Intellectual Property

Ripping Off Robb Walsh

R.I.P., Plagiarizing Montgomery County Paper

Jody Rosen of Slate Responds, Deals With A Squalling Kid

Wii Will, Wii Will Sue You

Soundboard to Heaven

Justice Records is looking for treasure in a CD gap

Tracking "Eric the Red"

A lot of people have wanted Dr. Eric Scheffey banned from operating rooms. Noe Santana swears he'll succeed where others have failed.

Bad Science -- or No Science?

A lot of people have wanted Dr. Eric Scheffey banned from operating rooms. Noe Santana swears he'll succeed where others have failed.

Biological Disaster

Zonagen Inc. took its name from Bonnie Dunbar's groundbreaking research into contraceptive vaccines. Then, when she wasn't looking, the company took her research.

Blues for Freddie

The family of a Texas guitar legend fights to protect his legacy

Movie Pirates

That couple in the back row — they're making out big time, but not in the way you think

The Future of Food

If you are what you eat, then you might be a genetic freak

From Houston with Love

The city sends a special something to Africa

Beer Brawl

Starbucks tries to step on the start-up of Starbock beer

Larry Tee, W.I.T.

Saturday, July 12

Custody Battle

Marvel Comics isn't going to give up Captain America without a fight

The Enforcers

Unlicensed jukebox music may be the downfall of feisty Sassy's

Letters

Ministry Magic, Rice Wars, Cross to Bear

RiceTec Paddy Whack

An Alvin-based rice company, the Prince of Liechtenstein, the United States Patent Office, and an Indian eco-feminist bring global trade debates to a roiling boil on Houston's back burner

Static

An Alvin-based rice company, the Prince of Liechtenstein, the United States Patent Office, and an Indian eco-feminist bring global trade debates to a roiling boil on Houston's back burner

21st Annual Young Inventors Showcase

Web exclusive!

ManKind Project Decides To Get Transparent

​After years of stewing in a mix of controversy and mystery, The ManKind Project is finally going to give the world an official glimpse into its secret world of male rites, rituals and so-called "training" programs.At least according to an MKP memo obtained by Warren Throckmorton, Associate Profes ... More >>

Copyright Infringement

Get your hands off my sound

Crystal Castles

Get your hands off my sound

YouTube Reinstates Ally ASL's Account

​Allyson Townsend, better known to her fans as Ally ASL, made headlines earlier this month when YouTube shut down her account after Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group complained that her videos, which featured Ally translating pop songs by Kesha, Owl City and others into American Sig ... More >>

Bryan McCarthy: Deer Park Man Arrested for Illegally Livestreaming Sporting Events

Bryan McCarthy: Channel surfing can get you arrested​Federal agents today arrested Bryan McCarthy, 32, for running a Web site that illegally livestreamed NFL games, pay-per-view fights and other sporting events. The operator of channelsurfing.net was arrested at his Deer Park home without inc ... More >>

Dallas Wiens: Faceless Texan Says Brit Tabloid Forged His Name On Photo-Release Contract

Dallas Wiens has enough troubles​You know what's worse than getting your entire face seared off by an exposed power line? Well...not much, actually. But having a British tabloid forge your name on a contract in order to publish pictures of said face without your consent is pretty dang bad. An ... More >>

Invasion of Piracy

Illegal downloading costs the film industry billions of dollars per year. But does the legal strategy designed to recoup this lost bounty amount to extortion?

What Google & Motorola's Marriage Means To The Music Industry

The Daily Beast​Google stunned the tech world last week when it tied the knot with Motorola for $12.5 billion. But it's the music business that should be raising its brows at the union. Like any typical suitor, Google weighed Motorola's considerably large assets in its decision to get in bed ... More >>

Rice Researchers: Lack of Copy Protection Decreases Music Piracy

​A joint study between marketing professors from Rice University and Duke University has revealed that music industry efforts to reduce piracy through placing copy restrictions -- referred to as Digital Rights Management or DRM -- may actually serve to increase the very theft they wish to prev ... More >>

Swizz Beatz is the CEO of Shuttered Megaupload...Wait, What?

​We've all failed as music journalists. Swizz Beatz is the CEO of Megaupload.com and no one seemed to notice? No one, except Wikipedia (yes, that bastion of factual information on the web), which lists Swizzy's government handle, Kaseem Dean, as the head honcho of Megaupload. Megaupload's "Abo ... More >>