Hackers continue to 
run amok in the entertainment world.
Sega is the latest game company to be hit, following in the steps of Nintendo, Bethesda, Sony and more. Meanwhile, another group claims to have breached Sony Pictures – this time in France.
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Senate proposes jail time for illegal video streams
While it’s already illegal to upload 
and download copyrighted content, there’s a loophole that lets streaming sites get away with it. The U.S. Senate is moving to close that fast.
The Commercial Felony Streaming Act – a bill that would make illegal streaming a felony – has passed the Judiciary Committee and now moves into the full Senate. If it’s passed, it would carry penalties of up to five years in prison for offenders.
The weirdest casting news of the day – possibly year
Brad Pitt is an A-list celebrity. Actors 
clamor to share screen time with him, since it’s an almost certain chance to get screen time in front of a huge audience.
So what the heck is the CEO of Activision doing in Pitt’s latest film?
Set-top box vampires
There are roughly 160 million set-top boxes in 
homes around the U.S. – that’s more than 80 percent of the country’s domiciles. And every last one of them is a vampire.
Not the Bela Lugosi or Robert Pattinson kind, of course – but the kind that suck power from your walls and money from your wallet.
Meet the Internet’s new public enemy #1
Fame in the hacking community 
is a rare and fleeting thing. Kevin Mitnick found it – and served time for it. And more recently, the decentralized group “Anonymous” has been the reigning top dog.
But in the last month, a new contender for the throne has made a big push – and a lot of entertainment companies have been casualties of this war.
May game sales bite the dust
No one expected May to be a particularly 
stellar month for video game sales – but no one expected it to be a disaster either. Unfortunately, disaster doesn’t begin to describe the month.
Software sales nose dived 19 percent in May, the industry’s worst performance since Oct. 2006. Overall, brick and mortar sales were down 13 percent to $718.8 million. Year to date, the industry is 14 percent off of 2010’s retail sales pace, according to The NPD Group.
Report: Arrests made in PlayStation Network attack
Police in Spain have arrested 
a trio of hackers who officials say could be a part of the recent attacks on Sony’s PlayStation Network.
Reuters reports the three suspected members of the loose hacker alliance known as Anonymous are being charged with cyber-attacks against Sony, governments, businesses and banks.
E3 2011: Snoop Dogg talks piracy, video games
E3 is a magnet for c
elebrities each year. Steven Spielberg regularly shows up. Robin Williams has been seen sneaking into demos. And earlier today, Snoop Dogg was at the YooStar booth to promote the company’s latest game – “YooStar on MTV”.
Before going out to shill the game, the rapper talked with me about his thoughts on piracy after the Sony data breach earlier this year as well as his favorite games.
E3 2011: Two new Halos, Live TV headed to Xbox
Microsoft is covering its 
bases at this year’s E3.
The company, in its pre-show pres conference, announced a variety of new games and services, designed to appeal to everyone from core gamers to casual gamers to nongamers.
E3 2011: Where’s the Supreme Court verdict?
Last November, the Supreme Court 
of the United States heard oral arguments in a case that could have a massive effect on how the video game industry operates. But nearly seven months later, we’re still waiting for a ruling.
The Court once again did not issue a ruling on Brown v. EMA Monday morning, which mildly surprised some industry observers who had expected it to come down as the industry starts its annual trade show. The next opportunity for a ruling in the case will come Thursday, as E3 kicks off its last day.
Chris Morris: Journalist 