Will Warner Bros. Delay the Release of “Watchmen”?

Warner Bros. is set to release the film “Watchmen” on March 6, 2009 despite a recent district court decision that ruled in favor of Twentieth Century Fox (Fox) having intellectual property rights in the film.  Fox acquired the rights to the popular but dark-themed graphic novel “Watchmen” in 1986.  Fox then conveyed those rights to a [...]

When College Basketball Coaches Attack

Many basketball coaches have fiery personalities so that they can get the most out of their players but last week in Cincinnati, Mississippi men’s basketball coach Andy Kennedy took his coaching style to the back seat of a cab where he was arrested after he allegedly struck a cab driver with a closed fist and berated the cab driver [...]

Is a College Football Playoff Foreseeable in the Near Future?

Last week Texas Congressman Joe Barton introduced a bill that would pave the way for a college football playoff it were to be approved.   http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3760232
In order for the bill to become law it must be approved by the house and senate and then be approved by the President.  Here is a detailed description of the entire process.    http://clerkkids.house.gov/laws/.  [...]

Does Joe Satriani Have a Copyright Infringement Claim against Coldplay?

 
Guitarist Joe Satriani brought a plagiarism suit last week in Los Angeles against the band Coldplay for allegedly plagiarizing his song “If I Could Fly.”   Satriani claims that Coldplay used the same melody progression in their song “Viva La Vida.”‘  http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600890/20081208/coldplay.jhtml 
The songs can be heard together here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofFw9DKu_I  So do you think the songs are [...]

Was Challenging the Suspensions of 5 NFL Players a Smart Thing to Do?

Earlier this week Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams along with three members of the New Orleans Saints were suspended for four games each for testing positive for bumetinide, a diuretic banned by the NFL, contained in the supplement Starcaps.  Starcaps did not list the diuretic in it’s ingredients and the players claim they did [...]

Is Online Gambling Safe?

 
 CBS’s 60 Minutes recently ran a story about the $18 Billion a year online gaming industry and its lack of regulation in the U.S. due to most companies keeping their Internet servers off shore, outside of U.S. jurisdiction.  60% of gambling online servers are kept on the Mohawk Indian Tribe Reservation which is located in [...]

Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself in the Leg; Will do Some Hard Time

 
If you haven’t heard New York Giants star WR Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg over the weekend while at a nightclub in New York and is being charged with two counts of  Criminal Possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree, a class C Felony.  Burress faces between 3.5 and 15 years in prison [...]