That used to be the norm in youtube, some years ago. Larger youtubers would reupload some video by a smaller youtuber and get all the views for it.
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And here we have the law giving an artificial monopoly to that larger entity, rather than the originator.
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Man caught eating raw chicken on mall escalator has internet disgusted, concerned
The man was seen eating raw chicken drumsticks while on an escalator in Westfield Marion in Oaklands Park in Adelaide.
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Sperm donor who fathered 550 children ordered to stop
Dutch man suspected of fathering more than 550 children worldwide through sperm donations has been ordered to stop.The man named Jonathan, aged 41, could be fined more than €100,000 (£88,000) if he tries to donate again.
He was banned from donating to fertility clinics in the Netherlands in 2017 after it emerged he had fathered more than 100 children.
But instead of stopping he carried on donating sperm abroad and online.
A court in The Hague has told him to provide a list of all the clinics he had used and to order them to destroy his sperm.
The man was said to have misled hundreds of women.
Dutch clinical guidelines state that a donor should not father more than 25 children in 12 families.
But judges said the man had helped produce between 550 and 600 children since he began donating sperm in 2007.
He was taken to court by a foundation protecting donor children's rights, and by the mother of one of the children allegedly fathered from his sperm.
"The point is that this kinship network with hundreds of half-brothers and half-sisters is much too large," a spokesman for the court, Gert-Mark Smelt, said.
Over 100 of the children fathered by the man were born in Dutch clinics and others privately, but he also donated to a Danish clinic which dispatched his semen to addresses in various countries.
Judge Thera Hesselink said the court "prohibits the defendant from donating his semen to new prospective parents after the issuing of this judgment".
The man is also not permitted to contact any prospective parents "with the wish that he was willing to donate semen… advertise his services to prospective parents or join any organisation that establishes contact between prospective parents", the judge said.
The donor "deliberately misinformed" prospective parents about the number of children he had already fathered in the past, the district court in The Hague said.
"All these parents are now confronted with the fact that the children in their family are part of a huge kinship network, with hundreds of half-siblings, which they did not choose," it said.
The court said it was "sufficiently plausible" that this has or could have negative psychosocial consequences for the children.
Sperm donors are told to limit the number of times they offer their services, to reduce the chance that siblings might unknowingly form a couple and have children together.
The Netherlands has been hit by fertility scandals in the past.
In 2019, a Dutch fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate patients without their consent was confirmed as the father of 49 children.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65429936
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Iceberg lovers go wild over viral photos of the 'dickie berg' off Newfoundland's coast
Photographer Ken Pretty — from the town of Dildo — captured aerial photos Thursday
A man from Dildo, N.L. has captured the attention of iceberg lovers after photographing an oddly-shaped hunk — now popularly known as the "dickie berg" on social media — off the coast of Newfoundland."I'm gettin' a lot of response, a lot of reaction to the photo because of its resemblance to ... part of the male anatomy, say," chuckled drone photographer Ken Pretty.
In an interview Friday, Pretty said he noticed from his very first photograph that the iceberg, in an area of the province known as Conception Bay, had online potential.
Pictures of it on Facebook had garnered over 3,000 shares and "a lot of comments" by Friday morning, Pretty said.
"Maybe I should call him," one user wrote.
"Frozen stiff," remarked another.
Pretty says he's lucky he got there when he did.
"It's melting all the time. I mean, it might go limp," he said.
It's already shaping up to be a banner year for icebergs in Newfoundland and Labrador, with tourists and locals alike sharing their encounters online after a stretch of less-than-impressive seasons.
Canadian Ice Service data shows over 200 icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland alone as of last week, with dozens more off the coast of Labrador making their way south.
"Onshore winds brought in both the pack ice and the bergs," said Diane Davis, who runs a Facebook group for iceberg hunters in the province. "If the trend holds up, we should see them for May and June, too. Mother Nature only gave us a handful last year."
But anyone rushing off to see the "dickie berg" of Harbour Grace for themselves is in for a disappointment.
