Viacom's general counsel says that suing people for file-sharing is "expensive, and it's painful, and it feels like bullying."
Speaking to a group of Yale law students, Michael Fricklas admitted that "it felt like terrorism" when ...READ»
Pro-copyright activists celebrated while file-sharers cried at rulings on the Pirate Bay's illegality, and the subsequent attempts to sink the site. But some new data suggests piracy sites tripled in the aftermath, which really ...READ»
Just two days ago it seemed as if former torrent network the Pirate Bay was going to be scuttled forever, as deals for its acquisition fell apart and its users held a hacking vigil in remembrance. But now it appears that that the ...READ»
Congress has been briefed that highly-sensitive government and personal info was leaked into the public domain by unthinking use of file-sharing software. That's terrible. But why the hell aren't Governmental employees more net ...READ»
Legal music-sharing service Spotify just revealed that it's apparently five to six times more used than its nearest rivals. That's a pretty astonishing measure of success, and the site has big plans. In fact, it's likely to beat a ...READ»
Just like Napster, the music sharing site that was sold in the midst of its legal woes, Pirate Bay has just been bought by Global Gaming Factory for $7.8 million. So while its creators still face jail time, the Bay's about to go ...READ»
On the spectrum of menacing devices, the lowly server falls somewhere between a toaster and... an evil toaster. Which is to say that most people don't think the "clouds" that store so much of their email and files as being ...READ»
In another ambitious scheme to repair the music industry and discourage illegal downloading, Virgin Media inked a deal with Universal Music to offer an unlimited-download subscription service to customers in the U.K. by year's end. ...READ»
Europeans have been busy choosing new members of the European Parliament, and the Swedes have pulled off a surprising maneuver: They've elected a member of the Pirate Party. For the anti-copyright movement, it's a huge ...READ»
Leyio launched a Personal File-Sharing Device recently--a small gadget designed to simplify the swapping of personal or business-related digital data between people. It's clever, secure, and the first device to use UWB wireless. But ...READ»
And now for something completely fantastic: The trick of making Monty Python videos available for free online has boosted DVD sales of the comedy sketch show. If you compare DVD sales figures on Amazon before and after the creation of ...READ»
