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At a hearing before the CFTC last Wednesday, Cantor argued that the futures contracts would enable movie makers to hedge the risk of their investments and would benefit the industry by reducing the cost of film financing. Image Source: flickr/bossco. 8211; Emily Beverage. Image Source
JetLawBlog
- Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Porn Purveyors Post Piracy PSAs
The porn industry has a serious piracy problem. And its trade association is doing something about it. The Free Speech Coalition has launched an " Anti-Piracy Action Program ," which includes use of automated content ID technology from Vobile. Enjoy: Tags: copyright web video
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.
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
Most infamous, perhaps, were the similar lawsuits filed against individuals by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) when the music industry began to hemorrhage its coveted profits. Music business executives may have a rising ally in the war on illegal downloading: the movie business. District Court in Washington, D.C.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, June 3, 2010
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Hollywood Docket: MPAA vs. boxoffice exchange; Viacom on YouTube: 'A wonderful service'; Ted Turner's bison
The MPAA is objecting to two proposed boxoffice futures commodities exchanges, arguing in a letter to regulators that gambling on movie receipts would tarnish the reputation and integrity of the industry. LAT] Here's a quote that came too late for.
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Dr. Strange-rating or: How I Learned that the Motion Picture Association of America’s Film Rating System Constitutes False Advertising
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) , a trade association whose members include film production studios, distributors, and theater chains, administers the most popular system for rating the content contained in the vast majority of publicly exhibited motion pictures in the United States. Below is the Note abstract for Dr.
JetLawBlog
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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FTC Beginning to Notice Problems with DRM
Ruckus was “free&# to the students–in as much as they were forced to pay for it via tuition fees–but due to DRM restrictions the content vanished without any recourse for the students who had finally done what the Recording Industry Association of America demanded and paid for access to content. 8211; Chuck Fox.
JetLawBlog
- Monday, March 30, 2009
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Swiss Pass Resolution Banning the Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors
In reality, the ESRB was created as a compromise between the video game industry and Congress, precisely to prevent the United States from passing laws such as these recent Swiss resolutions. In European news, Switzerland has taken a giant leap in the effort to regulate video games. model. 8211; Rylan Smith. Image Source.
JetLawBlog
- Tuesday, March 23, 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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Lokitorrent Locked Out
I have to say that I am impressed with the MPAA's swift dispatch of the bittorrent thorn. Lokitorrent.com has joined the ranks of Suprnova and others as a result of MPAA lawsuits. This is a victory for not just the MPAA but other major industries, including the music and software industries. Kaiser Wahab.
BizMediaLaw
- Thursday, February 10, 2005
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Hollywood Docket: Nicollette Sheridan's 'peace package'?; 'Titans' most pirated; Dixie Chick wins legal fees
Federal regulators have granted unanimous approval for the trading of box office futures despite vehement objection from the MPAA, DGA and other industry groups. But the financial reform legislation currently being debated in Congress contains a provision that might nix.
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Hollywood Docket Top 5: RealNetworks settlement; return of Danger Mouse; CBS vs. penis
RealNetworks has settled its dispute with the MPAA over a software that lets users make digital copies of DVDs. The company has agreed to abandon its antitrust claims and pay the movie industry $4.5 million to reimburse it for legal.
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