Internet media entrepreneur Alki David, songwriters and artists are working together to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS subsidiaries CNET and CBS Interactive for profiting and generating billions of dollars by distributing illegal file trading software.

How will the Entertainment Industry and Brands protect, manage and exploit their Intellectual Property (IP), Trademarks and Copyrights leveraging a new ICANN Top-Level Domain (TLD) name extension?

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has spoken against government's plans to block access to illegal file-sharing websites, such as Pirate Bay. Schmidt alleges that such a move could set a "disastrous precedent" for freedom of speech.

Schmidt stated that "If there is a law that requires DNSs [which allows users to connect to websites] to do X and it's passed by both houses of congress and signed by the president of the United States and we disagree with it then we would still fight it."

"If it's a request the answer is we wouldn't do it, if it's a discussion we wouldn't do it," added Schmidt.

It is common knowledge that Google profits from ad placement no matter whether the content is licensed or not. According to recent studies, nearly 25% of global Internet bandwidth is used for downloading copyrighted works illegally. It is reasonable to assume that, since Google is beneficiary of traffic generation and profiting through it, they would be hurt financially by such a measure to protect copyright from infringers.

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Is the Web really dead? What is ICANN doing about it? Are ISPs and Google abusing copyright laws and using piracy to piggyback music, movie, book and software creators's work to profit? What can be done to expand the Internet and keep it open for all to access?

As the VeriSign lawsuit has shown, it is critical that ICANN does not shoot new entrants on the foot and cripple them from innovating and competing both in the domain industry and other industries if their model is suited for that function. Falling prey to the antiquated concept of Vertical Separation will create anti-trust problems. Top-level domain (TLD) new entrants already have all odds stacked up against them.

Will the increase of movie ticket prices increase the illegal downloading of movies? Will high prices  of ticketing negatively affect the profits of the movie industry and Hollywood in the long run and push loyal movie goers to piracy?

Innovation is regarded as the new way of doing something that is useful. It may refer to incremental and emergent or radical and revolutionary changes. Can Innovation help fight piracy and introduce new opportunities and methods for monetization? The 5-Step Visualization Method for Creative Thinking & Innovation can help bring about innovative behavior, creativity and as a result create new opportunities.

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello is confident that EA can convert illegal pirates of games to potential customers. The reason: downloadable content that you can not access with a pirated copy.

Record labels sue Guns N' Roses for copying songs and copyright infringement. 2 record labels want $1 million  in damages for the theft of the songs that were featured in Guns n' Roses last studio album 'Chinese Democracy.'

The U.K Music Managers Forum proposes flat fee for unlimited downloads as a solution to fight piracy and save the record industry.

What is music piracy and what does the law say?

What is software piracy and what does the law say about it?

Bill Gates blasts Chinese companies for using software they don't pay for and described how profits from companies that DO pay for software have allowed him to help millions of children around the world.

Mitch Bainwol, the head of the Recording Industry Association of America, has 5 reasons to be optimistic about the future of the music industry. Is he realistic or not? My opinion is: It is all about the music

ASCAP call ringtones "public performances" of music under the Copyright Act. They claim a license is required as a result. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the telecoms AT&T, Verizon and others claim that idea is ludicrous. If this stands would you need a public performance license every time you drive and the public can hear your music?

Skype Founders File Copyright Suit Against eBay