WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this month, most media observers dismissed a lawsuit filed by a New York man claiming ownership of 84 percent of Facebook. On its face, the suit, filed by Paul Ceglia, appeared rather suspect. His lawyers argue that Ceglia signed a contract with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in April 2003 entitling him [...]
NEW YORK – Police say rapper Foxy Brown has been arrested in New York City for allegedly violating an order of protection.
A police spokesman said he had no details on the arrest Wednesday in Brooklyn, which is not Brown’s first brush with the law.
Brown pleaded guilty in 2008 to menacing a neighbor with her cell [...]
While debate regarding unauthorized use of Facebook pics rages on, a photograph from the pre-digital age has gotten one indie group in some serious trouble. Former fashion model Ann Kirsten Kennis is suing buzz band Vampire Weekend for a cool $2 million, claiming a 1983 photo of her was used in their Contra album cover [...]
More than 25,000 people and organizations have filed comments in a U.S. Federal Communications Commission inquiry into whether it should reclassify broadband as a regulated service, with the overwhelming majority appearing to favor such a move.
Thursday night was the deadline for the first round of comments in the FCC’s notice of inquiry (NOI) on [...]
MySpace is showing off today its new, polished look, which is a far cry from the hodge-podge of textboxes featuring strippers and porn star “friends.” The “clean new profile” was announced by CEO Sean Percival who revealed his profile page in stark black and white (although won’t we kind of miss that passionate purple?)
Like competitor [...]
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Jennifer Lopez called off a controversial birthday show in the breakaway north of Cyprus, provoking celebrations Friday by Greek Cypriots while Turkish Cypriots denounced the move.
The furor over a luxury hotel inauguration showed how easily bitter rivalry can flare up between Cypriots across the ethnic divide, even as the two sides are [...]
Facebook is shuttering its virtual gifting service, which among many other items for a time included music. The Facebook Gift Shop closes Aug. 1, according to a company blog post, saying the move is to help “focus our product development [...]
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A bill in the U.S. Congress that would require Internet sellers in many states to collect sales tax would hurt small businesses online, a tech trade group said Wednesday.
The Main Street Fairness Act, introduced last Thursday by Representative Bill Delahunt, would allow states to force online sellers to collect sales tax, [...]
The newly formed U.S. Cyber Command is supposed to centralize and focus the military’s ability to wage war over the Internet, but so far it’s basically famous for brainteasers. The command’s fancy logo contains a super-secret code in its inner gold ring: 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a. Though some people noticed the code late last month, Wired’s Threat Level [...]
Could Mark Zuckerberg Lose 84% of Facebook?Foxy Brown arrested in NY over order of protectionVampire Weekend’s Cover Art ‘Contra’-versy: Model Sues Band for $2 MillionThousands Call for FCC Broadband ReclassificationRefreshed MySpace Desperately Seeks UsersJ-Lo cancels controversial north Cyprus showLast call for virtual flowers, Facebook closing Gift Shop
