Report: MPAA to Lay Off Over 10% of Work Force
The reason isn’t currently clear at this time.
There’s an interesting report on CNET which suggests that over 10% of the MPAA work force might be laid off. A spokesperson confirmed that layoffs are happening, but didn’t confirm the extent of how much of the workforce would be laid off.
From the report:
The MPAA’s leadership is [...]
MPAA anti-piracy dogs now face ‘chemical weapons’
The war on the MPAA’s Malaysian CD sniffing dogs heats up as “Lucky” and “Flo” now face chemical sprays designed to mask polycarbonates.
I mentioned last week how Lucky and Flo, the MPAA’s Malaysian anti-piracy disc sniffing dogs,were the new target of “syndicate bosses” after having been so successful in assisting with the recent seizure [...]
Wanted dead or alive: 2 MPAA anti-piracy dogs
It seems a contract’s been put out on the MPAA’s Malaysian anti-piracy disc sniffing dogs, with “syndicate bosses” offering an undisclosed bounty for their heads.
After a recent seizure of almost $3 million USD worth of pirated DVDs and VCDs, “syndicate bosses” have put a contract out on the 2 optical disc sniffer dogs the [...]
US trains new ELITE Swedish anti-piracy police force
Look out Pirate Bay, the FBI and the MPAA have joined forces to create a new Swedish anti-piracy ‘p2p’ “hit squad”.
Never one to let its interests anywhere in the world go unprotected, the United States govt and the MPAA have teamed up with the Swedish govt to create an elite corps of Swedish anti-piracy police. [...]
Russia set to streamline anti-piracy procedure
Russia is going to simplify the procedure for enforcing copyrights and related rights, an Economic Development and Trade Ministry official said Friday.
The widespread violation of intellectual property rights is a bitter point of contention in the currently stalled bilateral World Trade Organization accession talks between Russia and the United States.
The U.S. has repeatedly demanded more [...]
