Science and Technology

Rep. Mary Bono, widow of Sonny Bono, copyright beneficiary, copyright fanatic, may be in line to replace Hilary Rosen as head of the RIAA: Bono, R-Calif., said she hasn’t considered whether she would accept a prospective offer to replace the departing chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America …

Our bud Farhad Manjoo at Salon, cyber-sleuth, got hold of a draft of Sen. Sam Brownback’s consumer digital rights bill, discussed in Blogcritics here. Salon: Verizon has thrown in its support for an eight-page document that, in civil liberties circles, is referred to simply as the “Brownback bill.” That phrase …

After millions of dollars in marketing and developmental costs, Blogcritics disreputable sibling – the Roger Clinton of the blogosphere – Blogcritics Plain Brown Wrapper is finally up, providing news and reviews from the world of adult entertainment. Though it is intended for those 18 and older, there isn’t anything all …

Our good pal, esteemed blogger, killer songwriter, and genuine ROCK STAR Dr. Frank has moved to a new locale, now called Dr. Frank’s Blogs of War. He was the first Blogs of War before the name was horned in on by interlopers who have never done shit for me. But …

Phillip has very kindly kindly referenced my new MSNBC story on Metallica and the Internet – there is a sub-feature on other bands that goes with it. Thanks! Many other bands are also taking advantage of the Internet to add value to their packages: Metallica certainly isn’t the first artist …

While the entertainment industry and the Ashcroft Justice Department seek to erode or cripple free exchange over the Intenet, some are working to keep it free: We are creating an anonymizing storage network – a network that resembles the World Wide Web, but is capable of allowing people to publish …

ISP's are lazy about handling abuse, and in turn are creating a hostile environment for users. When will it stop?

The megalomania continues – Microsoft in Wired: Microsoft has two visions for the future of digital media: unlimited choice for consumers, and unlimited control for producers. One thing’s for sure, it’s unlimited opportunity for Redmond. ….These two homes represent two futures. The first is what consumers want: digital media their …

Dude is down on Nokia (scroll down “News”): Between your insulting advertising, shitty fucking product and infuriating public comments it’s almost like you are TRYING to get gamers to hate you. I honestly cannot understand how a single company could make so many mistakes. I await your next move with …

Very interesting thoughts on blog design from web designer Eric Siegmund: This “personal publishing revolution” that many of us are participating in has created new opportunities for expression, but it’s also created new problems that authors and journalists never before had to deal with. How many mainstream journalists, for example, …