Leftovers

• Fedora Project ☛ The forge is our new home.

  After a full year of preparation, the Community Linux Engineering (CLE) team is excited to announce that Fedora Forge, powered by Forgejo, is ready for use! We are proud of this modern Open Source platform and what it means for the future of Fedora Infrastructure. While pagure.io has been a vital part of our community for many years, the time has come to retire our homegrown forge and transition to this powerful new tool.

  The final cutover is planned for Flock to Fedora 2026. We strongly encourage teams to migrate their projects well before the conference to ensure a smooth transition. The pagure.io migration is only the first step in a broader infrastructure modernization effort. By the 2027 Fedora 46 release, we plan to retire all remaining Pagure instances across the project, including the package source repositories on src.fedoraproject.org. Getting familiar with Fedora Forge now will help ensure your team is ready as the rest of the Fedora ecosystem transitions.

• New York Times ☛ Resurgent Inflation Tests Faith in Fed’s Willingness to Tame It

  The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue.

• Science

  • New York Times ☛ Did Scientists Just Detect an Exploding Black Hole?

    An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far exists only in theory.

  • Science Alert ☛ One Predator Scares Away White Sharks Even More Than Orcas

    An even more fearsome predator lurks.

  • Science Alert ☛ The 4 Rarer Kinds of Dementia Most People Don't Know Exist

    This goes beyond Alzheimer's.

  • Science Alert ☛ Excess Brain Waste May Lead to Psychosis, And The Risks Could Start in Childhood

    When waste removal fails.

  • Science Alert ☛ Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Hints at Unexpectedly Simple Treatment

    Inching closer to the full picture.

  • Science Alert ☛ Brain Pattern Reveals Why Chronic Pain Leads to Depression

    Brain scans showed something surprising.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Bridge Michigan ☛ EMS providers battle money, staffing woes in rural Michigan’s ambulance ‘deserts’

    Rural emergency medical services in Michigan are burdened by the high cost of keeping crews ready and insurance payouts that fail to cover calls. Hospital closures and mergers and a lack of local dollars aren’t helping matters, leaving local residents in a bind to keep services afloat.

  • Bridge Michigan ☛ Providers face ‘extreme shortage’ of paramedics, EMTs in rural Michigan

    Paramedics and EMTs regularly handle the state’s worst medical traumas and receive wages similar to fast-food workers. Even with state assistance to promote workforce development, gaps remain.

  • JURIST ☛ UN organization warns Persian Gulf crisis threatens global food security

    The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a warning Thursday that the Persian Gulf crisis is affecting agricultural production and food security worldwide, leaving significant impacts on farmers, migrant workers, and consumers.

  • France24 ☛ Spanish woman dies by euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight

    A 25-year-old woman underwent legal euthanasia in Spain on Thursday after a nearly two-year protracted legal battle and struggling with psychiatric illness since she was a teenager. Noelia Castillo's case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for patients meeting certain conditions.

• Proprietary

  • Ten Four Fox ☛ Cameron Kaiser: So long, cheesegrater

    9To5Mac is reporting that Fashion Company Apple has confirmed the Mac Pro is no longer for sale, and indeed, although it was up yesterday, today it's gone. >

  • Qt ☛ Qt Online Installer and Qt Installer Framework 4.11.0 Released

    We have released Qt Online Installer and Qt Installer Framework 4.11.0 today. 

  • Qt ☛ Commercial LTS Qt 6.8.7 Released

    We have released Qt 6.8.7 LTS for commercial license holders today. As a patch release, Qt 6.8.7 does not add any new functionality but provides bug fixes and other improvements.

  • Lennart Poettering: Mastodon Stories for systemd v260

    On March 17 we released systemd v260 into the wild.

  • Dedoimedo ☛ Windows audit failure, event 4625, much ado about nothing

    Today, on Friday Obscure! A short article explaining the supposedly alarming problem of failed logon audit in backdoored Windows triggered by disabled Guest account access over the network check when viewing sharing properties for folders in backdoored Windows Explorer, detailed audit information, how to interpret and test the failure, and a bit more. Have fun, or something.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Apple discontinues Mac Pro after 20 years — system had been stuck in stasis with M2 Ultra since 2023

    Apple has discontinued its Mac Pro tower, which hasn't been updated since a version with the M2 Ultra processor arrived in 2023.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • Silicon Angle ☛ AI-generated bug reports are turning into a nightmare for open-source maintainers

      Open-source security is shifting to the foreground as new code analysis tools flood core projects with vulnerability reports, forcing maintainers and enterprises to rethink how they secure and govern the software supply chain.

