ACTA Falling Apart?
ACTA has been called many things over the years since it was first leaked online, but an all around failure was certainly not one of them until until the last few months.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been one of the biggest topics of discussion in the realm of internet user rights, intellectual property discussions [...]
EFF and Study Authors Refute PFFs ‘Junk Science’ Claims
The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) had some choice words expressed by a study on DMCA notices received by Google. While the posting was very pointed, the authors of the study Thomas Sydnor accused of being “junk science”, as well as the EFF, gave ZeroPaid a response to the many accusations made by the [...]
MPAA – Yes I’ll Take Avatar for $1 Billion
Profits continue to skyrocket for Hollywood’s bottom line as Avatar took in $1 Billion in only 17 days.
How much money can a movie make at the theatres in 17 days? That number can be quite high. For one famous 3D movie, a 17 day trip to the theatre can ring in over $1 [...]
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year In Review – Part 3 of 3
We wrap things up with the last third of 2009. Part one. Part 2.
September
September started off with the continuation of the Jammie Thomas trial where Thomas appealed her $80,000 fine. Amongst other arguments, the fine seemed to be arbitrarily selected.
After a ThePirateBay Mixtape of all the songs Joel Tenenbaum was fined for, an [...]
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 2 of 3
We continue with our 2009 year in review with part two of our three part review. Part one of three.
May
May started off with several stories pretty much happening at the exact same time. One of those stories was the increase in support for municipal broadband by major tech companies. Project Greenlight, the [...]
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 1 of 3
2008 was an interesting year in file-sharing and 2009 didn’t necessarily disappoint. There was plenty of ways to look at it, but there is one way one can look at the year – eventful. ZeroPaid reviews 2009.
January
2009 kicked things off with a bang with the ever ongoing Australian plan to filter the internet. [...]
MPAA Enjoys Even More Record Breaking Profits
It’s doubtful the next anti-piracy press release would make mention of this, but apparently the MPAA is enjoying a record breaking Christmas box office this year – capping off a year of record breaking profits
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have claimed that piracy costs hundreds of thousands of jobs and millions in lost [...]
Have You Been Falsely Accused of Copyright Infringement?
With a push by the content industry to put in place a global three strikes law or worse, ZeroPaid wants to know, have you been falsely accused of copyright infringement?
DMCA notices are notorious for relying on what has been widely accepted as flimsy evidence at best. Still, saying that an IP address, a file [...]
WIPO Treaty Sees Entertainment Industry Pitted Against the Disabled
A treaty is currently being discussed within WIPO that would allow those with disabilities to have better access to copyrighted material. Apparently, the only thing the entertainment industry sees when it comes to the disabled having access to copyrighted material is the dismantling of copyright.
The entertainment industry has a long history of saying [...]
MPAA: Illegal Movie Streaming is Still Theft
Spokeswoman says its still a crime, compares it to shoplifting.
Many of us are well aware of illegal video streaming sites that allow you to watch new movie releases on-demand.
Obviously it’s illegal to upload and make content available, but what’s sort of murky is whether or not it’s illegal to simply watch it.
According to MPAA spokeswoman [...]
