On reading the report’s summary, there is a strong wave of deja-vu. It hardly seems like 4 years have passed similar claims put out by a UK industry group were debunked. Worse still, the same old tricks are being used again to cloud the issue. The only difference is that instead of just concen...

One of the up sides of drive-in cinemas is that people are free to talk inside their own cars, use their phones, and even smoke at will. This privacy can also mean that spotting someone surreptitiously recording the movie can be hard. Tinted windows can make the use of night vision equipment futile,...

We’ve covered DRM problems in the past, but we’ve never come across DRM before thats deliberately designed to terminate a game regardless of the consumers actions - until now. The Microsoft published Epic Studios game, Gears of War, is now unplayable to all purchasers, due to its DRM. Th...

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter told The Associated Press that he wants to start in 2009, although he's willing to move back to the bullpen if his body can't hold up to the rotation pressures. "I'll do whatever they want me to do," Carpenter said. "If that's the case, that's the case. I'...

RIAA court cases are few and far between. The cost of attorneys usually makes hiring one a costly alternative in comparison to the settlement money that they ask from alleged infringers. Thus far, only one case has actually gone to trial, resulting in a heavy judgment against the defendant, Jammie T...

Dow Jones: Apple Inc.'s eye-catching logo - an apple with a bite taken from it - has come in many colors in the past. Now, the iconic computer company is trying to prove its commitment to the color green. In recent advertising, the Cupertino, Calif., company presents itself as an environmental leade...

The banking collapse of recent weeks has brought many questions to people’s minds. How can an industry with no apparent self control or desire to self-regulate, lose billions in an orgy of greed and opulence, making bad decision after terrible decision with no consequences? The lessons of the ...

The UK is a major player in the TV and film industry. While only a few films are made in the UK, British actors and directors have a major place in the world entertainment business. Now, a number of British writers, directors and producers have sent an open letter to The Times, asking that something...

A common criticism leveled at most p2p clients is that they just ‘help people steal’, but they are actually a great tool to help promote undiscovered artists. This is exactly what FrostWire is trying to accomplish with their new FrostClick service. The results from their first featured artist ar...

An inflammatory article published by Richard Bennett in The Register makes the claim ‘BitTorrent will kill the Internet’, or at least VoIP and games. However, are Bennett’s claims based in reality, or is it just another round in the FUD war that envelops the Internet? A lot of buzz...