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- Entertainment Industry Get Their Own 'Piracy Police' In The Justice Department
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Remember back in December when Vice President Joe Biden hosted a one-sided "piracy summit" , ridiculously declaring that "all of the stakeholders" were present (despite there not being a single representative from the technology industry, nor anyone ...
feed item - whytewolf - 02/12/2010 - 18:43 - 0 comments
- Once Again: The iiNet Decision Did Not Make Unauthorized Downloading Legit
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Duncan points us to an article written by Australian actor Roy Billing complaining about the recent iiNet decision and going on to bitch about all the people "stealing" from him when they download an unauthorized copy of a film. What's nice is ...
feed item - whytewolf - 02/12/2010 - 09:44 - 0 comments
- MPAA Boss Doesn't Even Make It To The End Of His Contract
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Back in October, we reported on rumors that the movie studios were so upset with MPAA boss Dan Glickman that many thought he wouldn't make it to the end of his contract. While he had said all the usual stuff about "evil piracy," apparently the ...
feed item - whytewolf - 01/22/2010 - 15:44 - 0 comments
- Entertainment Industry Explains How True Net Neutrality Is Just Another Word For Theft
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With comments due last week on the FCC's proposed new net neutrality rules, we've already covered some of the filings, while noting the problems of carving out a special exemption for copyright. But, of course, that special exemption for ...
feed item - whytewolf - 01/18/2010 - 16:13 - 0 comments
- Sony Won't Support Its Own Movie For An Oscar Over Misplaced Piracy Fears
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One of Jack Valenti's final battles while still in charge of the MPAA was his silly, misguided war on DVD screeners . Screeners are copies of the movie (on DVD, obviously) that are sent out to people to view (to "screen") for awards shows and ...
feed item - whytewolf - 01/05/2010 - 12:42 - 0 comments
- MPAA Gives 'It's Complicated' An R Rating Because It Shows Pot Might Make You Giggle
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Via That Kevin Smith (who has had his own share of run ins with the MPAA over bizarre ratings) comes the story of how the MPAA decided the romantic comedy It's Complicated deserved an " R " rating , because it has one scene that ...
feed item - whytewolf - 12/29/2009 - 08:36 - 0 comments
- Oh Look, People Are Already Looking At Expanding How Selectable Output Control Will Be Abused
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For quite some time we've been covering how the MPAA has been pushing to get the FCC to allow them to use "Selectable Output Control" (SOC) to stop you from being able to record certain movies. In theory, the Hollywood studios claim that this will ...
feed item - whytewolf - 12/22/2009 - 02:32 - 0 comments
