Thousands of Germans threatened with €250 fines for streaming porn

Thousands of German users that have used a porn website to stream shows have received threatening letters from a local law firm demanding €250 ($344) per certain watched clips, Chip.de reports . Apparently, a Swiss-based firm that owns the content hosted by porn site Redtube has tasked a law firm with collecting fines for each of its shows that was streamed online in the region. The law firm has apparently received a go ahead from a local court, and as many as ten thousand warnings may have been set to users, for porn shows watched in August.



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Posted in 2013 at 01:15AM, December 11

Apple launches iPhone trade-in program in Europe

Late last week, BGR covered a rumor that the iPhone Reuse and Recycle Program would be making its way to Europe "in the coming months." As it turns out, the coming months wasn't soon enough. Whether or not that was the original plan, the program was made available in the UK and other European countries beginning Monday for anyone looking to save money on an iPhone upgrade at the Apple Store. Apple has yet to provide a list of all the countries which will be able to participate in the program, but Apple Stores in both the UK and Germany have been reported to be taking trades now. The iPhone Reuse and Recycle Program will presumably make its way throughout Europe in the weeks following this initial launch.

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Posted in 2013 at 01:15AM, October 15