Does Cracking Down on Piracy Kill the Internet?

There is, it seems, only one problem with enforcing stricter copyright laws when it comes to online piracy: People stop using the Internet altogether.

The Hobbit To Stay In New Zealand

It’s finally official: The Hobbit will stay in New Zealand after all.

Hobbit Talks May Change New Zealand Forever

The fight to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand may be getting more intense, but there’s a limit to how far it’ll go, according to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Key spoke to reporters before today’s meeting between the government and Warner Bros. executives and told them “I’ve made it quite clear (to Warner [...]

Hobbit To Leave New Zealand After All?

If this report from the New Zealand press is to be believed, union disputes have forced Warner Bros. to pull production of The Hobbit out of New Zealand, although its new home has not been disclosed. A statement from Peter Jackson and partner Fran Walsh reads in part,

Jackson’s Reps on The Hobbit: “We Expect a Decision is Still A Week or Two Away”

Will he direct or won’t he direct? Or, is this movie even coming out at all? It seems that nothing has ever been set in stone for The Hobbit, and despite reports on Saturday in the LA Times and the New York Times that the movie was just a few signatures away from approval, it [...]