CNet reports that federal court Judge Stephen Wilson has handed down a decision that correctly points out that the responsibility for using a file sharing service illegally lies with the user, not with the file sharing service. "Defendants distribute and support software, the users of which can and do choose …

According to an article in the Washington Post, Verizon has failed to receive a stay against a previous ruling that will require them to hand over the names of a couple of P2P file sharing users in the next 14 days. The only hope for the preservation of the right …

An interesting article in Wired asserts that video games are an essential part of training the next generation for productive work in a high-tech society. The claim centers around the move from the fuzzy school programs of the late 70's and 80's to the "back-to-basics" programs of the 90's and …

Identity is the first real thriller of the year and it does not disappoint. Set as it is in a remote Nevada hotel during a heavy rainstorm, it becomes obvious early on (even if you haven't seen the trailers) that not all of the players are going to survive the …

Confidence is another fun exploration into the game of the grifter. I went in expecting to have to work hard to figure out who plays what parts and what the ending is going to look like, and was not disappointed. Edward Burns (who started his career with The Brothers McMullen …

An article on Tom's Hardware details the project in Germany to build a 70TB (that's 70,000,000,000,000 bytes) back up system with hard drives. Amusingly, I was just this lunch talking about a "drive robot" that I was suggesting would be a more efficient (speed and cost …

A good hint appears on MacOS X Hints about moving non- standard iTunes directories between hard drives and computers without losing data.

OK, call me a bit paranoid and overly dramatic, but the idea of suggesting that "all shall be enrolled" this close to Easter is just a bit amusing for my tastes. Good thing it wasn't Christmas. An article in Wired about comments made by British scientist Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys …

One futurist thinks it may well be if we don't all act together to prevent it. An article from Wired details some of the concerns about how the current political process is on the road to turning "users back in to consumers" and what that will mean to the end …

An article on the official Star Wars site indicates that we will be seeing actor [Peter Mayhew](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Mayhew, Peter (II)) reprising his role as Chewbacca in Star Wars:Episode III: A hope for a Better Name (my joke, sorry George). Interesting is that according to …

Yahoo is carrying a story that sequels to The Matrix will be available to be shown in IMAX theaters two to three weeks after its initial release in theaters. This marks the first time that an IMAX release has come this close to the "normal" theatrical release of a major …

Women with guns, apocalyptic scenes with nukes, car chases, explosions, what more could you ask for! A trailer for Terminator 3 has been released on the Apple trailer site.

The Register fuels the file of speculation about a possible AMD/Apple link, with an article debating the merits of a cooperation between Apple and AMD after an AMD representative made some obscure comments at a press conference this week that could be construed as implying that they may at …

For Mac users who are looking for business accounting software, there's a good debate on MacSlash over the merits of QuickBooks vs. MYOB.

Nobody likes spam (except maybe the members of the Monty Python troupe), but a group of online marketers, calling themselves the Email Service Provider Coalition (an initiative of the Network Advertising Initiative) has announced plans to create a system to register, rate and authenticate advertising on the 'net. With growing …

An article on The Mortuary Portal. The article has a bit of information about the phone versions of Everquest:Hero's Call (pun intended, no doubt), Ultima Online, and Wizardry, all set to debut soon. It also mentions an upcoming phone version of Neverwinter Nights, including an article from Intel on …

Is your iPod starting to run out of juice faster? If so, you might be interested in checking out the battery from Laptops for Less. They have complete installation instructions for the replacement batteries as well.

An article from Infoworld details the moves by a Boston company, 321 Studios to sue nine movie companies in order to prevent them from suing them later over potential DMCA violations.

If you are a current DirecTV customer with an account in good standing, the company wants you to beta test new systems. Click here for the information from Beta News.

An article in eWeek details many of the upcoming features in Apple's just-announced Panther version of its operating system. Many rumors see additional light in this description, but we'll really get our best view of it in late June when Apple unveils the OS at the annual WWDC conference in …