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Synopsis: Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University provides this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. Really good resource for explaining copyright in an entertaining way.

"Last week, one of the world's most successful online gaming companies, Blizzard Entertainment of Irvine, told its global community of World of Warcraft players that they'd have to use real names in forums. The pushback was severe. The most outraged, as Register writer Ian Hamilton reported, lashed out by publishing online every public item they could find about Blizzard employees and, in some cases, their relatives."

Filmmaker Bill Guttentag discusses the increasing "democratization" of the film and television industry, thanks the introduction of cheaper IT tools and new means of distributing content.

"People with the most Facebook "friends" are more likely to feel stressed out by the site, according to researchers."

"Scarlett Johansson appears to have become the latest star to have private nude pictures leaked on the internet. But how did the images end up online?"

"The FBI has arrested and charged a Florida man in a probe of email hacking that targeted Hollywood celebrities, US law enforcement officials say."