Swiss State Secretariat Helps Blockchain Incubator Firm Set Up Base in South Africa
Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is reportedly helping Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CVVC), a blockchain business incubator, set up an office in South Africa. According to SECO, this move fits with Switzerland’s policy of supporting private firms that seek to help African blockchain start-ups. Funding for Successful Applicants According to a Swissinfo report, CVVC will fund the best blockchain start-ups “in...
Former US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says His View on Bitcoin ‘Has Evolved’
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says his viewpoint on bitcoin “has evolved a little bit.” While he personally does not want to have bitcoin in his portfolio, he says if people want to buy the cryptocurrency, “that’s perfectly fine.” Mnuchin Says It’s ‘Perfectly Fine’ if People Want To Buy Bitcoin Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talked about bitcoin, cybersecurity, and the U.S. economy in an interview with CNBC...
‘Upload Filters’ Don’t Violate Freedom of Expression, Advocate General Finds
In 2019 the European Parliament adopted the new Copyright Directive that aims to modernize how copyright is protected in the online environment. After the directive passed, individual EU member states began working on implementing the text into local law. This includes the controversial Article 17, which requires online services to license content from copyright holders. If that is not possible, these companies should ensure that...
U.S. Govt. Should Pay $155m in Piracy Damages, Software Company Argues
The U.S. Government is known to go after copyright infringing companies and individuals, both domestically and abroad. This doesn’t mean that there are no copyright issues within its own ranks. Five years ago the US Navy was sued for mass copyright infringement and accused of causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Software Company Sues US Navy The lawsuit was filed by the German company Bitmanagement. It’s not a typical...
What does the Open-Closed Principle mean for refactoring?
In his 1988 book, Object-Oriented Software Construction, professor Bertrand Meyer defined the Open-Closed Principle as: read more Powered by...
