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近十年來，匿名的資料分享網站的使用者倍增，RetroShare也是其中之一。他的運作方法是使用者可以匿名的方式上傳資料到網站上，經由保密的程式供其他人下載，使用者可以經由交換PGP增加好友，所有的交談也會透過OpenSSL保密，凡是從陌生人那裏下載的資訊，會先經過一個可信任的朋友確認；換句話說，那是一個完全不會被監控的資料分享網站。然而，日前某個RetroShare的使用者被德國漢堡的法庭指控，涉嫌轉交下載侵害著作權法的音樂資料，因此要為此負責任。而那名被告聲稱他只是個轉讓的通道，根本沒在意那個資料到底是什麼，而且也不是他上傳的。但是法官解釋說，被告應該為那個真正侵犯法律的人負責任。因此那名使用者有可能要負最大罰金250000歐元或是接受六個月有期徒刑。除此之外，現在RetroShare的使用者必須背負被監控的風險，下載的資料不會再經過一個可信任的朋友，而且必須要和監控公司成為好友，而那很可能就是使他們被抓的元凶。 來源: http://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-file-sharing-ruled-illegal-by-german-court-121123/


幾年前，UCLA的教授曾被指控使用有版權的DVD於上課中，侵犯了所謂著作權法，這些指控來自AIME。而基於教育屬於合法使用權的一部份，所以教授決定要將那些影片上傳到網路上，以捍衛合法使用權。AIME對此觀望了八九個月，最後決定提出訴訟，並指出UCLA已違反了合約上關於合理使用權的協議，表示UCLA已在合約上放棄合法使用權，即使那真的是合法的。一年前，法官駁回了這項訴訟，因為UCLA為州立大學，擁有豁免權。於是，AIME後來又提出了一項新的控訴書，但又通通被法官駁回，因為新的控訴書也只不過是將之前提過的事情再重講一次，並且提出著作權法的問題罷了。稍後法庭有對此提出新的解釋，他們表示合理使用權的定義模糊，基本上可依賴一般人的看法來決定，而且這件訴訟並沒有明顯的侵權行為，因此不受理。除此之外，對於streaming(流動)與distributing(分發)的定義也有些有趣的看法。法律上對於散佈權(distribution right)的定義為禁止散佈受著作權法保護的有形物體，前提是那必須是經過修改的，但並沒有針對暫時性的數位資料夾，因此流動(stream)的數位產品並不屬於分發(distribute)的動作，而且UCLA擁有使用合法的途徑，並沒有違反DMCA所說的反規避條款。雖然UCLA在這場戰役中大獲全勝，但合理使用權的定義依然是大眾討論的問題。 來源: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121121/07085221111/case-against-ucla-streaming-licensed-dvds-to-students-dismissed-yet-again.shtml


最近出現一個昂貴的辭典APP，某些下載這個APP的使用者的Tweeter帳號被它盜了，還被加進”shame them as pirate”的社團裡，並且為此付了25元(美金)。這是一個遊戲製作工作室的疏失，他們的DRM被盜竊，讓使用者的畫面出現許多小鬼怪與海盜旗幟，一開始他們表示使用者應下載防毒軟體掃描病毒，後來才有相關人員出面道歉，YOYO games 的工程師表示他們會誠心的來解決這個問題。當前的解決之道是先解除安裝他們的程式，接著再掃描病毒，然後重新安裝即可。但是他們也表示說無論如何都不會解除DRM的使用，反而還建議說會上網去尋找其他跟DRM有關的連結，來解決出現的瑕疵。但是只要DRM仍然存在，附帶的問題就有可能會出現，Yoyo games 應該正面討論這些問題，而不是逃避或拒絕接受它所帶來的負面影響，給消費者更合理的對待。 來源: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121127/14455221158/game-maker-studio-drm-misfires-permanently-replaces-created-game-resources-with-pirate-symbols.shtml

Fourteenth Week

The graduation season is coming.
Seeing the seniors leaving the colleage is really a sorrowful thing.
And it reminds us our growing too.
The time goes rapidly and silently,we will not be the freshman any more.
I can't imagine that one day we will be the main characters
in the stage of graduation.
What on earth how I will be? It makes me curious.
The time we can be a student is not so much,
so cherish the every moment!

Thirteenth Week

There was a four day's holiday in this week,
because of the Dragon Boat Festival,we could extend our holiday to monday.
I hadn't come home for a month until this week.
I gradully started to yearn for everything in my home,like
my big soft bed,the refrigerator filled with food,the TV and
my beloved family.
Only if you leave your family and live along,you would realize
the great kindness you had received from them.
But,we will finally grow up someday.

Twelfth Week

My department of foreign languages and literatures had a huge event this week.
And I belonged to the team which was responsible for serving guests.
The event was an English drama,lasting for two hours.
And what the topic subject wanted to represent is to deter people
from abortion.
All lives are precious,no matter in what kind of forms.
I hope our guests would receive something after viewing.
And our performance was really a huge success.

Tenth Week

I felt a bit heavy pressure this week,since I took a great responsibility
of being a leader.
There were always so many affairs I had to think about and had to
plan everything on base of various aspects.
I'm not sure if I could control the character in ease in the future,
but I will try my best to face the challenges.
Change is not a bad thing,and I have to learn from it.

Nighth Week

The Sunday of this week was Mother's Day.
Originally I planned to buy something useful for my mom,
however,I found that I had no money at that time.
What's the worse,I had a quarrel with her over some trivial matters on
that day.
It had been a harder job to surrender myself and said anything joyful to her.
So I just went back to Taichung without a word.
But I have been regret profoundly,for missing the opportunity to express my
apology and gratitude.
I promise I'll buy gift to her next time I go back home,
and all I wanna say is "Happy Mother's Day!Dear my mom."

Eighth Week

I had done a thing that I had been planning for a long time this week.
With worry and uncertainty,though,I finally decided to do it.
The result was better than I thought it would be.
However,it means I have to make more efforts on it,and be responsible to its
succeed and failure.
That's not an easy work.
I gonna be more dilligent.