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China tech groups call for boycott of top Hey Hi (AI) conference

      Chinese science and tech associations called on Friday for a boycott of a leading global artificial intelligence conference this year, after event organisers said they could not accept submissions from those on a US list of sanctioned entities.

    • Futurism ☛ If Your Job Involves Using Your Brain, You May Be in Big Trouble, Tufts Report Finds

      It's a game of survival of the fittest minds.

  • Social Control Media

    • CS Monitor ☛ What’s behind the global push to ban social control media for kids

      It started in Australia. Now dozens of countries are working on laws to keep younger kids away from social control media. But do they really work?

    • New York Times ☛ Clavicular, an Internet Narcissus, Is Arrested After Posting a Fight Video

      The influencer, known for promoting handsomeness, is accused of arranging a brawl between two women. Separately, the authorities are investigating a video showing him shooting an alligator.

  • Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets

    • Qt ☛ Windows 10 End-of-Life Plans in Qt

      Windows 10 has officially reached its end-of-life (EOL) on 14.10.2025.

• Security

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China used fake Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn profiles to spy on NATO, EU: security source

      China used fake Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn profiles in an attempt to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff, a European security source said Friday.

  • Confidentiality

    • Arturo Borrero ☛ Arturo Borrero González: New job at Chainguard

      A few months ago, in June 2025, I joined Chainguard, a company focused on software supply chain security. This post is a reflection on how I got here, what I’ve been doing, and why this role feels like a natural fit for my interests in GNU/Linux and open source technology.

• Defence/Aggression

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea’s President Lee to pursue wartime command, selective conscription

    He also said the government would pursue military reform.

  • Site36 ☛ Home visits due to software vulnerability: German state criminal police rang admins out of bed

    The Federal Criminal Police Office is sending officers to IT specialists whose companies use software with known security vulnerabilities. Some admins were visited in the middle of the night. A critical security vulnerability in control software from the US manufacturer PTC led to an unprecedented police operation over the past weekend.>

  • Site36 ☛ New pacts in a multi-front war: Germany concludes several military, police and economic agreements with Israel

    While Israel regularly violates international law, Germany is backing the country. This includes agreements involving several ministries. The Ministry for Economic Affairs is interested in Israeli start-ups. Israel is annexing further parts of the West Bank and advancing into Lebanon.

  • Site36 ☛ Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks

    Finland held an exercise last week on the pushback of migrants at three closed border crossings with Russia – with the participation of Frontex, a paramilitary gendarmerie force and border guards from Estonia.

  • New York Times ☛ U.S. Antitank Mines Discovered in Neighborhood in Iran

    Photos and video verified by The New York Times show mines dispensed by cluster bombs in a village a few miles from a missile site.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia

    If India decides to pursue the energy deal with Russia, negotiations could be concluded in weeks.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • France24 ☛ North Korea's Kim Jong Un gifted gun by Belarusian leader

      The Belarusian and North Korean leaders exchanged gifts as they met to sign a friendship treaty. Alexander #Lukashenko aims to strengthen ties with #Russia allies while normalizing his relationship with the #US.

    • Latvia ☛ Former Latvian Radio 4 frequency in high demand

      Latvian Radio 4 (LR4) service in the Russian language ceased operations at the end of last year. Currently, the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has announced a tender for broadcasting rights in the Latvian language on the former LR4 Riga 107.7 MHz frequency, and interest is very high, Latvian Radio reported on 27th March.

    • New York Times ☛ Ukraine signed a defense cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, Zelensky says.

    • RFERL ☛ Rubio In France For First In-Person G7 Meeting Since War With Iran Began

      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in France early on March 27, joining G7 foreign ministers and allied representatives who have already gathered for the second day of a high-stakes meeting overshadowed by tensions over Iran, Ukraine, and global security.

    • RFERL ☛ G7 Weighs $575 Million Chernobyl Repair As France Insists Ukraine Not Overshadowed

      Foreign ministers from the G7 are discussing a major effort to repair damage to the protective shelter at Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, with costs estimated at around $575 million, a sign that Kyiv remains at the center of high-level talks despite competing global crises.

    • RFERL ☛ Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia's War

      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of lying when he suggested this week that the United States was conditioning security guarantees for Kyiv with the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donbas.

    • LRT ☛ Nausėda calls for urgent upgrade of air defences after drone incursions across the Baltics

      Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has called for the urgent completion of air defence upgrades, citing hybrid and drone attacks as integral elements of Russia's war against Ukraine.

