US to tax iTunes and digital downloads

States across the US are considering taxing digital downloads like iTunes and eMusic. They're currently tax-free because, well, legislators didn't know Amazon would exist when they drafted tax laws.This raises an interesting question. What exactly are we paying for when we...

NBC to Stream Olympics Live on Web

"NEW YORK Olympics fans will have a bevy of opportunities to get content from NBC Universal next month -- 2,200 hours of live online coverage, live events on their mobile phone and even a way to download coverage...

Amazon To Debut Streaming Movie/TV Service Today

Amazon is offering streaming television and movies starting Thursday, after the early success of their music download service. A huge slew of offerings are on the table as Amazon seeks to compete with iTunes and Netflix. Amazon will have full streaming capabilities via the...

BitTorrent to open online store for digital media

Please tell me I am wrong:  I thought Bittorrent was a champion of the Open Source Gift Economy - you know, one of those radical enterprises but was going to "stick it to the world," as a current Vonage ad...

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