Facebook users say the tip has fallen off.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/oddly-shaped-iceberg-nl-1.6825578
“For some — the chance to see a banana duct-taped to a wall is to be within touching distance of a sensational moment in recent art history. For others, it's an enticing snack.
On Thursday, an art student from Seoul National University found it to be the latter, when he removed the fruit — an iconic work by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — from off a wall at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea where it was displayed. Then he proceeded to devour it.
"The student told the museum he ate it because he was hungry," a museum spokesperson told CNN in a phone call.
Entitled "Comedian," the work became one of the art world's biggest viral moments when it sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019. Two other editions of the piece also sold at the fair.”
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/s...1T09:30:02&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social
Later in the article it says the banana is replaced every few days so it’s not a big deal, I mean it would have rotted anyway.
On Thursday, an art student from Seoul National University found it to be the latter, when he removed the fruit — an iconic work by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — from off a wall at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea where it was displayed. Then he proceeded to devour it.
"The student told the museum he ate it because he was hungry," a museum spokesperson told CNN in a phone call.
Entitled "Comedian," the work became one of the art world's biggest viral moments when it sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019. Two other editions of the piece also sold at the fair.”
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/s...1T09:30:02&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social
Later in the article it says the banana is replaced every few days so it’s not a big deal, I mean it would have rotted anyway.
What's the point of buying something you can make yourself with a banana and a duct-tape?
Let alone that in this case you'd need to recreate it every few days anyway :/
It's still nowhere near the genius level of that other italian "artist", who had a piece of art be "invisible", arguing that the mere idea the empty space has a piece of art, alters the space (and not caring that anyone can have the idea).
Let alone that in this case you'd need to recreate it every few days anyway :/
It's still nowhere near the genius level of that other italian "artist", who had a piece of art be "invisible", arguing that the mere idea the empty space has a piece of art, alters the space (and not caring that anyone can have the idea).
“More dogs are coming across — and eating — discarded joints and edibles, prompting alarm among veterinarians and pet owners who blame the rise in dog poisonings on smokers oblivious to the harm they can do by littering.”
https://apnews.com/article/marijuan...n=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
It really does smell like pot all over New York these days.
https://apnews.com/article/marijuan...n=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
It really does smell like pot all over New York these days.
There does not seem to be much justification for the fear. From here it really does not seem too bad:
The majority of dogs experiencing intoxication after marijuana ingestion recover completely without sequellae. Clinical signs of canine intoxication include depression, hypersalivation, mydriasis, hypermetria, vomiting, urinary incontinence, tremors, hypothermia, and bradycardia. Higher dosages may additionally cause nystagmus, agitation, tachypnea, tachycardia, ataxia, hyperexcitability, and seizures.
The really dangerous things for dogs are much more common. Chocolate and grapes are big ones that are common. Antifreeze is really bad and they really like the taste so you have to be carefull.
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Chicago kayakers discover 'Chonkosaurus' turtle
These two kayakers and their thick Chicago accents came upon a turtle so big that they and the internet have nicknamed it 'Chonkosaurus'.'I can only wonder what this thing has been eating,' one of the kayakers wrote on Twitter.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65529029
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Colorado driver tried to avoid DUI by switching seats with dog, police say
A speeding driver who was pulled over in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog in the passenger seat to evade arrest, according to police.An officer approached the car and watched the bizarre scene unfold.
The man was initially stopped for speeding at 52mph (84km/h) in a 30mph zone.
He was also intoxicated, the Springfield Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.
"The driver attempted to switch places with his dog ... as the SPD officer approached and watched the entire process," the department said in a statement.
The man also claimed he "was not driving" the vehicle and attempted to run away from the officer when he was asked about his alcohol consumption.
He did not make it far. Police said the man, who has not been named, was arrested within 20 yards of the car and charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and speeding.
He was taken to the hospital before being sent to jail.
As for his dog, whom police did not name either, the animal was given to the driver's acquaintance to take care of while his owner serves his time in jail.
"The dog does not face any charges and was let go with just a warning," the police department joked.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65608917
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