beijing.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Geopolitics looms large as Pacific Islands leaders prepare to gather in Tonga
Pacific Islands leaders will meet in Nuku’alofa August 26-30, at a moment when the growing rivalry between the United States and China is reshaping the Indo-Pacific region.
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Former democracy activist Tang Yuanjun charged in US with spying for China
A New York resident who took part in China’s 1989 democracy movement was charged Wednesday with operating as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in the United States, the justice department said. Tang Yuanjun, 67, swam to a Taiwan-controlled island more than 20 years ago before being granted political asylum by the United States.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Why the next trade war with China may look very different from the last one
Far more countries share concerns over the impact of an expansion of Chinese exports. This time, they will likely target finished consumer goods over intermediary inputs.
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RFA ☛ Political instability since coup prompts foreign investment exit from Myanmar
Investors also cite rising inflation, banking difficulties, a lack of raw materials and worker shortages.
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New York Times ☛ Middle East Crisis: Thousands Flee After Israel’s Latest Evacuation Order
The Israeli military said its forces had “intensified their operational activities in the area” of Deir al-Balah, after its intelligence indicated the presence of Hamas.
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France24 ☛ Myanmar: Analysing the attack that killed dozens of Rohingya 1km from the Bangladesh border
Activists working on behalf of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority say "hundreds" of refugees were killed on August 5 when they were bombed while trying to cross the river marking the border with Bangladesh. Many of the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state had sought refuge in Maungdaw, a town on the river. The town, still in the hands of the Myanmar government, has become a death trap for civilians as rebels lay siege. Our team analysed images of the massacre and spoke to a survivor. While the origin of the strike is still unknown, we were able to determine that dozens were indeed killed, including seven siblings from the same family.
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New York Times ☛ JD Vance’s ‘Never Trump Guy’ Comment Becomes a Viral Fentanylware (TikTok) Remix
A mash-up of years-old comments by the Ohio senator with a hip-hop track is finding a broad audience. It’s part of a new genre of videos on the app.
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The Straits Times ☛ Nepal lifts Fentanylware (TikTok) ban after app addresses cyber crime concerns
KATHMANDU - Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned Fentanylware (TikTok) on Thursday, more than nine months after outlawing the popular video sharing app for disturbing "social harmony and goodwill."
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New Yorker ☛ Bonus Daily Cartoon: I Woke Up Like This
A Fentanylware (TikTok) transformation.
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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New Yorker ☛ Will Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Change the Trajectory of the War?
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Western allies have worried that the surprise, cross-border attack will provoke Vladimir Putin to escalate.
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New York Times ☛ Russian Attitudes About Putin Might Be Shifting
Negative remarks on social control media have increased since Ukrainian troops launched an incursion, according to a firm that tracks Russian attitudes.
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Latvia ☛ Speakers of Nordic and Baltic parliaments meeting in Cēsis
August 22 sees the speakers of the Nordic and Baltic parliaments (NB8) meeting in Cēsis, Latvia, where the main focus is on supporting Ukraine and developing interparliamentary cooperation.
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Latvia ☛ Ukraine's Independence Day celebrations to take place in Rīga
On Saturday, August 24, the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia will host an event "United for Ukraine" in Vērmanes Garden, Rīga, dedicated to Ukraine's Independence Day.
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Latvia ☛ Medical aid convoy heads to Ukraine from Latvia
On the frontline, every aid shipment counts. On Wednesday, August 21, seven ambulances and four trucks, along with medical supplies and other necessities for Ukraine, made their way from Riga to Kyiv, Latvian Television reports.
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Federal News Network ☛ This fed is helping stop weapons from going towards Russia’s war efforts
The Russian invasion of Ukraine provided another situation calling for targeted export controls.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Thirty-five years later, the Baltic Way still inspires the fight for freedom
Two million people from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia joined hands on August 23, 1989. Their stand for freedom and against Soviet repression is echoed in Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression today.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine’s EU accession hinges on stronger defense and consolidated reforms
To achieve EU accession, Ukraine must strengthen its defense capabilities, execute administrative reforms within its judiciary, and implement a multi-sector approach to corruption, writes Zachary Popovich.
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France24 ☛ 🔴Live: Zelensky visits Ukrainian region on Russian border amid ongoing Kursk offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he visited the Sumy region close to the Russian frontier, near where Ukrainian forces launched their cross-border Kursk offensive. Following his visit, Zelensky announced that another settlement in the area is now under Ukrainian control. Earlier in the day, Russia said that it had thwarted several Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in the country’s west. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
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JURIST ☛ Ukraine parliament ratifies Rome Statute of the ICC
The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine voted on Wednesday to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, making Ukraine a state party. 281 deputies of the Rada voted for the bill while only one voted against it.
