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Copyright’s Safe Harbors Preserve What We Love About the Internet How is the Internet different from what came before? We’ve had great art, music, film, and writing for far longer than we’ve had the World Wide Web. What we didn’t have were global conversations and collaborations that millions can participate in. The Internet has lowered barriers to participation in culture, politics, and communities of interest. Copyright’s safe harbors for intermediaries are essential to making this possible. But today, those safe harbors are under threat from laws like Article 13 of the EU’s proposed Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive. And some voices in the U.S. want to gut the safe harbors here. In the U.S., the safe harbors of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protect Internet companies of various kinds against the possibility of massive copyright infringement damages when one of their users copies creative work illegally. In return for that protection, Internet companies h...

By Peter Herweck, Executive Vice President, Industry Business, and Annette Clayton, North America President & CEO, Executive Vice President, Global Supply China, Schneider Electric There is no denying that we are well into the swing of the Fourth Industrial Revolution . Early adopters of digitization are already seeing measurable benefits such as increased energy efficiency and quicker troubleshooting which is resulting in less downtime of their assets and a better return on capital expenditure. However, there is still concern that digitization will not be accepted or adopted by the workforce, or knowledge will be lost. How can we manage this and make sure that the benefits of digitization can be adopted at scale and diffused throughout the industrial ecosystem? Our answer: empower your people. People are augmented with, and empowered by, technology Facilitating operators with mobile devices, data analytics, augmented reality, and transparent connectivity means decision makin...

For an industrial UPS to do its job well in a harsh transportation environment – meaning provide power protection to various applications – then it must be able to stand up to the rigors that an environment presents, including vibration, dust and chemicals. Not all UPSs are built that way. Most live in a climate-controlled environment such as a data center or office building, safe from any elements that may do it harm. But UPSs that have to function in an airport, rail system, seaport or road tunnel are a different breed, built with special features that enable them to withstand the day-to-day realities of these environments. These types of applications require a unique power protection solution to keep transportation operations running, as well as ensuring passenger safety. Power Protection that Withstands Tremors  One element is the ability to deal with serious vibration. Consider a railway or subway system, which has numerous critical systems that need UPS protect...

Microgrids are highly localized distribution systems that connect one or more distributed energy resources (DERs) with multiple loads. They can operate independently from a larger utility grid, without service interruption, and are often used for extended periods of time. These systems are now breaking out of the pilot-application stage and becoming a more common presence on college campuses and military bases, in office parks and even in urban neighborhoods. For utilities interested in creating new relationships with their customers, microgrids offer an innovative approach to supporting local reliability while aiding their own efforts of demand-response, tariff management and emergency-recovery. Because no two power distribution systems or customers are exactly alike, microgrids are often highly customized, but they generally fall into one of four loose categories, depending on who owns them and how they connect to the main grid: Grid-connected facility microgrids serve single-...

Karen Nsualu is a Global Marketing Graduate Trainee and Intern at  Schneider Electric ’s Paris Hub. A graduate from the University of Cergy-Pontoise, she is now studying Management and International Business and pursuing her internship. In below blog article she shares what it is like to be a Global Marketing Graduate Trainee in the Paris Hub office . Global and digital role My name is Karen Nsualu. I recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in International Technical Sales at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. Now, I am currently a student in master’s Management and International Business. My internship at Schneider Electric France will last one year. I have the opportunity to work in a Global Marketing department. I am glad to learn more about the many different aspects of Marketing, in an international environment . My main coworkers are experts from Digital Communities. In my day to day activities my main role is to find different animation plans in the specific are...

How Closed Trade Deals Ratchet Up the Copyright Term Worldwide We’re taking part in Copyright Week , a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of copyright law and policy, and addressing what’s at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Although copyright is a subject of international law—principally the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Berne Convention from 1886 and its Internet Treaties from 1996—it is still implemented and enforced primarily through national laws. Those laws differ from one country to another in significant ways. One of the most significant differences is the length of the term of copyright protection, which varies from the life of the author plus 50 years (the Berne Convention’s minimum requirement), up to life plus 100 years (in Mexico). Differences in the law...

Whether you want to increase the value of your home or just your enjoyment of it, renovation projects can be a huge investment of time and money. But there are ways to update your house without wringing out your wallet. Start stretching your dollar with these tips. Refresh rather than remodel Don’t assume that just because a room is outdated or uninspiring you need to gut it and start from scratch. A complete remodel is a time-consuming and costly undertaking. The average cost of a kitchen remodel is $20,474 according to Home Advisor and can go as high as $49,000 for more elaborate projects. Instead, upgrade your existing fixtures and furnishings. Replacing drawer handles and sink faucets, updating tile counters and floors, installing new light switches and electrical sockets, and making other simple improvements can bring new life to a room and significantly lower your costs. Refacing or refinishing your kitchen cabinets, for example, can cost about one-third less than replacing ...

Among the more confounding issues facing industrial-plant operators is the challenge of power factor correction. Though power factor can be explained simply as the ratio of useful power to the total power drawn from the grid, it can remain a puzzle to both understand and to address. Industrial operations are especially susceptible to power factor problems because of the dynamic loads they can incorporate. Cranes, welders, saws and other such equipment can create electrical conditions requiring power factor correction to both improve overall efficiency and reduce the related penalties that can show up on monthly utility bills. The packaging production facility owned by Oji Fibre Solutions in Levin, New Zealand, was facing just such problems. The plant – owned by Tokyo-based Oji Group, a global producer of market pulp, paper and fibre-based packaging products – supplies a variety of food, beverage and industrial customers with packaging solutions. It’s a comprehensive operation that t...

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