    • France24 ☛ At G7, France hits back at Lavrov, says Russia does not defend international law

      France's Foreign ​Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on ​Friday that Russia does not defend international law either in Ukraine ​or ‌Iran with its ⁠actions, in response to comments made ‌by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ⁠in an interview on French TV. "Mr. Lavrov was ​able to calmly ‌spread his propaganda last night on a French television channel... ‌You do not defend international law by ​launching a war of aggression," Barrot told reporters on the sidelines ​of a G7 meeting ​in France.

    • France24 ☛ France rebukes Lavrov, says Russia does not defend international law

      France’s foreign minister on Friday accused Russia of flouting international law in both Ukraine and Iran, rebuking remarks by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after he defended Moscow’s stance in a French television interview.

    • Latvia ☛ Call police if you see stray drone, Latvian authorities urge public

      Due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, unidentified drones can again fly into the Baltic states, so the public must remain vigilant. This message was issued by the relevant state authorities following Wednesday’s events, when a Ukrainian drone flew in from Russia and crashed in Latvia. What should you do in the event of a drone incident?

    • Latvia ☛ No, we're not involved in Ukraine's counter-attacks on Russia, says Latvian Defence Ministry

      The Latvian Ministry of Defence said on March 27th that Russia has launched what it described as "a large-scale, coordinated information operation" against the Baltic states about recent drone incidents – though it might just as easily have said "Russia is lying, as usual."

    • Marcy Wheeler ☛ How Vladimir Putin Intends to Recruit Convicted Felon to Russia’s Side in WWIII

      Dihydroxyacetone Man keeps helping Russia and Iran, against which entities he started an insanely stupid war.

    • France24 ☛ Iran: Rolling Ultimatums, Moscow "at the EU table"?

      In a week of movable ultimatums set by Hell Toupée, to “obliterate Iran’s power plants”, a deadline was set initially of Monday at Midnight, then extended by five days on account of “very productive conversations”, then to ten days with Convicted Felon claiming “talks are ongoing” and “going very well”.

    • LRT ☛ Lithuania open to talks with Belarus – PM

      Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said on Friday that Lithuania would consider a proposal by US envoy on Belarus John Coale to hold a meeting with Minsk at the deputy minister level, adding that certain conditions would need to be met.

    • LRT ☛ US envoy urges Lithuania open talks with Belarus, restore fertiliser transit – exclusive

      In an exclusive interview with LRT, The Insurrectionist's special envoy for Belarus, John Coale, says Belarusian potash fertilisers could be highly beneficial for the United States and should transit through Lithuania. Coale says he hopes Lithuania will agree to bilateral talks with Belarus at deputy foreign minister level and says Alexander Lukashenko released the detained Lithuanian trucks at his urging.

    • France24 ☛ Soviet famine still haunts Moldova, 80 years on

      Eighty years ago, Moldova was struck by a famine that killed more than 150,000 people. Long shrouded in silence, this episode remains a blind spot in the country's history. But gradually, survivors' accounts, combined with the work of researchers, have shed light on a tragedy largely orchestrated by the Soviet authorities of the time. FRANCE 24's Maria Gerth Niculescu and Bastien Renouil report.

• Transparency/Investigative Reporting

  • New York Times ☛ Bank of America Pays $72.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Epstein Victims

    The suit claimed the bank had overlooked signs that Mr. Epstein’s accounts were being used to further his abuse of young women.

  • NYPost ☛ Bank of America to pay $72.5 million to settle Epstein lawsuit

    Bank of America is paying $72.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the bank of turning a blind eye to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking operations, a dramatic move that critics say is more about avoiding courtroom drama than admitting guilt.

• Environment

  • Energy/Transportation

    • Futurism ☛ Clean Energy Industry Launching Campaign of Vengeance

      "You’ve got to have some fear that if you vote against the clean energy industry, you may pay a political price."

    • Futurism ☛ New Chinese Spacecraft Tests Robotic Octopus Tentacle for Refueling in Orbit

      Fill 'er up!

    • The Straits Times ☛ Australia to amend export-finance laws to boost fuel security, PM Albanese says

      SYDNEY, March 28 - Australia will amend its export-finance laws in an effort to bolster fuel security as the Iran war continues to affect the nation's supply chain, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday.

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Kenya: Building demolition work goes wrong, killing several

    • France24 ☛ 'We need to double down' on energy autonomy: EIB chief Nadia Calviño

      Europe must speed up its push for energy independence and break free from "excessive dependence on fossil fuels" as the continent grapples with a more volatile and hostile global order, the head of the world's largest public bank told FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert in Talking Europe.

