Face mask Piracy: Germany accuses USA for diverting face masks intended for Berlin to USA

Germany has accused USA, saying 200,000 protective face masks destined for Berlin have been allegedly intercepted at a Thailand airport and diverted instead to the US, reports Daily Mail.

The dispute came after the White House condemned 3M for producing face masks for overseas countries instead of focusing solely on the US.

The United States has not only angered Germany but France as well for seizing millions of masks which were set to be shipped to the European nations amid the coronavirus crisis. 

'We consider that an act of modern piracy,' Berlin's interior minister Andreas Geisel has been reported as saying.

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Finnish band Alymysto Shows Fans How To Unblock The Pirate Bay

Finnish band Alymysto are furious at local anti-piracy groups after their action forced The Pirate Bay to become blocked by several of the country’s largest Internet providers. 

The band, which has been around for more than a decade, views BitTorrent sites as a valuable form of promotion. To counter the blockades, Alymysto are now showing their fans how easy it is to circumvent the censorship attempt.

Finland is one of many European countries where The Pirate Bay is censored.

May last year the Finnish branch of the music industry body IFPI and the local Anti-Piracy Center filed a lawsuit against Elisa, the largest Internet provider in the country. The ISP lost the case and was ordered to block subscriber access to TPB, a ruling they are now taking to the Supreme Court.

Read more: Torrent Freak

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Join Google Piracy Policy!! It Will Give You Money To Give Up Privacy

While there is much hue and cry for piracy on the internet, Google has announced that it will PAY some of its users to share their search history as part of a new project dubbed Screenwise.

People who sign up to be on the Screenwise panel will receive a $5 credit on Amazon for installing a browser extension that allows all of the data from their Chrome browsing to be collected. Participants will get an additional $5 for every three months of participation up to one year.

However, so far Google has not come out with a  clear cut policy on the subject except that "As a panelist, you'll add a browser extension that will share with Google the sites you visit and how you use them," Google said.

Read more: Huffington Post

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Angry Birds CEO: Piracy Can Help In Promoting Games

There is much hue and cry for the pirated software and other piracy issues around the world. But it is the perspective that makes the meaning and complexion of the word 'piracy' different and meaningful. This is what exactly Angry Bird CEO has in in his mind. It may be added that Angry Bird is one of the top piracy hit game.

According to Mikael Hed, the CEO of  Rovio, while the piracy does damage the sales, it also increases the popularity of the product without investing additional effort and resources on advertising.

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Piracy bill shelved in U.S

U.S. Senate and House leaders shelved Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation on Friday, days after a global online protest by Google Inc. and Wikipedia eroded congressional support. 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid cancelled a Tuesday procedural vote on the Senate measure, the Protect IP Act, while House Judiciary Committee chairman Lamar Smith said his panel would postpone consideration of the House bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act. "There is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill cannot be resolved," Reid said.

Read more: Times Colonist

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