Our “boots on the ground” correspondent Stephen, traveling the Middle East on a musical performance tour, reports from Kuwait. His first two reports are here and here. Thanks again for getting the view out there– I feel so frustrated watching this going on and then seeing the way it is …
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Now this Is “Piracy”
Not much defense for this: In what prosecutors say was the first jury conviction ever under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a Florida man was convicted in Los Angeles of selling hardware used to pirate DirecTV broadcasts. Thomas Michael Whitehead, 38, of Boca Raton, was found guilty of one count …
Read More »Carnivale
HBO's new dark circus fantasy.
Read More »See That Train a Comin’
Now an Internet tax for file sharing has broached the pages of the NY Times – the meme is in the air. Do you doubt it will be the answer? Others fear that, as the futility of technological fixes becomes clearer, the response may be onerous legal restrictions on the …
Read More »Words of the Profits
The digital entertainment war is a conflict between technology, the copyright industry, and the consuming public. We already know what the public thinks – 60 million file sharers vote with their keyboards. Here is what some of the big swinging members have to say: Chris Gorog Title: Chairman and chief …
Read More »Care Bears – The Work Of The Devil
Don't be deceived by their sweet faces, these Bears are evil.
Read More »Entertainment Crystal Balls
A new Forrester Research study released yesterday says the physical media of CDs and DVDs will drift away: Hollywood will win the war against illegal downloading but the battlefield will be littered with casualties, including the DVD and CD formats as physical means of distributing video and audio, according to …
Read More »TechTV Open Mike on Music Wars
TechTV is looking for “people of various opinions and from various demographics” for a televised debate September 12. Does this mean mixed-race schizophrenics are most likely to get in? From the rise of Napster and the hottest P2P apps to the Recording Industry Association of America’s subpoenas, TechTV brings you …
Read More »New Class for B-Movie Hall of Fame
Can 2000 voting cinephiles be wrong? You decide: This year’s inductees reflect the wide appeal of B-Movies and their ability to stand the test of time and resonate with the popular culture. “Many of this year’s inductees overcame problems of distribution common with B-Movies, yet time was their ally and …
Read More »NBC and Universal to Merge
GE’s NBC snags the bride Universal in deal with Vivendi: NBC and Vivendi said they intend to combine the assets into a new company, which would most likely be called NBC Universal, though a final deal has yet to be worked out. The companies expect to complete the last phase …
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