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1. Google says Australia's anti-trust law would put free search services 'at risk'
谷歌稱澳大利亞反壟斷法會使其免費檢索服務「面臨風險」
Google on Monday criticised proposed Australian anti-trust laws, saying its free search service would be "at risk" and users' personal data could be shared if it is made to pay news organisations for their content. The internet giant said the proposed laws would also help big media companies artificially inflate their search rankings, luring more viewers to their platforms and giving them an unfair advantage over small publishers and users of Google's YouTube streaming website. The statement, advertised on Google's main search page, marks an escalation of tensions between big tech companies and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which has called for sweeping changes to rein in how Google and Facebook use local content and consumer data. The ACCC accused Google of publishing "misinformation" and said the laws would not require the US company to charge Australians for its services or share any personal data. The proposed law would "allow Australian news businesses to negotiate for fair payment for their journalists' work that is included on Google services and will address a significant bargaining power imbalance between Australian news media businesses and Google and Facebook", ACCC chair Rod Sims said in a statement.
谷歌本周一（8月17日）對澳大利亞擬議的反壟斷法表示批評，稱如果讓它為新聞機構付的內容付費，用戶的個人數據可能會被共享，其免費檢索服務也將「面臨風險」。這家網際網路巨頭表示，擬議中的法律還將促使大型媒體公司人為地抬高搜索排名，吸引更多的觀眾進入他們的平臺，並使他們在谷歌YouTube流媒體網站的小出版商和用戶面前佔據不公平的優勢。該聲明刊登在谷歌的主搜索頁面上，標誌著大型科技公司和澳大利亞競爭與消費者委員會（ACCC)）之間的緊張關係升級。後者曾呼籲進行全面改革，以對谷歌和Facebook使用本地內容和消費者數據的方式加以控制。ACCC指控谷歌發布虛假信息，並表示該壟斷法不會要求谷歌就其服務向澳大利亞人收費或共享任何個人數據。ACCC主席羅德·西姆斯（Rod Sims）在一份聲明中表示，這項擬議的法律將允許澳大利亞新聞企業為谷歌服務中包含的記者工作爭取公平的報酬，並解決澳大利亞新聞媒體企業與谷歌和Facebook之間巨大的議價能力失衡問題。
France 24
2.Epic Games asks judge to block Apple's removal of 'Fortnite' from app store
Epic Games
公司請求法官阻止蘋果公司將手遊「堡壘之夜」從應用商店下架
Epic Games said on Monday it was seeking to block Apple 『s removal of 「Fortnite」 from its app store and has asked a judge to prevent any retaliatory action against its other games in the store. In its filing, Epic Chief Executive Timothy Sweeney said 「Fortnite」 had 350 million registered users as of June 2020, but that Apple’s move will stop them from getting the updates needed to play the game’s most popular mode - a 「Battle Royale」 match of up 100 players where the last survivor wins. In its filing, Epic alleged that if Apple cuts off its access to developers, it will be unable to keep offering the Unreal Engine for Mac and iPhone operating systems, which would in turn affect hundreds of game titles. Some of the games, such as PUBG, have hundreds of millions of players, Epic wrote in its filing. Apple earlier removed 「Fortnite」 from its app store for violating in-app payment guidelines prompting Epic to file federal lawsuits challenging the rule. Apple did not return a request for comment.
Epic Games（美國一家電子遊戲公司）本周一（8月17日）表示，該公司正尋求阻止蘋果將「堡壘之夜」（Fortnite）從其應用商店下架，並已請求法官阻止蘋果對商店裡的其他遊戲採取任何報復行動。Epic執行長蒂莫西·斯威尼（Timothy Sweeney）在訴訟文件中表示，截至2020年6月，「Fortnite」擁有3.5億註冊用戶，但蘋果此舉將阻止他們獲得該遊戲最流行模式所需的更新——一場由100名玩家組成的「皇家戰場」，其中最後一名倖存者獲勝。Epic還表示，如果蘋果切斷該公司開發人員的帳號，它將無法繼續為Mac和iPhone作業系統提供虛幻引擎，這將影響到數百款遊戲。Epic在訴訟文件中寫道，某些遊戲，例如「絕地求生」（PUBG）擁有數億玩家。此前，蘋果將「堡壘之夜」從其應用商店中下架，稱該遊戲違反了應用程式內的支付準則，這促使Epic提起聯邦訴訟，挑戰該規則。對此，蘋果沒有回覆置評請求。
Reuters
3.Appeals court rejects California's ban on high-capacity magazines
美上訴法院駁回加州對高容量彈匣的禁令
A federal appeals court rejected California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the state’s rule violated the Second Amendment. Judge Kenneth Lee, part of a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled that California’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets 「strikes at the core of the Second Amendment — the right to armed self-defense.」 Lee, a Trump appointee, acknowledged that the law was passed following mass shootings that gripped the nation but decided the rule’s scope 「is so sweeping that half of all magazines in America are now unlawful to own in California.」 The Friday ruling was backed by two of the three judges on the panel, including Consuelo Callahan, a George W. Bush appointee. California is widely considered to have some of the strictest gun control policies in the country, though it is unclear how the decision may impact similar rules in other states restricting magazine capacities.
美國一家聯邦上訴法院駁回了加州對大容量彈匣的禁令，稱該州的規定違反了美國憲法第二修正案。美國第9巡迴上訴法院三人陪審團法官肯尼斯·李（Kenneth Lee）法官裁定，加利福尼亞州禁止持有10枚以上子彈的彈匣，觸犯了第二修正案的核心，即武裝自衛權。川普任命的李承認，這項法律是在美國發生大規模槍擊事件後通過的，但他認為這項規定的範圍「非常廣泛，導致現在美國有一半的彈匣在加州都是不合法的。這項當地時間上周五（8月14日）作出的裁決得到了陪審團三位法官中兩位的支持，其中包括小布希任命的康斯薇洛·卡拉漢（Consuelo Callahan）。人們普遍認為加州的槍枝管制政策是美國最嚴格的，不過，目前尚不清楚這一決定會對其他州限制彈匣容量的類似規定產生何種影響。
The Hill
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