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JURIST ☛ New Hungary law curbs subsidized housing for Ukrainian refugees, rendering some homeless
A new law came into force in Hungary on Wednesday limiting which Ukrainian refugees can access subsidized housing. Only those from areas that are deemed to be most affected by the Russian invasion will be eligible for the long term. The new law excludes individuals arriving from, among other regions, Transcarpathia.
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LRT ☛ Kursk lessons for Lithuania: mine the border, use drones
After pushing past anti-tank barriers, Ukrainian armoured columns moved into Russia, meeting only sporadic resistance from mostly conscripts along the way. As Lithuania begins to build its fortification line, what can Ukraine’s Kursk operation teach about defences?
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RFERL ☛ Ferry Carrying Fuel Tanks Sinks In Russian Port After Ukraine Missile Strike
Ukrainian forces sank a Russian ferry carrying fuel tanks in a missile strike on a port in Russia's southern Krasnodar region on August 22, Russian officials said.
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RFERL ☛ Russia Annuls Contract Between Danish National And Defense Ministry On Deployment In Ukraine
A court in Russia on August 22 annulled a contract between the Defense Ministry and a Danish citizen, who claims he was duped into joining Russian troops invading Ukraine.
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RFERL ☛ In Warsaw Ahead Of Kyiv Visit, Indian PM Modi Urges Path For Russia-Ukraine Peace
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Russia and Ukraine to find a path to peace "as soon as possible" ahead of his historic visit to Kyiv.
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RFERL ☛ Dozens Of Ukrainian Refugees Forced Onto Hungarian Streets After Legal Change
Dozens of Ukrainian refugees, many of whom are children, spent the night sleeping on streets in Hungary after a government approved legal change revoked their access to state-subsidized accommodation.
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RFERL ☛ UN Nuclear Agency Confirms Grossi To Visit Russia's Kursk Plant Next Week
UN nuclear agency head Rafael Grossi will visit Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant next week, a spokesperson confirmed on August 22, weeks after Ukraine launched a surprise counteroffensive in the region.
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RFERL ☛ U.S. Embassy In Kyiv Warns Of Heightened Risk Of Russian Attacks Ahead Of Independence Day
The U.S. embassy in Kyiv has warned of an "increased risk" of Russian air attacks in the coming days as Ukraine prepares to celebrate its Independence Day on August 24.
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RFERL ☛ Lithuania Extends Temporary Residence For Ukrainian Refugees
Lithuania's government has extended the temporary residence permits in the European Union country for Ukrainian war refugees for another year.
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New York Times ☛ Germany’s Aid to Ukraine Comes Under New Strain
With a budget shortfall for 2025 and evidence mounting that Ukraine blew up natural-gas pipelines between Germany and Russia, German aid to Ukraine is under pressure.
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New York Times ☛ Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East as Kursk Offensive Slows
The Ukrainians must defend a critical front in their country’s east, including the city of Pokrovsk, while trying to press forward in western Russia.
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New York Times ☛ A Ukrainian Combat Medic’s Quest to Change Fallen Soldier Tributes
Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed on the front line in Ukraine, wanted to humanize the way Kyiv commemorated the war dead. She also left notes for her own funeral.
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NYPost ☛ Kyiv ups drone attacks as mass evacuations begin over Russia’s advancing troops
Kyiv is increasing its drone attacks against Russia, firing a new barrage of 28 drones on Thursday as officials ordered mandatory evacuations in Donetsk amid the Kremlin's rapid advancement.
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RFERL ☛ CIA Chief Makes Stop In Kosovo As Part Of Unannounced Visit To Balkan Region
CIA director William Burns has arrived in Kosovo after stops earlier this week in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia on an unannounced trip amid concerns about U.S. relations with Kosovo and Russian influence in the Balkans.
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RFERL ☛ Kazakhstan Summons Belarusian Ambassador After Lukashenka Interview
Kazakhstan summoned Paval Utsyupin, Belarus' ambassador in Astana, to "objectively assess" the Central Asian nation's stance on key international issues in an unbiased manner amid rising tensions between the two countries.
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RFA ☛ China, Russia discuss Western pressure, cooperation in latest meetings
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
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Environment
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Energy/Transportation
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H2 View ☛ China’s state-owned energy enterprises unite under green hydrogen consortium
Chinese state-owned energy majors have launched a new consortium aimed at boosting the People’s Republic’s green hydrogen capabilities.
