Popular file-sharing sites, Megaupload and Megavideo were shut down by federal prosecutors on Thursday and hackers from Anonymous retaliated by launching an attack on federal and public Web sites: The online battle over Internet piracy just got personal.
Facebook has moved one step forward in becoming the 'Media Hub' of the world, by rolling out 60 new apps that allow Facebook users to automatically share everything, from music to food, fashion and travel tips.
Megaupload, one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, was shut down Thursday by the U.S. government. Its founder, Kim Schmitz, and several company executives were arrested in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials for mass copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit money laundering, reports Wired.com.
The U.S. government shut down the Megaupload.com content sharing Web site, charging its founders and several employees with massive copyright infringement, the latest skirmish in a high-profile battle against piracy of movies and music.
The website has been charged with breach of copyright laws.
Megaupload, a leading file-sharing site, was instantly shutdown on Thursday after federal prosecutors found the site guilty of mass copyright infringement. The decision came amid a nationwide battle over online music and video piracy.
The top Senate Republican urged Democrats on Thursday to set aside a bill aimed at stopping online piracy of movies and music, dealing yet another blow to controversial legislation that has pitted Hollywood against tech companies.
Google Inc's quarterly results fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations for the holiday season as declining search advertising rates contributed to a rare miss, triggering a 9 percent slide in its shares.
Golshifteh Farahani, an Iranian actress known for her breakthrough role in Body of Lies, was told by authorities in Iran that she is prohibited from returning to her home country because of nude photos published in a magazine as part of a protest.
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, author of the controversial SOPA bill, received more campaign cash from the entertainment industry than from any other source.
A teabagging incident after the BCS National Championship game between an Alabama fan and a LSU fan has suddenly gotten very serious as New Orleans police have gotten involved and could charge the Alabama fan with sexual assault.
The Garden-Webb University student collapsed in class on Jan. 17 and died on her 21st birthday, only a few hours after tweeting, Thank you God for another year of life. A Facebook memorial has already been erected for Patterson, as a spokeswoman reveals the reason for her tragic death during a religion class at the Boiling Springs remains a complete mystery.
Italian authorities want to interview Domnica Cemortan, who was seeing dining with Costa Concordia Capt. Francesco Schettino, just before the Italian cruise ship ran aground.
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, is expected to beat Wall Street's consensus profit estimates, with earnings gains driven by stronger consumer spending and a diversified business model. This is sharp change from prior quarters when the company grew profits by dipping deeper into the company's reserve funds that were set aside to cushion against future losses.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) formally introduced a copyright bill backed by the Internet industry to rival the controversial Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA).
Yesterday, Internet titans like Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing launched a coordinated blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). But what is the SOPA bill? How would it affect the way the Internet works now? Who supports and opposes the bill, and is it even likely to pass?
It is hard not to laugh at what Francesco Schettino, the captain of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, had to tell about fleeing the scene before the emergency evacuation of the ship was completed: I tripped and I found myself inside the life boat with a number of passengers.
Some members of the U.S. Congress switched sides to oppose antipiracy legislation as protests blanketed the Internet on Wednesday, turning Wikipedia dark and putting black slashes on Google and other sites as if they had been censored.
At least 16 members of the U.S. Senate, which include several co-sponsors of the controversial bill Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), have announced their withdrawal of support on Wednesday in the wake of unprecedented Internet protests.
Wikipedia's blackout Wednesday in protest against the controversial SOPA and PIPA shocked and affected people who strive for free and open knowledge online. However, the blackout didn't affect the traffic to Wikipedia as the gawkers clicked the site so many times that the Web site saw an unexpected boost in traffic.
Sites participating in Wikipedia-planned blackout urge users to put pressure on legislators.
Some members of the Congress switched sides to oppose antipiracy legislation as protests blanketed the Internet on Wednesday, turning Wikipedia dark and putting black slashes on Google and other sites as if they had been censored.
