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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