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New York Times ☛ What Canada’s Rail Shutdown Could Mean for U.S. Supply Chains
Rail labor disruptions in Canada tend to be brief, but a prolonged stoppage could hurt farmers, automakers and other businesses.
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Wildlife/Nature
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New York Times ☛ Are Researchers Overcounting the Number of Fish in the World’s Oceans?
A new study suggests that estimates of the health of the world’s fisheries may be too optimistic.
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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France24 ☛ Kamala Harris to close out Democratic convention with biggest speech of her life
Vice President Kamala Harris will wrap up the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night when she accepts her party's historic presidential nomination, seizing one of her few remaining opportunities to appeal to an audience of millions.
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France24 ☛ Kennedy's campaign future uncertain as Trump allies push for endorsement
Close allies of Donald Trump have called on independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to endorse Trump if the former Democrat withdraws from the race, as speculation grows that Kennedy may announce his resignation during a speech on Friday. Trump, who has been in regular contact with Kennedy, has expressed interest in an endorsement and hinted at a potential role for Kennedy in his administration.
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CS Monitor ☛ ‘I’m speaking.’ How Kamala Harris transformed as a politician and found her voice.
Paradoxically, Kamala Harris’ early stumbles as VP might be helping her. The lower profile she took is allowing her to run as a “change” candidate.
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New York Times ☛ ‘O-prah! O-prah! Damn, She’s Good’: The Best and Worst Moments From Night 3 of the Democratic Convention
What our columnists and contributors thought of speeches by Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton and Tim Walz.
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New York Times ☛ Venezuela’s Loyalist Supreme Court Certifies Maduro’s Election Win
The court did not share voting data to back up its decision despite demands from Venezuelans and international election observers that the government produce evidence of his victory.
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France24 ☛ Tim Walz accepts Democratic Party nomination for vice president
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president. Walz spoke to an energetic crowd on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, following speeches by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, TV host Oprah Winfrey and former president Bill Clinton.
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Pro Publica ☛ Gretchen Whitmer’s Unfulfilled Populist Pledges
With a conspicuous presence this week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and a bestselling new memoir, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is celebrated as an ascending leader — someone who won over a decidedly purple state in 2018 by promoting commonsense solutions to issues affecting millions of people.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi effusively praised the governor at the Michigan delegation breakfast on Wednesday morning, saying: “She has been remarkable. Every time I hear her speak, I think sharp. Sharp in her message. Sharp in her effectiveness.”
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Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda
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TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Trump posted a fake Taylor Swift image. Hey Hi (AI) and deepfakes are only going to get worse this election cycle
Deception has long played a part in politics, but the rise of artificial intelligence tools that allow people to rapidly generate fake images or videos by typing out a phrase adds another complex layer to a familiar problem on social control media.
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Censorship/Free Speech
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RFA ☛ Apple, Spotify take down banned Hong Kong protest anthem
The song's creators say a court injunction in May only bans dissemination within Hong Kong's borders.
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong man to enter plea under new security law over ‘seditious’ bus graffiti next month, as lawyer hints at ‘no trial’
A Hong Kong man accused of writing “seditious” graffiti on bus seats is set to indicate his plea next month in the city’s third case under a new security law. His lawyer has told the court he did not expect it to go to trial.
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Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
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France24 ☛ French court rejects appeal in Agent Orange lawsuit by French-Vietnamese ex-journalist
A Paris court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by French-Vietnamese former journalist Tran To Nga, who sought to sue Monsanto and other agrochemical companies for their role in producing Agent Orange, used by the US military to devastating effect during the Vietnam War. The court upheld the companies' legal immunity, prompting Nga, who has faced severe health issues that she has linked to the chemical, to take her case to France's highest appeals court.
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New York Times ☛ Google Joins $250 Million Deal to Support Newsrooms in California
The agreement includes $70 million from the state, which needs legislative approval. Some lawmakers objected, calling for a more comprehensive solution with tech companies.
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Silicon Angle ☛ Google inks controversial deal with California’s lawmakers to fund local news
Google LLC and the state of California have agreed to a deal under which the tech giant will commit $172.5 million to fund local journalism over the next five years while some of the money will be set aside for artificial intelligence development in the state.
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Press Gazette ☛ Twitter alternative? News publishers see potential in Bluesky
Press Gazette asks publishers on would-be Ex-Twitter heir Bluesky how they're faring on the platform.
