Topic: Napster Inc.

Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in new biopic

'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher will portray former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film, TheWrap reported Monday. Is director Joshua Michael Stern taking a chance on Hollywood's favorite prankster?

SOPA and PIPA bills: old answers to 21st-century problems, critics say

The SOPA and PIPA bills are an attempt by the music and movie industries to hold on to outdated business models, critics say. But finding compromise on anti-piracy laws could be tough. 

Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary

Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.

Spotify lands in the US. Should Apple be worried?

Spotify is now available to users in the US, and already, buzz around the music streaming site is extremely high.

The Social Network: movie review

'The Social Network:' A story of betrayal on the road to glory. The knockabout beginnings of Facebook gets a fast-paced spin in the new movie 'The Social Network.'

Napster app hits Apple iPhone, iPad

Napster is back – and it's on a handful of handsets powered by Apple's iOS 3 or higher.

Move over Kanye West, Taylor Swift and the Millennial generation are taking over music

The 2010 Grammys will probably show that Taylor Swift and her generation are making over American music as triumphantly as they did politics with the election of President Obama.

Guest blog: Book piracy – as much as 10 percent of US book sales?

A study suggests that textbooks are the works most likely to be pirated.

Facebook movie casts Timberlake, Eisenberg

The long-awaited Facebook movie begins production in Boston next month.

Why steal music when you can stream it?

Illegal file-sharing is down, perhaps because it’s easier to get music legally now.

If file-sharing is piracy, what about aggregators?

Can a 'Day of Sharing' save the music industry?

Composer Richard Gibbs's idea aims to highlight the problem of illegal music file-sharing.

'Free' is here to stay on the Web

Textbooks built to fit student budgets

Textbooks built to fit student budgets

Schools, nonprofits, and publishers go digital in an effort to create less-expensive textbooks.

Rock revival, via video games

Close of Wikileaks website raises free speech concerns

A US judge's move to close the dissident site Wikileaks only showed the limits of enforcing national laws in cyberspace.