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? ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MPAA Asks Swedish Court to Shutter the Pirate Bay
Wants the BitTorrent tracker site to cease and desist facilitating the unauthorized distribution of its films.
Add the MPAA to the list of copyright holders targeting Swedish BitTorrent tracker ...
Vuze: Our Users are “Hollywood’s Best Customers”
BitTorrent client ommissions study that proves "once and for all" its users are "avid entertainment fans" that buy more movie tickets and DVDs than the average person.
The crew behind the ...
MPAA Says Making Even “One Copy” of a DVD is Illegal
Fights Real Networks attempts to release RealDVD software that allows users to make backup copies of purchased DVDs.
Last September Real Networks launched RealDVD to allow users to ...
MPAA Accused of Anti-Trust Violations During RealDVD Trial
RealDVD creators, Realnetworks, is making headlines again during the trial over DVD copying software. The MPAA has been accused by Realnetworks of being a "price-fixing cartel". All this ...
MPAA – Camming Movies is an Acceptable Practice (for Teachers)
The fair use community of the United States is abuzz over a video clip that shows how the MPAA feels that educational exception should operate. A number of people ...
MPAA Argues Fighting Piracy Saves US Jobs
Nervous after news that it had record breaking profits last year - again.
The MPAA wants to make sure lawmakers stay focused on fighting piracy in the economic downturn and trying ...
MPAA Enjoys Another Year of Record Profits
Says nevermind however, that "it's nothing to apologize for" and that it's important we don't "give second-class citizenship to creative jobs."
MPAA head Dan Glickman routinely tells anyone that'll listen ...
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. ...
MPAA Wants to ‘Automatically’ Eliminate Piracy
Oh the things that sound good on paper...
There's a new lobbying paper posted on Change.gov that shows that the MPAA isn't slowing down on dreaming big while lobbying ...
Financier for MPAA Members Arrested – Court Battle Looms
It may get a little harder for the MPAA to play the moral card - not to mention getting funding for movie production for it's members.
It is no secret that ...
Copyright Industry Getting Slaughtered in the Stock Markets
The copyright industry, namely the RIAA and MPAA, have said for years that file-sharing has caused the industry billions of dollars and loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs. ...
Jammie Thomas Case – Support for the RIAA Under the Name ‘Progress and Freedom’
Yesterday, we reported on the MPAA suggesting that "international obligations" allow corporations to sue individuals for copyright infringement without evidence. In the mean time, there is support ...
