As you're probably aware, on January 1st of this year, we actually had a public domain day in the US for the first time in over two decades. Prior to that Congress (with the help of Hollywood lobbyists) had worked to continually extend copyright law whenever new works were due to go into the public domain. These extensions still seem to violate the spirit of the copyright clause in the Constitution, given that it is granting Congress permission to create such monopolies only so much as those... Читать дальше...
Kristen Stewart and Shia LaBeouf are part of Variety‘s actors on actors issues. Here’s what they had to share with the mag.. Kristen, on her experiences with mean people on set: “No. I’ve worked with wonderful, lovely, talented people, and then some people that weren’t so talented, that were not very nice [...] One dude [...]
One minute after a call with Stone, Trump declared that "more information" would be coming from WikiLeaks
Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday approved an increase in defence spending that will mark a new record, as President Volodymr Zelensky vows to end the country's long conflict with Russian-backed separatists. Approving the country's 2020 budget, lawmakers voted for a 16 per cent increase in both defence and security spending, bringing it to nearly USD 10 billion, or 5.45 per cent of gross domestic product. Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk has said the main priority will be purchases of weapons and military... Читать дальше...
Veteran journalists Jeff Greenfield and Carl Bernstein assess the first day of public testimony in the Trump impeachment inquiry and how it's been reported.
Google, Queen, and UMG have teamed up to build an AI system called FreddieMeter that can tell how close your voice is to singer Freddie Mercury.FreddieMeter analyses a person's voice to see how their pitch, timbre, and melody comes in comparison to Mercury's own, Engadget notes. It then gives your voice a score on a scale of 0 and 100 to show how close you are.The system is available for iOS, Android, and desktop. There are four tracks to sing along to: Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now, Somebody To Love and We Are The Champions.
If quality is more important than quantity, the U.S. labor market isn’t as good as the headline numbers indicate, according to new research.
Amid privacy concerns, the tech giant plans to monitor mobility, menstruation and hearing via users’ Apple watches and iPhones
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WICHITA, KAN. - The No. 12 Sterling College Lady Warriors started conference play on Wednesday evening, traveling to Wichita, Kansas to take on the Friends University Falcons. A slow start for Sterling would see the Falcons lead at the half, but the Lady Warriors would pick it up and use a strong second half to come away with a 69-54 win to begin KCAC play.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Spike Lee is going to write and direct an adaptation of Ron Wimberly’s graphic novel Prince Of Cats, which made our list of the best comics of the decade earlier this week. THR describes the story as an “‘80s-set hip-hop take on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet,” and it’s told from the…
Читать дальше...TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian official said that the country ranks 4th in the world with the production of nearly 88,000 tons of honey annually.
No matter at which stores you plan to do your holiday shopping, we can tell you what's on sale and where.
Image of the day: Kid rants about going to school, video goes viral
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A bombshell report this week claims Matthew Perry has "always been in love" with Friends co-star Courteney Cox, ever since they met on the 90s sitcom. The report claims the star, now 50, still "can't ...
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Here are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:
GAME OF THE WEEK: UCLA at No. 8 Utah. Strange as it sounds, the Bruins could throw a giant wrench into the Pac-12’s hopes of returning to the College Football Playoff by pulling an unlikely upset in Salt ...
