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. [...]
Spain Mulls Shuttering P2P Sites Without a Court Order
When a crime is committed, one would think that allegations can be disputed in court. Apparently, the Spanish government is currently considering a law that would allow rights holders to shut down an internet site without a court order.
There’s a stunning turn of events occurring in Spain right now. According to information gathered [...]
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 [...]
New Zealand Three Strikes Law Moves Ahead
After a major public outcry over the last time New Zealand mulled its own three strikes, the three strikes law, also known as s92a in the country, has been revamped by the government and released to the public.
“Mr Power announced the release of a Cabinet Paper that outlines the basis of new legislation,” the government [...]
A New Zealand Political Party Wants Answers on ACTA
As time goes on, the list of lawmakers from around the world keeps getting longer. Recently, a lawmaker in New Zealand has been asking about what is going on with this elusive and secret trade agreement.
Clare Curran, a spokesperson for the Labour Party of New Zealand said that Kiwi citizens need to be kept [...]
The reports of P2P’s death remain greatly exaggerated
It is not often that one gets to see justice, of a sort anyway, happen so quickly. Just Thursday, The Economist magazine, one of the most influential and widely read business news publications in the world, published an article and corresponding editorial crowing about how the problem of piracy in the music industry was coming [...]
Sony BMG Accused of Music Piracy – Assets Seized
There’s some breaking news surfacing out of Mexico. Police have raided a property, seizing thousands of CDs which contain unauthorized music. Sounds like a pretty plain news story had it not been an operation related to Sony BMG.
For our regular viewers, the headline may give you a sense of de-ja-vu. Well, it’s [...]
