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  | Asian Pirates Are Producing Counterfeit Blu-ray Movies Found at 11/17/2008 via news.yahoo.com
Asian pirates are producing counterfeit copies of copyrighted Blu-ray Disc videos. A recent raid on counterfeiters in southern China has prompted the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to warn consumers about counterfeit movies. More...
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| BSA and MPAA Presidents Call the Digital Millennium Copyright Act A Crucial Step in Bringing Forth the Information ... Found at 11/12/2008 via www.itworld.com
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted ten years ago in October 1998, has been ?a stunning success,? according to the leaders of the global software and motion picture industries. More...
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| U.S. film organization honors Chinese students for IPR protection Found at 11/6/2008 via english.people.com.cn
Three Chinese students were given awards on Thursday for their creativity in three Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Public Awareness Competitions by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). "Protecting IPR is the responsibility of everyone. Only in this way can we effectively protect our creativity," said Yang Tingting,21, of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She ... More...
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| Theatre movie pirate gets 21 months in jail Found at 10/28/2008 via www.abc.net.au
A US man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for illegally recording two movies with a camcorder in a Washington, DC, movie theatre, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) says. More...
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| Man gets 21 months in jail for illegally recording movies in cinema Found at 10/28/2008 via nz.news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for illegally recording two movies with a camcorder in a Washington, DC movie theater, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced Tuesday. More...
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| You are currently viewing this from 69.147.109.97 - Found at 10/28/2008 via www.fijilive.com
WELCOME GUEST! A US man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for illegally recording two movies with a camcorder in a Washington, DC movie theater, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced Tuesday. More...
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| Hollywood (Unintentionally) Agrees with EFF Found at 10/24/2008 via 
The MPAA's response to an EFF blog post unwittingly validates our point -- that the MPAA's legal attack on RealDVD is about controlling innovation. Record Label 'Infringes' Own Copyright A donation-based record label that distributes its music for free had its site taken down for copyright "infringement." More...
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| Imagine RIAA, MPAA in Control of Handbag Industry Found at 10/23/2008 via blog.wired.com
Imagine what the handbag industry would look like if it was controlled by the record labels and the movie studios. A handbag would only work with one outfit. Its contents would fall out the bottom at international borders. Handbag sharers would be sued. More...
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| MPAA sues RealNetworks Found at 10/21/2008 via www.bangkokpost.com
RealNetworks has been forced to shut down sales of its DVD copying software RealDVD. This has happened while a California judge decides if it violates US copyright laws. Why should you care? More...
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| MPAA to EFF on RealDVD lawsuit: you're living in the past Found at 10/20/2008 via arstechnica.com
The MPAA thinks that the EFF is being "disingenuous and wrongheaded" in its comments about the MPAA's lawsuit to stop RealDVD. The organization says that the EFF is living in the past and needs to get with the program when it comes to dealing with copyright infringement. The EFF tells Ars otherwise. Read More... More...
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| MPAA slams EFF on RealDVD Found at 10/20/2008 via news.yahoo.com
The movie industry finally responded to accusations that it has filed suit to stop sales of RealDVD software as a means of maintaining control over those who make DVD players. More...
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| MPAA slams EFF on RealDVD Found at 10/20/2008 via news.cnet.com
Hollywood denies it's trying to block companies from innovating around DVD players without its permission. The studios say EFF's claims are "tired and weathered." More...
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| EFF: MPAA's RealDVD suit is a smoke screen Found at 10/11/2008 via news.cnet.com
Internet-advocacy group says Hollywood is less concerned about stopping piracy than it is about preventing companies from building movie players without its permission. More...
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| MPAA, RealNetworks Smoking 'Illegal Substances' Found at 10/8/2008 via blog.wired.com
At the tail end of a three-hour federal court hearing on whether RealNetworks' DVD-copying software should be removed from the marketplace, company attorney James DiBoise said no harm was being done to the movie studios. He said users should not copy movies that they have rented. The argument was akin to head shops with notices warning that bongs are not meant for "illegal substances." ... More...
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| Real Networks forced to stop selling DVD-copying program Found at 10/7/2008 via www.guardianfeeds.co.uk
Real Networks, Rob Glaser's baby, has pulled its sales of its Real DVD rip-and-file-DVDs program following a court injuction by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) . ( Changed: originally said rip-and-burn, but Real's notes show that this only lets you create an encrypted disk image of the DVD - not to burn it. ) The MPAA alleges that the program violates the Digital Millennium ... More...
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