Web cartoon commentary on RIAA tactics, “Sue All the World“: Animation – good, singing – bad, humor level – adequate.

New bill proposes results of federally funded science be available to all: If Congressman Martin Sabo of Minnesota has his way, the results of federally funded research in science and medicine will be available freely to all. Rep. Sabo introduced a bill, Public Access to Science Act, HR 2613, on …

Magnanimous Japanese author forgives Bob Dylan for apparently incorporating some of his text into lyrics: A Japanese writer said Tuesday he was flattered to learn that passages from one of his books apparently found their way into Bob Dylan’s lyrics. In the song “Floater” from his 2001 album, “Love and …

BusinessWeek on Hollywood’s digital future: Can Hollywood avoid getting Napsterized? Right now, the pirates are only nibbling at the $65 billion-a-year film and TV business. Downloading a movie is still a clunky affair that can take a few hours, and only 27% of the country’s 66 million online homes have …

Napster busts out o the joint in the first of an animated series tied to its relaunch as a pay service by Roxio.

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were lovers, Britney admits: After years of saying she’d wait until she was married to lose her virginity, Britney Spears is acknowledging that she had sex with her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake. “I’ve only slept with one person my whole life,” the pop star tells W …

New Pew Internet and American Life study on college student gamers finds some surprises: While the last few years have seen tremendous growth in gaming, for one segment of the population, college students, gaming is virtually a commonplace. Computer, video and online games are woven into the fabric of everyday …

Napster is comingback in the form of a pay music download service from Roxio. It appears Shawn Fanning is back as well, now selling copyright recognition software to the labels: Napster creator Shawn Fanning is looking for backers of technology he’s developing that would let file-sharing networks distribute music without …

When Tommy Mottola was jettisoned by Sony Music in January, you figured he would end up somewhere else eventually – he has landed at Universal Music Group with his own sub-label: Tommy Mottola, the former head of Sony Music, and Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, on Monday …

This is amusing: This mangled medley was not remixed by a mischievous D.J. Instead, the mismatched music was generated by new software. N.A.G., as the interactive program is called, works like a cross between Google, the Morpheus music file-sharing network and a Cuisinart kitchen appliance. ….N.A.G. was created by Jason …