IIPA Blames Canada for Movie Piracy (Again)
Many observers who take particular interest in Canadian issues surrounding copyright might find this to be a broken record, but a copyright lobby group is, once again, demanding that Canada be placed on a priority watch list in a special 301 report (or, as some might consider, a priority “wish list”)
In a demand submission recently [...]
Reports – MPAA Sued for Defamation Over Piracy Lawsuit
It may be an interesting case. After receiving a lawsuit for copyright infringement late last year, reports are surfacing that the website is now suing the MPAA for false claims that they infringed copyright for profit.
There have been reports on vnunet and Shanghai Daily among other sites. A large “theater website” from China [...]
Open Rights Group Urges on Fight to Stop Copyright Extension
Two years ago, copyright extension in the UK was shot down. Now copyright extension is not only back in the spot light for the British, but it is also drawing concern for digital rights activists as well.
Last time British copyright extension was brought up, the worry was how songs like those produced by the [...]
Report: Unauthorized UK Downloaders to be Cut Off
A recent report has many buzzing over the possibility that British ISP’s might start become the copyright police.
The report contains the following:
A draft consultation suggests internet service providers would be required to take action over users who access pirated material via their accounts.
But the government is stressing that plans are at an early stage and [...]
Thai Police Busts Bootleg Operation
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has announced (PDF) that 25,000 DVDs were confiscated and 5 arrests were made in a Bangkok bust.
The Motion Picture Association were congratulating police recently after the success of “Operation Blackout” recently. The bust happened in the Banmor area of Bangkok. They say that while they did make 5 [...]
3 Quick Ways to Watch Movies for FREE!
Want to watch movies for FREE? This “How To” guide will teach you how to find movies to watch for FREE on-demand or via BitTorrent download so that you can check out some of your favorite movies whenever and wherever you like.
The beauty of these 3 sites is that not only can you watch movies [...]
DVDs outsell music for first time, says Virgin
Virgin Megastores defied the gloom in the entertainment market over Christmas, pushing its underlying sales ahead by 4.6% in the four weeks to December 30 and increasing its market share.
Its performance bucked the trend in the market which prompted pre-Christmas profit warnings from rivals HMV and Woolworths. Virgin said the figures exclude online sales, which [...]
Cell in Theater Could Lead to a Cell in Prison
Sometimes before advance screenings, security guards will confiscate camera phones for the duration of the movie in order to prevent piracy. Most people’s reaction is to question the likelihood of someone actually pirating a movie they record with their phone. Aside from the fact that few people could be interested in such a bad-quality product, [...]
Networking: Downloading movies a hit
Consumer spending on mobile networking applications — mobile search, movie downloads and other innovative applications — surged in the United States and overseas during the just-completed quarter, sources tell UPI’s Networking.
Leading mobile operators including Cingular Wireless, Vodafone, Orange and Telefonica are seeing sales increases. Smart-phone users, researchers said, are driving the trend.
One mobile content supplier, [...]
Movie downloads coming to the UK in July
Film downloads are finally coming to the UK, with support from Universal Pictures and Wippit, the music file-sharing site. The service will be enabled by the end of July with the ability to download Universal films on the day of DVD release.
As for pricing, new releases are going to cost £19.99 with older films costing [...]
