Filed under: Audio/Video Back in September, we said it was only a matter of time before the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) went after RealDVD, the software that lets you copy entire DVDs onto your computer for personal use. Studios are currently involved in a heated lawsuit with RealNe...

There is no escaping the blunt force trauma of the global recession. The fallout dominates headlines everywhere and it is the most frequent conversation starter in business circles. Where it will end and how to ameliorate the impact of the downturn is a subject of much debate and little action. What...

If you wanted the unlocked $400 Android G1 phone but were reluctant because of its problems, the new 1.1 update fixes most, but still leaves the issue of running paid applications partially unsolved.......

Most people with at least a passing interest in the music industry wonder what the hell the major record labels are playing at. With the industry changing before their very eyes, they seem [...]...

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has accused RealNetworks of destroying evidence relevant to a lawsuit over the company's DVD-copying software. The movie studios represented by the MPAA have asked for a court order requiring RealNetworks to preserve relevant documents from now on, bu...

Out with the old media, in with the new! I came across a pair of unrelated articles that illustrated the same point for two different media: ignore communities at your peril. Newspapers: Not Adding Value In the first article, Mike Masnick of TechDirt points to a newspaper lawsuit to illustrate what ...

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...

Rarely do you see things put so susinctly. Sometimes I could just kiss Paul Graham, but that would be kind of weird and creepy. :) He captures the inevitability of the TV vs. Internet war, the sheer obviousness and the magic and slaps it all down in a few hundred words like it was meant to be. From:...

The New York Times reports today that despite the hard times we’re all experiencing, box office ticket sales are up 17.5% this year. That’s great, it’s clear that people need some entertainment right now and there’s a lot of engaging and escapist films out right now. But how ...

I read a quote once that I thought was really great, but for the life of me I can't find the source anymore. I know I read it in relation to "Watchmen" (the comic book, not the movie) and I'm pretty sure I read it on the Wikipedia page for the comic...but I don't see it there anymore, nor could I fi...