Hackers Declare War on Scientology with ‘Project Chanology’
‘Anonymous’ Internet group fed up over its repeated efforts to censor the internet has launched an effort to shut down the “Church’s” site.
The Church of Scientology was quick to go after YouTube last week after a user dared to upload a leaked video of Tom Cruise’s now infamous crazed rantings about Scientology. Much to [...]
Last.Fm to Begin Offering Music On-Demand
Will allow users to listen to any song whenever they wanted, up to three times, and makes song capture programs like FreeMusicZilla even better.
CBS Corp. is trying to get the most from its acquisition last year and is trying to make it more like radio – free and supported by advertising – yet [...]
Yahoo Considering Ad-Supported Online Music Service
Rumored to be in talks with major record labels to offer DRM-free MP3s either for sale or for free using an ad-supported business model.
Yahoo Inc. is rumored to be in talks with major record labels to launch a new online music service that would offer DRM-free MP3s for free or at reduced cost using [...]
MPAA: ‘Oops, College Students Illegally Download Less than We Reported’
2005 study said responsible for 44% of domestic piracy losses, but revised figures now say is only 15% – a mere 3% of total worldwide piracy!.
The MPAA is trying to play down revised data from a 2005 piracy study it commissioned claiming college students were to blame for some 44% of domestic losses from the [...]
Experts Debate on AT&T Filtering the Internet
With Time Warner saying that it would cap and introduce consumption-based billing, things for ISP consumers took another hit with AT&T thinking that they would filter the internet to stop ‘digital piracy’. Experts have denounced this idea, saying that it would be a bad idea all around.
The New York Times reported on a small [...]
Electronic Arts to Offer ‘Battlefield Heroes’ As Free Download
Will test out new play for free business model where it makes money not from game sales, but from in-game advertising and character upgrades for things like special weapons, speed, etc..
Apparently frustrated by the extensive levels of piracy plaguing the desktop gaming biz, Electronic Arts has announced a new approach to the industry with its [...]
Troubling ‘Digital Theft Prevention’ Requirements Remain in Higher Education Bill
House may vote on the bill as early as February.
Last November it was reported how the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 is a proposed anti-piracy requirement for universities that ties their funding to the purchase of DRM-based, industry-sanctioned download services, and the deployment of network snoopware that spies on and disconnects students [...]
Interview With a Vampire – the RIAA Speaks
Spokeswoman sits down for an interview on CNet that illustrates its continued misguided efforts in its battle against illegal file-sharing.
CNet’s Don Reisinger sat down with Cara Duckworth, spokeswoman for the RIAA, recently and what her words reveal is a startling portrait of just how misguided the RIAA really is.
As he notes, “…this interview [...]
Green Party of Europe Creates New Video Supporting File-Sharing
‘I Wouldn’t Steal’ Notes that making a copy is fundamentally different from stealing.
The Green Party of Europe has released a new video that criticizes the multinational media industry for its stance on file-sharing. They point out that the “…media industry has failed to offer viable legal alternatives and they will fail to convince consumers [...]
HBO on Your PC?
HBO On Broadband will allow customers to download movies and TV shows so long as they already subscribe to HBO and have a broadband connection from that same cable provider.
Tomorrow HBO will test out a new service called “HBO on Broadband” in the cities of Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The new service is free, [...]
