MPAA Denies Control Over Screener Ban
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press WriterNEW YORK – A lawyer for the Motion Picture Association of America denied responsibility Wednesday for a policy partially banning distribution of special video copies to awards groups, something small filmmakers said could ruin them. The lawyer, Richard Cooper, made the denial as he urged a federal court judge to [...]
GAO Report: P2P Legitimate
The GAO, or Government Accounting Office, provides the United States Congress with the tools it needs to research or investigate a wide range of topics for potential legislation. Its responsibilities include providing data, analysis and opinions on just about anything, including file-sharing.
On September 9, 2003, the GAO testified before the before the U.S. Senate [...]
Microsoft to Revamp Windows Security
Microsoft Corp. is preparing a series of major changes to the security
capabilities in the Windows client and server platforms, and they will further
lock down the company’s flagship operating systems.
In separate service packs due over the next six months, the Redmond, Wash.,
software developer plans to add several security features to Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003, according [...]
Will Consumers Change Copyright Law?
Rita Chang, Medill News ServiceWASHINGTON–As the music industry continues to fight online file swapping by filing suit, digital music lovers everywhere should take pause–and, perhaps, inventory.Just last week, another ISP–Pacific Bell Internet Services–went to court to fight a subpoena by the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA, representing the major music labels, wants the [...]
Australian music industries threatens providers with lawsuit
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is planning lawsuits against internet providers that do not prevent their users from downloading illegal music via the internet. ARIA-manager Michael Speck claims that the providers generate 20% of their sales with users violating copyrights.
The providers agree on helping the copyright holders but they refuse being made responsible for [...]
Exosee 0.99.011
ExoSee is a P2P file sharing program. It allows you to search for, download, and transfer any type of file with anyone on the network. It works with all file types including MP3, MPEG, AVI, ASF, MOV, JPEG, and GIF. Instead of a central file list, your searches are distributed to thousands of other [...]
MPAA, RIAA seek permanent antitrust exemption
Just weeks after an antitrust suit was filed against the RIAA by webcasters, the music labels’ lobby group, along with Hollywood, is seeking a permanent exemption from similar litigation. The proposal seeks to extend the exemption to anything covering mechanical copyright: a sweeping extension of the copyright cartel’s immunity.
It’s buried away in a piece [...]
CNET offers a new home to MP3.COM artists.
Not long ago CNET announced the purchase and “deletion” of all MP3.COM artists’ assets. But looks like after some feedback they decided to make available another location (music.download.com maybe?) as a place where artists can move(although all of the mp3.com content will still be deleted).
Here is a letter that was released to the artists:
A [...]
Small film companies sue over screener ban
NEW YORK — Small movie production companies sued the Motion Picture Association
of America Monday to try to force an end to a partial ban by Hollywood studios
on sending special video copies to awards groups.
More than a dozen companies joined in the lawsuit against the movie studios’
trade group in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, saying the [...]
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