While the Pirate Party might be well known in Sweden, and heard of elsewhere around Europe, its not really taken off in the country that prides itself as being the land of the free. Unperturbed, the US Pirate Party has soldiered on and with the preliminary release of data from its first study, its hitting back at the media lobbyists.

I don’t want to spit in this soup, but the relation between the box office earnings and piracy doesn’t tell you much. Yes, the earnings might have increased while piracy increased, but it’s a fact that cinema…

If you ask any Australian what the most annoying thing is about TV shows or movies, a common response is that it can take a long time for things popular in the US and UK to make it down under. Apparently, the Mafia has picked up on this, as they have started selling pirated movies and TV-shows on the streets, or have they?

I would pay $5 for a GOOD DVD, but no way I’ll shell out $20-$40 for Hollywood’s recent contributions from the movie factories. Of course, I currently pay $0 because I don’t support terrorist organizations like…

On June 25th 2005, the homepage of the EliteTorrents.org tracker displayed an ominous message. Thousands of members trying to log in to get a sneak peak at a leaked copy of Star Wars: Episode 3 were surprised and confused in equal numbers. Had the FBI really raided one of the largest BitTorrent communities and put up a badly made Word document, or

Historically, the EliteTorrents case is an important one. Many BitTorrent trackers used to be hosted in the United States, but had been essentially scared or pressured to leave, largely due to direct or indirect MPAA pressure. Right up until the…

Photoshop enthusiast and frantic video editor Deke McClelland fits 101 tips for Adobe's premiere product into five minutes of video, and the results are surprisingly watchable. [via LifeHacker]

If you've ever read a computer magazine, you know the idea behind "101 Tips."; One gala issue, lots of first-rate contributors, lots of quality information. And lots and lots of pages. But when's the last time one…

After the police arrest citizens for minor copyright infringements that allegedly took place on OiNK, they now face their own anti-piracy woes. Chief Constable Steve Finnigan is accused by the music industry of copyright infringement and now faces High Court action. Police pirates - who would have imagined it?

Generally, the PRS make a request for information from people who they believe should be paying them money, usually by letter. The recipient is then expected to tell them all about their music-playing antics and after this is complete, the PRS…

Simple guerrilla filmmaking tutorial on how to design your own barn doors for a cheap but very effective lighting fixture. A great addition to any low-budget filmmaker’s lighting kit.

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Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch makes a bold statement on the state of Twitter and Twitter users. If you are a Twitter power user, there is a good chance that this TechCrunch article touches on you directly or indirectly. Sure to cause a firestorm of controversy. A MUST READ!

225 Chris - I don’t think Facebook is a waste of time really.. I loved it in college, and I don’t necessarily judge those who use it (well… I have some female friends who use to to stress over what girls have…

Writespeed X1 electric car uses rear stabilizing differentials to provide optimum torque at all speeds.

Video of Writespeed X1 electric car owning a Ferrari

The MPAA has asked a Swedish court for $15.4 million in damages from The Pirate Bay. Peter Sunde, the torrent tracker's fearless captain, says that the claims are bogus.

The unflappable Sunde isn't impressed with the claims. He told Swedish newspaper SvD that the figure is a fabrication and that the content industry should be thanking him instead of attempting to sue him. "We might be able to pay…

A lot of us carry a little bit of Steve Jobs around in our pocket, in the form of iPods and iPhones. Now, Apple is after the remaining bit of life-share that it doesnt already own, the home front.

The movie industry has always wanted to maintain custody of the user experience — in the theater, on home video and on television, which is why you once had to wait for Easter every year to watch “Ben Hur” on the…

There was good news for Apple and Comcast, but bad news for Blockbuster woven into Time Warners conference call with investors today. Jeff Bewkes, Time Warners chief executive, said that the companys Warner Brothers studio will now release movies for video-on-demand systems on the same day they are released as DVDs.

All this represents the beginning of the end for the Hollywood system of sales windows? that are used to extract the most profits from a movie. Still, films are released first to theaters, and they are only available on…

Apple is expected to announce today an across-the-board deal to sell new release films at its iTunes Store. The deal is said to allow Apple to offer a “broad slate of top-shelf films” day-and-date with home video releases — a long time sticking point with brick-and-mortar interests who want to keep their early edge on digital downloads.

$14.99 for the SD version of No Country off iTunes (it will be more, but iTunes does not display the purchase price of the HD version)$229.00 for an Apple TV (required to buy the HD version)$1099.00 for the cheapest Mac - with…

Information on the new functioning OpenGL based GDM Face Browser from Ubuntu that will more likely make its way into Intrepid Ibex. This new feature will bring other Operating Systems to shame

Really, really, really nice work. Worth the wait Was interested in seeing what you had in store for the gdm face browser since i first saw it on the ubuntu proposals. This could prove interesting for colleges too. If you make sure the bluetooth…

There was a time when big-budget science fiction wasnt completely brainless. In fact, some of it was good, even brilliant, and a source of inspiration for generations of researchers. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Terminator, the promise (and the apocalyptic threat) of technology was sometimes presented with a surprising level of authority.

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