It appears that Faulkner Literary Rights — the operation set up by the estate of William Faulkner to oversee his copyrights — has really decided to go all in with the crazy lawsuits. Last week, we wrote about it suing Sony Pictures because of a Wood… Continue reading →

We’ve been talking about the unfortunate set of cases in the UK lately, in which people acting like jackasses online are being held criminally liable for being a jerk online. There are, of course, significant problems with this. And if you thought it… Continue reading →

Well, well. Last year, there was a lot of attention paid to a so-called “revenge porn” site called “Is Anyone Up”? The site reposted submitted nude photos, linked to the person in the photo’s social networking accounts. The “idea” (a horrific one) w… Continue reading →

There is a natural tendency to accentuate the negative when it comes to drones — concentrating on how these “spies the sky” represent a threat to privacy and civil liberties. But as Techdirt has reported before, there are other applications that many… Continue reading →

For a while now, we have been highlighting many stories about the successful crowdfunding of movies, music, books and games. This new source of funding for creative content has been an exciting time for indie artists and those wanting to break free of … Continue reading →

Halloween is coming up, so there will be plenty of plastic spiders and fake cobwebs decorating suburban homes. But real spiders have been known to swarm over small towns and envelope sizable areas with acres of their webbing. If you’re not too comforta… Continue reading →

For years, we’ve been covering a key legal fight in the music business, involving Eminem’s producers, FBT, and Universal Music, over how much was owed on iTunes sales. The key issue: is an iTunes purchase a “sale” or a “license.” Older music contract… Continue reading →

We recently ran an excerpt from Cole Stryker’s new book, Hacking the Future about the importance of anonymity. Here’s the second excerpt from this book, our latest book club selection. This time it’s about navigating parts of the web that not everyon… Continue reading →

Disney surprised everyone today by announcing that they’ve struck a deal to acquire Lucasfilm—famously 100% owned by George Lucas—and all its valuable film properties. Lucas himself is stepping aside, and Lucasfilm Co-Chairman Kathleen Kenn… Continue reading →