AFACT has published a new report claiming that australian heroin sellers are making millions of dollars by moving into internet piracy, and then funneling all their profits from it into drug...

Danish ISP TDC has taken a groundbreaking step an is now offering free, legal music downloads to all its customers. They are in agreements with all major labels and as such the library is full with...

The South by South West festival has done something amazing; released a absolutly huge amount of tracks by upcoming artists that are performing this year for free, downloadable via torrent....

As if there wasn't already enough ways to break the law by downloading and uploading content; the creator of Blubster and Piolet, both fairly small P2P networks, has invented a new application,...

radiohead on crack you say? That would be an interesting story for a p2p weblog to cover, but obviously, this is in relation to the "crazy" distribution method where fan's paid what they...

nine inch nails mastermind Trent Reznor has never been one to shy away from his criticism of the record industry, even going as far as to tell his fans to STEAL his music, due to the apparent...

The New York Times has an amusing article Memo to the Dept. of Magical Copyright Enforcement. Stopping copyright infringement is difficult. And it's often on the fringe. Acquiring illegitimate...

P2P makes you blind, puts Los Angeles grips out of work, and now is killing U.S. farms. Forget the fact that corn farmers are experiencing record corn prices due to government subsidies and...

The iPhone is great material. This video shows more hidden uses from cheese grater to prophylactic. Get video codes at Bolt.......

You mean you didn't know about the x-ray camera, taser, tricorder, and special phone numbers? eWeek's Spencer Katt spills the beans on hidden iPhone features.......

"Steve Jobs" hypes the iPhone.......

Burning Man: Fact & Fiction lays down the truth about the wild celebration in the Nevada desert the week before LaborDay. There's lots of music (see how I made this relevant to our blog),...

Hallmark has new line of musical greeting cards. This is a great commercial with dad opening a card for Father's Day that sings MC Hammer's Hammertime. The cards retail for a whopping five...

New York artist and former software programmer Jonathan Coulton is profiled in the New York Times magazine section. He explains how he's created a full-time living through free distribution. He...

Photo - Josh Anderson for The New York Times This has absolutely nothing to do with our topic. But then that's why we have Fun Fridays. I couldn't resist sharing this with my readers. Kudzu...

DiscRevolt brings a new way for artists to promote themselves with artist trading cards. The cards are both a physical memento for the artist like a CD Jewel case and a stored credit card that...

A young filmmaker talks about pirates who bootlegged his independent movie, and concludes "two wrongs don't make a right. But it's a start."......

Science fiction author Spider Robinson wrote a brilliant story about copyrights 25 years ago, long before the ongoing fight we have today. "Melancholy Elephants" won the 1983 Hugo Award for...

The artist Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip shares some smart reflections on making music in "thou Shalt Always Kill" A few choice lyrics: Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim. Thou...

The recording industry has embarked on an innovative strategy. Tired of combative adults who claim they're innocent and can't pony up the $5,000 settlement, the recording is catching...