The U.S. Senate judiciary committee will take another crack at arming the government with broad antipiracy powers. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), th... read more »
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Google's antipiracy efforts are likely to come under scrutiny during a congressional hearing scheduled for next week in Washington. Google is sche... read more »
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When Craigslist withdrew from the adult services business last year, some wondered whether the prostitution business would be driven to less obvious ... read more »
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This writing thing isn't easy. You reveal yourself (or at least part of yourself) to the world every day and hope the majority of people who encounte... read more »
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Like the New York Yankees and pungent curries, it is not easy to love the Dallas Cowboys. Somehow, they seem hell bent on proving that everything rea... read more »
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Lawyers representing Axel Braun Productions, makers of 'Batman XXX, A Porn Parody,' will team with lawyers known for representing indie film studio... read more »
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he might get into the TV salvage business--footing all or part of the bill for a show that the networks want to canc... read more »
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A screenshot of Sling on Google TV. (Credit: ZatzNotFunny) Slingbox functionality is on its way to Google TV, according to a new report. Technolog... read more »
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commentary Is it OK for AOL's TechCrunch editors to invest in companies they write about It's a question we once had figured out but a new generati... read more »
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Over the next 24 hours, I wonder how many offices will be filled with the sound of bad guitar playing. You see, in order to celebrate the 96th birthd... read more »
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In a blog post last week, Matt Cutts, head of Google's Webspam team, wrote about the progress the team has made in reducing the amount of spam in se... read more »
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Netflix's toppling of the traditional video-rental market and especially the Blockbuster chain will likely be studied by business students for years... read more »
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Of course you love Facebook. You love the way it makes you feel to have so many friends. Yes, thousands of them. You love the fact that you can have ... read more »
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One of the chief concerns that some in the music industry have about digital-locker services is that at least a couple of them allow all songs, even... read more »
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Yelp is unhappy with Google running its users' reviews, but it says its former suitor is unwilling to negotiate compensation. The search giant ... read more »
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For years, Amazon appeared to be a big pushover when it came to delivering Web entertainment. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (Credit: CBS) During the ea... read more »
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You are, no doubt, catching up on your sleep after getting up in the middle of the night to watch all of the Royal Wedding. You will have enjoyed you... read more »
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Is he coming back to Hulu (Credit: Comedy Central) "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" could be on their way back to Hulu. Citing an unnamed... read more »
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It's getting closer: Spotify has finalized a U.S. distribution deal with EMI Music, multiple sources tell me. Both EMI and Spotify declined to comm... read more »
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It's obvious that Facebook sees serious potential in mobile check-in service Foursquare: it tried to buy it for $125 million. That didn't work. So... read more »
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