    • New York Times ☛ Soaring Diesel Prices Set Off Transport Strike in Philippines

      Transport workers in Manila walked off the job to protest the rising cost of fuel, as the war in the Middle East causes a national energy emergency.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Australia leveraging coal and gas exports to lock in petrol supply from Asia partners

      Malaysia is prioritising its domestic needs, while China has suspended some exports of jet fuel and diesel.

    • IT Wire ☛ EV woes mean Honda set to record first net loss since listing in 1957

      For the first time since its listing in 1957, Honda Motor, a iconic Japanese carmaker, is set to record a net loss.

      A report in Nikkei Asia said the company financial troubles were because it had misjudged its strategic pivot to electric vehicles.

      An announcement earlier this month said Honda would stop developing several EV models. Nikkei said this decision had led to huge write-offs.

      Honda, founded in 1948 by the maverick Soichiro Honda, began life as a motorcycle start-up.

    • Licensing / Legal

      • Molly White ☛ Sam Bankman-Fried’s helicopter parents crash into federal court

        The order is the latest episode in an increasingly bizarre saga involving Bankman-Fried and his Stanford law professor parents, who are filing — and perhaps also drafting — legal documents on behalf of their 34-year-old son.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns

      Pet lovers eagerly gathered around a container to snap photos of meerkats at a Beijing animal fair, each selling for $320, while nearby a raccoon nervously paced in a cage only slightly bigger than itself.

• GAFAM

  • Microsoft's AI Ambitions Face Investor Scrutiny Amid Soaring Costs

    Microsoft's aggressive push into artificial intelligence is coming at a significant price. Investor confidence has been shaken by a dual challenge: skyrocketing infrastructure expenditures and signs that its key partner, OpenAI, is exploring ways to reduce its reliance on the tech giant. This convergence of ballooning costs and diminishing exclusivity has cast a shadow over the company's equity performance.

  • Senate members brought up the impact a switch from Google would have on students, staff and faculty [Ed: GAFAM to GAFAM is still GAFAM]

    Public comment opened the meeting as accounting professor Cornelia Alsheimer-Barthel expressed gratitude toward the board of trustees members who voted against the classified staff layoffs at the last board meeting.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • The Straits Times ☛ Myanmar military signals leadership changes ahead of parade

    General Min Aung Hlaing will make his yearly speech to rally morale at the parade.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Nepali rapper Shah sworn in as prime minister

    Crowds at the ceremony cheered and chanted his name after he formally took office.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Philippine President Marcos says ASEAN summit will be bare-bones, focus on Middle East war impacts

    The meeting will revolve around the issues of oil, food and migration, he said.

  • New York Times ☛ Outside Kennedy Center, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez Raise Voices in Protest

    The pair joined in a gathering of artists and others who denounced censorship and faulted Hell Toupée’s growing influence over the nation’s cultural life.

  • The Straits Times ☛ ‘Korea (South)’ on arrival cards? Taipei hits back at Seoul, Copenhagen over ‘China’ labels

    In the face of mounting pressures, the island needs to proactively assert its identity and be seen.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China blasts ‘false’ news after report says chipmaker SMIC supplying Iran

    Foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said he was “not familiar with the situation”.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China launches two probes into US trade practices

    The two Chinese investigations are in response to two US Section 301 investigations against China.

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • Press Gazette ☛ Reach website rapped over ‘significantly misleading’ pensions headline

      Fourth Birmingham Live headline ruled by IPSO to be misleading in just over a year.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Site36 ☛ Orbán’s “terror list” grows: After German “Volcano Group”, “Earthquake Faction” also added – despite alleged trail to Russia

    Hungary has expanded its “terror list” following the “Volcano Group” to include the “Earthquake Faction”, which alleged to have attacked a drone company in the Czech Republic.

  • Digital Music News ☛ Universal Music Group Torches Drake’s Defamation Appeal Over Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’

    UMG argues that any claims against Drake in Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us” are protected hyperbole in the context of a rap battle.

  • New York Times ☛ UAE and Qatar Arrest Hundreds Over Online Videos of Iranian Attacks

    The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks. Experts also see a fear of damage to the countries’ image as safe havens.

  • France24 ☛ Israel tightens media restrictions on war coverage

    This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at media coverage of the war in Israel. The country's military censor has tightened restrictions on the press. Authorities say the changes are for national security, but critics argue it leaves audiences with an inaccurate and incomplete picture of the war. Our guest this week is acclaimed Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, who says the biggest risk facing newsrooms is self-censorship.

