Since filing the first of over 20,000 file-sharing lawsuits in 2004, the RIAA has seen every one of them either dismissed or settled
—almost all in favor of the record industry. That’s going to change Tuesday, as a jury trial in Virgin Records America, et al v. Jammie Thomas is set to begin in Duluth, Minnesota.
Kikizo interviews Valve Software’s co-founder, Gabe Newell, about the upcoming Orange Box game compilation due for release in October. The compilation includes Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 and will only be available for Windows, XBox 3…
Apple in a matter of weeks will roll out Preview 3.0 as part of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, a significant update to its homebred media viewer that will see the application expand from a simple PDF reader into the beginnings of a full-fledged image editor. Here’s an extensive look at what’s new in Preview 3.0.
A controversial provision in the UK’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) allows investigators to demand access to cryptographic keys or fully decrypted data. Failure to comply leads to jail time.
Thanks to a helpful tipster, we have a couple of Best Buy documents showing a $399 Playstation 3 with 40GB disk and Spiderman 3 bundle with an “In Stock Date” of October 28. However, the more important “Street Date” field is unfortunately empty at the moment. While the docs look legit and don’t seem to be Photoshopped, they can still be faked…
Remember a while back when IGN Wii editor-in-chief Matt Casamassina made a blog post, claiming that he had played Halo on Nintendo DS? Well, he’s updated his blog today with proof that such a game at one time really did exist.
Ars checks in from the federal courthouse with the latest from the first file-sharing case filed by the RIAA to go to trial. The morning session consisted of jury selection, opening statements, and testimony from the first witness.
We love a good non-mystery around here, and Microsoft’s new Zunes are about as un-mysterious as they get. But we also love a good product refresh, and now that the cat’s officially out of the bag we can really dig into the new Zunes, which definitely have a lot going for them. There’s plenty to cover, so here’s what you need to know.
Although AT&T’s Terms of Service (ToS) give the company the right to terminate the accounts of users who criticize the company, AT&T says that the ToS is only meant to distance the company from those who support violence or exploit children.