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Civil Rights/Policing
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RFERL ☛ Tate Brothers Remanded In Custody After Police Raid Homes In Romania
Divisive Internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been remanded in custody after being interrogated by Romanian anticorruption prosecutors as part of an investigation into new allegations against them.
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Internet Policy/Net Neutrality
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APNIC ☛ Online voting for the NRO NC election 2024 opens today
You have until 6 September to submit a vote for the NRO NC election.
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Digital Restrictions (DRM)
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Licensing / Legal
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Techdirt ☛ Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should, Or What Disney’s Litigation Disaster Teaches Us About Tech Policy
As someone on social media commented, “Bold of Disney to take the legal stance that if you watched one of their shows they can kill your spouse.” Which isn’t technically what Disney was doing, but so long as it managed to convey that perception, and that perception was reasonable, it may not matter that what the public thinks is technically inaccurate. What every company engaging with the public needs to recognize is that if you make choices that reasonably alarm the public, it may not matter that you were technically allowed to make those choices, because now you have to contend with having an alarmed public.
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Patents
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Unified Patents ☛ GenghisComm 4G/5G patent monopoly found invalid
On August 21, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of all the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 10,200,227, owned by GenghisComm Holdings, LLC, an NPE. The ’227 patent monopoly relates to OFDM wireless communication networks.
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Unified Patents ☛ Nostromo location-based service patent monopoly challenge instituted
On August 21, 2024, six weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,559,970, owned and asserted by Nostromo, LLC, an NPE. The '970 patent monopoly is generally directed to providing location-based information and notifications to a user's device, based on location, user preference settings, and conditions for triggering the information delivery.
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Unified Patents ☛ Rothschild entity, Quantum Technology Innovations, media streaming patent monopoly challenge instituted
On August 21, 2024, two months after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,650,376, owned and asserted by Quantum Technology Innovations, LLC, an NPE and Leigh Rothschild entity. The '376 patent monopoly relates to the distribution of content over a network.
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Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ ITC Patent Jurisdiction: Roku’s Petition and Contreras’ Critique
Roku, Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to review 2024 Federal Circuit decision affirming the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) finding of a Section 337 violation based on infringement of a TV-remote patent monopoly owned by Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI). US10593196 (method of configuring user interfaces on home theater devices to control other appliances).
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Kangaroo Courts
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JUVE ☛ “UK solicitors can still be confident in their right to represent clients at the UPC” [Ed: UPC is illegal and unconstitutional; this is marketeering from a site that got paid to lie for and promote an illegal system of fake courts]
In the dispute between Abbott and SiBio Biosciences over glucose monitoring devices, the UPC Court of Appeal had to decide whether the first-instance court was right to issue a PI for Ireland.
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Trademarks
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TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog Test: Is "SIMON FAMILY WINES" Primarily Merely a Surname for Wines?
The USPTO refused to register the mark SIMON FAMILY WINES for wines, finding the mark to be primarily merely a surname under Section 2(e)(4). Applicant argued that "Simon" may be perceived as a male first name, and pointed out that the Trademark Register lists 29 registrations for marks the include the word SIMON without a claim of acquired distinctiveness under Section 2(f). How do you think this appeal came out? In re Simon Family Wines, LLC, Serial No. 97608809 (August 20, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Robert H. Coggins).
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Copyrights
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Digital Music News ☛ YouTube Snags Livestreaming Exclusive of The Weeknd Playing São Paulo
YouTube has snagged the exclusive livestreaming rights to The Weeknd in São Paulo on September 7 for a one-night-only experience from the sold-out Estádio MorumBIS. After a sold-out global tour spanning the past two years, The Weeknd has become renowned for his visually stunning performances and boundary-pushing artistry.
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Digital Music News ☛ Sony Music Entertainment Korea and Attrakt Ink Global Distribution Deal for FIFTY FIFTY
Sony Music Entertainment Korea has signed a global distribution deal with Attrakt, the management company behind the K-pop sensation, FIFTY FIFTY. Under the agreement, SMEK will spearhead the worldwide distribution of FIFTY FIFTY’s music, while also overseeing global marketing campaigns and business development initiatives.
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Digital Music News ☛ Bandcamp Joins Fentanylware (TikTok) — Will Highlight Artists on the Platform [Ed: Outsourcing culture]
Bandcamp has officially joined Fentanylware (TikTok) with the goal of highlighting artists who use the platform to new audiences. Bandcamp says the new Fentanylware (TikTok) channel is an extension of its Bandcamp Daily mission, which aims to “shine a light on artists all over the world who are using Bandcamp to connect with fans.”
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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