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • Press Gazette ☛ Tindle Newspapers sold to Iliffe joint venture

    Tindle boss says titles will benefit from "scale, expertise and resources" of new owner.

  • France24 ☛ ‘Paradox’ for journalists in Lebanon: ‘High press freedom, extremely low safety preparedness'

    Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director of the Beirut-based Samir Kassir Foundation. He describes a media landscape in which expressive freedom coexists with insecurity. The conditions necessary to protect journalists remain dangerously insufficient, particularly in war zones, where targeting the press has become normalised. Mhanna sees tension within Lebanese society, between enduring traditions of solidarity and a rising tide of polarisation. If left unchecked, this internal fragmentation risks becoming more damaging than the conflict that provoked it.

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong NGO urges pregnant domestic workers to seek help after woman arrested over baby found in bin

    A Hong Kong NGO has urged domestic workers to seek help if they have unplanned pregnancies, after a 34-year-old woman was arrested over the death of a newborn boy found in a rubbish bin at a shopping mall this week.

  • JURIST ☛ US federal district judge upholds North Carolina voting law as constitutional

    In a 134-page decision, the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Thursday upheld a North Carolina voting law as constitutional under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Digital Music News ☛ DOJ Faces Continued Criticism Over Live Nation Settlement — As States’ Ongoing Trial Reveals Exec’s Concerns About ‘Fundamental’ Ticketmaster Issues

  With over 30 state attorneys general continuing to battle Live Nation at trial, antitrust officials are still facing scrutiny over their settlement – including allegations of “improper lobbying.” Those allegations are the latest example of post-settlement turbulence for Live Nation and the DOJ.

• Patents

  • JUVE ☛ Court of Appeal hears Fujifilm vs Kodak over two days

    The long-arm jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court is currently one of the hottest topics in patent monopoly law. Following the CJEU’s ruling in BSH Hausgeräte vs Electrolux, it was primarily the dispute between FujiFilm and Kodak over printing plates that made headlines on the subject of long-arm jurisdiction.

  • JUVE ☛ Sandoz fends off PI over Eylea at Higher Regional Court Munich

    In early January, the Regional Court Munich granted a PI to Regeneron and Bayer. This prohibited Stada, Sandoz/Hexal, Celltrion and Advanz Pharma from marketing their biosimilar containing the active ingredient aflibercept. This forms the basis of Regeneron’s ophthalmic drug Eylea, used to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema.

  • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Bipartisan Skepticism Greets Director Squires at First House Oversight Hearing

    Director Squires faces bipartisan skepticism at House oversight hearing on IPR institution policy, retroactive de-institution, the Board of Peace trademark, and Secretary Lutnick's role in PTAB reform.

  • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Prototype Enough: Even More Expansion to the ITC Domestic Industry Framework

    Federal Circuit affirms ITC exclusion order against Fashion Company Apple Watch, expanding domestic industry doctrine to allow iterative prototypes and circumstantial evidence.

Trademarks

• Right of Publicity

  • IP Kat ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] From Braunschweig to Luxembourg: When local hospitality constitutes genuine use

Copyrights

• IP Kat ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] [Guest Post] [Conference Report] Intellectual Property in the Gaming Industry (JDPI) [Ed: Copyrights]

• Tom's Hardware ☛ US Supreme Court says ISPs aren’t liable for their users’ piracy — top judiciary body unanimously rules that Cox Communications did not commit copyright monopoly infringement

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Sony Music Entertainment in its case against Cox Communications alleging that the ISP is liable for its users' illegal sharing of copyrighted content.

• Digital Music News ☛ The Labels vs. The Trojans Is Over: Sony Music Reaches Settlement With USC Over Copyright Infringement In Social Media Posts

  Sony Music has reached a settlement in the lawsuit against the University of Southern California over copyright monopoly infringement in social control media posts. On Wednesday, documents filed in Manhattan federal court revealed that Sony Music reached a settlement with the University of Southern California (USC).

• Digital Music News ☛ Time for Another Supreme Court Battle? Major Labels (and BMG) Move to Take Over Vetter v. Resnik Copyright Recapture Case, Spearhead Appeal

  Looks like it’s time to kick the Vetter v. Resnik copyright monopoly termination battle up a notch. Now, the major labels have taken a stake in the relevant work, moved to step in as defendants, and disclosed plans to seek a higher-court appeal.