MySpace Buys iLike

MySpace has confirmed that they are purchasing iLike. Why? We don’t really know either. Seems like they should be investing more money in their site’s infrastructure to make the painfully slow-loading site more efficient. But, they may feel the need to somehow score some media love instead of watching Facebook get all the action. According to ramblings by MySpace CEO, Owen Van Natta, the deal includes various stipulations...

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France Passes “3 Strikes” Illegal Downloading Law

France’s “three strikes” illegal downloading law passed the French Senate earlier this week. The contentious law will give downloaders of copyrighted works two warnings before cutting off their Internet service for a year. The law sets up a special government anti-piracy agency who will police the net with Web Sheriffs, dubbed Internauts. Though the new law still faces a court battle and may rub against current...

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