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39 Articles match "Copyright","MPAA"
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MPAA considers whether to turn its litigious attentions to Ashton Kutcher for pirating a portion of his upcoming movie. In the news… Scientists use brain scans to determine what makes long-term marriages last. David Carradine’s widow files wrongful death suit against French production company. Good news for smokers?
JetLawBlog
- Monday, June 7, 2010
Porn Purveyors Post Piracy PSAs
And it has posted to YouTube two public service announcements featuring Ron Jeremy and other porn stars speaking about the harm piracy does to their business -- ads not too different from the MPAA spots that had grips, set painters, and other below-the-line workers speaking about the threat to their jobs from illegal downloads.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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MPAA's Glickman seeks Hill support for ACTA
After weeks of false charges that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement currently under negotiation would eliminate "DMCA-style safe harbors" or make it " impossible to run a service like Flickr or YouTube or Blogger ," copyright owners are finally fighting back. Tags: IP czar copyright DMCA ACTA
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Thursday, November 19, 2009
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“Hurt Locker” Producers Seek to Hurt Wallets of Thousands of Individuals for Unlawful File-Sharing
Copyright Group to bring the suit, a company comprised of intellectual property lawyers whose mission is to “stop movie copyright infringement and make illegal downloaders pay damages for the content they have stolen.. Copyright Group lawsuit filed last Monday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Image Source.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, June 3, 2010
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Entertainment unions, trade associations thank Obama for support of copyright enforcement, ACTA
A group of entertainment industry unions and trade associations ranging from the American Federation of Musicians and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to the MPAA and RIAA sent a letter Monday to President Obama, thanking him for his support of copyright enforcement and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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The Smartest Guys in the Room Can't Handle the Truth: Google pays $1 billion premium for YouTube
See also " Does Google Adequately Reserve for Losses in Copyright Infringement Suits?") The CEO made the comments during a deposition he gave in May as part of the copyright lawsuit Viacom filed against Google and YouTube in 2007. Tags: viacom notice and shakedown mp3 dumber than dirt creepy youtube creepy eric schmidt mpaa
Music Technology Policy
- Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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Court narrowly construes damages provision of DMCA Section 512(f); litigation fees not recoverable
UMG never sued for copyright infringement, and so YouTube restored the video in mid-July. As Judge Fogel notes (citing, ironically, an article critical of copyright owners' takedown practices), the whole point of the DMCA's notice-and-takedown (and counternotice) procedure is to resolve these matters outside of the courthouse.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Saturday, February 27, 2010
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Major copyright owners, unions urge Congressional support for ACTA
Tags: copyright ACTA politics
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Friday, November 20, 2009
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FTC Beginning to Notice Problems with DRM
Tags: JETL copyright entertainment film/television financial intellectual property internet legislation music privacy technology EFF piracy iTunes DRM consumer uprising FTC Vanderbilt MPAA Ruckus
JetLawBlog
- Monday, March 30, 2009
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Former Hollywood copyright cop Garfield invited guest at Obama speech; more cozying up to Big Content?
National Journal's Tech Daily Dose engages in a fascinating bit of transition kremlinology, reporting that Dean Garfield, a former top copyright cop at the RIAA and MPAA , was invited to attend today's President-elect Obama's major economic speech "by the transition team." Tags: IP czar copyright Obama politics
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Thursday, January 8, 2009
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Court issues preliminary injunction in RealDVD case; solid victory for studios and DVD CCA
The MPAA issued a statement through its Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman praising today's decision: We are very pleased with the court’s decision. Tags: drm copyright The major movie studios and the body that licenses the main DRM technology on DVDs have won another major legal victory in their fight against DVD ripping.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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When Sgt. Friday met the Internet pirates
An affidavit by an FBI agent filed in support of a criminal copyright prosecution provides fascinating insight into how anti-piracy investigators go about tracking their prey. Shortly before that date, MPAA cyber-sleuths discovered that someone was offering to upload a copy of the film to a " topsite " known as "PUKKA." h/t Wired ).
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Friday, February 20, 2009
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