Pirate Bay channels Winston Churchill, calls for Battle of the Internets

Recently there was a secret meeting held by the European Union’s Law Enforcement Work Party (LEWP) and one of the proposals they had to fight copyright infringement leaked out to the web and it has a great number ... continue

Liveblogging: 68th Annual Golden Globes 2011 results

Are you watching the 2011 Golden Globes tonight? The Oscar warmup is on, and we've got the results live, as they happen. So far we have random British people interviewing celebrities on the red carpet, and Claire Danes ... continue

Veteran publicist Ronni Chasen shot to death in Beverly Hills

64-year-old longtime publicist Ronni Chasen was shot to death early this morning in Beverly Hills, just hours after attending the premiere of the film Burlesque. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Chasen was taken from the scene ... continue

Dear President Obama: About this ACTA secrecy thing

Dear President Obama, I am writing this open letter to you in the hopes that you might be able to explain why it is that the United States Government is so actively trying to hide all information regarding ... continue

The usual suspects are threatening to dismantle our Internet

We are coming up to a watershed moment in the existence of the Internet and very few people seem to care. Right now there are two separate events happening that will have a direct impact on both ... continue

Lawyer says it’s stupid to expect DRM’d goods to work forever

In some ways you have to admire the audacity and amount of hot air that lawyers for the entertainment industry can expel. Nowhere though is this type of verbal buffoonery more apparent than the ... continue

The Pirate Bay boys heading to jail and Google keeps serving up files

So I gather by now you’ve all heard the terrible news about the guys behind The Pirate Bay torrents search site have been found guilty with lots of help from the US entertainment industry and ... continue

Last.fm Radio to go subscription – sort of

It looks like the good times will be coming to a grinding halt for those of you that like listening to Last.fm Radio. In an announcement posted to the company blog Richard Jones lets the ... continue