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We have been following the entertainment industry’s attempts to wrestle Kazaa to the ground using the courts, the way they shut down Napster and Madster. The Washington Post has a fascinating look at Kazaa, the attempts to shut it down, and how they have thus far been thwarted, causing the …

Big day over here: Associated Press’ Anick Jesdanun has written a story on the DMCA exemption request process, including Blogcritics’ support role in the request put together by brilliant Lawmeme editor Ernest Miller. Deepest thanks again to Ernie for including us in his thinking and allowing us to take part …

Classic rock hero Greg Lake of King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, a solo career, and most recently a guest with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, has a very plush new website GregLake.com. Besides news, music, pics, bio, message board, flash goodies, and the like, there is also an electronic holiday …

News on Harry Potter number 5.

The "world" and I don't agree.

The Library of Congress adds 25 films to the National Film Registry – and the winners are: Alien (1979) All My Babies (1953) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Beauty and the Beast (1991) The Black Stallion (1979) Boyz N the Hood (1991) Theodore Case Sound Tests: Gus Visser and …

Shocking no one, segregationist Trent Lott removed himself from Senate Majority Leader-to-be status, which should have allowed the tempest to blow itself out. But no, because there is at least one member of Congress seems to follow Uncle Trent lemming-like over the precipice. Check out this numb-nut: Responding to Sen. …

It isn’t that a radio comedy couldn’t work as a change of pace on NPR’s Morning Edition, segments from Harry Shearer’s Le Show is featured as part of the news fairly often and work well. But this week’s radio serial I’d Rather Eat Pants doesn’t work because it is rancid …

The note at the top of Hate Annual #3 (Fantagraphics) asserts that this latest entry from the mind & pen of Peter Bagge is the “Special Boring Mundane, Middle-Aged, Middle-Class Issue.” I’d take issue with the boring & mundane part, but the rest seems right on the money. Always neat …

If TV was any more self-referential, it would disappear up its own sphincter: ARSENIO Hall is returning to host a rival version of “American Idol” for CBS. Hall, who hosted “The Arsenio Hall Show” for six years and co-starred on “Martial Law,” will host CBS’ “Star Search,” an updated take …