ReelGrok about the new crowdfunding rules to be implemented following President Obama’s signing of the JOBS ACT Thursday. With the new law, small businesses may find it easer to approach investors, but those investors will need to be vigilant in protecting their interests. The potential for fraud is really quite high. MORE >>

Eriq Gardner Giving Megaupload back data would constitute a violation of studio rights, says a legal filing by the MPAA today. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Music Tech Business Kim Dotcom MPAA Piracy MORE >>

UPDATE 3/16/12:  The U.S. House of Representatives passed the JOBS (Jumpstart our Business Startups) Act, but the legislation is bogged down in the Senate for a variety of reasons including the crowdfunding provisions.  The JOBS Act would allow equity investment over the Internet, which is difficult due to the disclosure requirements under U.S. MORE >>

If you read yesterday’s post, Judge rules, again, that blogger Crystal Cox is not a journalist. You know why? Because she ISN’T a journalist, it likely made you throw up in your mouth a bit. But, in a way, this nutcase is helping to prove why, when confronted with bad speech, the best cure is [.]. MORE >>

Wandering through the exhibition hall at ABA Techshow last week,  I’d ask friends I bumped into whether they’d seen any new products that interested them. Time and again, it seemed, the answer was the same: TheFormTool. Even better, you can download the basic version for free. The table has three columns: Label, Question and Answer. MORE >>