by Wendy Davis on Nov 21, 4:45 PM
As predicted, Facebook's two-week-old "Beacon" program, which publicizes users' purchases at e-commerce sites to their friends, is already drawing privacy complaints.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 20, 3:45 PM
Many observers have said that copyright laws are out of touch with everyday experience. Now, University of Utah professor John Tehranian has laid out the case for that proposition in a law review article, describing a hypothetical day where he regularly violates at least the letter of the copyright law -- with each violation carrying a potential penalty of $150,000 in damages.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 19, 1:34 PM
With the Writers Guild of America strike dragging on into its third week, NBC has apparently come up with a contingency plan: Come January, the network will start running the new Web show "Quarterlife" on TV.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 16, 3:45 PM
In preparation for its upcoming reissue of its 1987 album "The Joshua Tree," U2 has released a version of "Wave of Sorrow" -- a track that didn't make the original cut -- on Facebook via the iLike widget.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 15, 1:45 PM
While the major music labels still seem skittish about the Web, some signs indicate that they're coming to recognize that digital distribution has its benefits.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 14, 2:30 PM
The same day that News Corp.'s chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said he wants to make The Wall Street Journal available for free online, the company started taking steps in that direction through a deal with social news site Digg.com.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 13, 2:16 PM
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch today told shareholders in Australia that he plans to end subscription fees for The Wall Street Journal online.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 12, 2:30 PM
Google is in talks with "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller, according to a report in U.K. paper The Guardian.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 9, 2:30 PM
There's been a lot of talk this week about whether Facebook's new ad plan -- which involves enlisting members as brand evangelists -- is a stroke of brilliance, massive invasion of users' privacy, or both. Now, real questions have surfaced about whether the program is even legal.
by Wendy Davis on Nov 8, 2:15 PM
The recent revelation that Comcast was slowing down traffic to file-sharing sites like BitTorrent raises a host of questions, not least of which is what other ISPs are impeding service.