Lorien Crow

As more of our lives -- relationships, pictures, personal messages -- move online, who gains access to our virtual identities and information when we die?

Schools and universities are using e-readers and tablets as valuable learning tools, but scientists are questioning their effect on memory.

Online copyright laws are becoming increasingly complex, confusing the public and resulting in unintentional legal violations.

Publishers attempted to reassert control over the e-book marketplace to charge higher e-book prices, and Amazon is pushing back hard. But as all parties jockey for control, where does this leave consumers and authors?

Struggles over the sale and distribution of digital books are wreaking havoc on the publishing industry, and amid all the confusion, one question continually surfaces: Are e-books fairly priced?

The movie industry's inability to adapt drives viewers to piracy, experts say, as consumers move toward mobile and streaming technology for entertainment.