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Op-Ed: American movie industry against the innocent people

In Coshocton County, Ohio, hundreds of people were enjoying free Internet connection for years. Suddenly it's been shut down because of suspicion of one illegal download conducted by an unidentifiable person.

In the Media by Maciej Lewandowski - 2 comments

ISP Peer-To-Peer Piracy Filters: They Don't Work

The MPAA is insisting that ISP's deploy piracy filters that block internet users from all peer-to-peer file sharing activities. The problem? The technology they're offering doesn't even work.

In the Media by malan - 1 comment

The Movie Industry That Cried Wolf: MPAA Admits Piracy Numbers Vastly Inflated

To sum this up in one word: Ridiculous. A 2005 study by the Motion Picture Association of America claimed 44 per cent of Hollywood's losses came from college students illegally downloading movies. But now, they say they made a mistake with the math.

In the Media by Chris Hogg - 4 comments

Student Movie ‘Pirates’ Under Fire in Recent MPAA Most-Wanted List

It’s not everyday that a U.S. college is named to a national top-25 list. But deans might not swell with pride after reading the recent “dishonour role” released by the Motion Picture Association of America to highlight the top “pirate” schools

In the Media by David Silverberg - 4 comments

Pirate Bay Bitch Slaps MPAA with OscarTorrents.com

PirateBay.org starts a OscarTorrents.com with movies available for downloads, Oscar Rating the movies and other features.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 3 comments

MPAA lobbying against home theatres

MPAA lobbyist are pushing congress to pass a bill that would make owning home theatres illegal... if you don't pay their price.

In the Media by Mark M Drewe - 6 comments

MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents

A company named "Media Defender" has been traced to uploading fake torrents to report IP addresses to your ISP.

In the Media by noTe

Movie Piracy Draws 7 Year Sentence

A man convicted of sneaking camcorders into movie screenings and selling the pirated tapes in video stores was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Friday.

In the Media by Andrew Majewski - 5 comments

New Variation on MPAA Lawsuits

Video iPod preloaded with purchased DVD's are what is in question this time.

In the Media by Andrew Majewski - 5 comments

MPAA to shut down ChooseAndWatch.com

Motion Picture Association of America contacted ChooseAndWatch.com (popular website) on Friday and gave them 72h deadline to shut down before they sue them. According to MPAA C&W is distributing copyright material without authors permission (channels s...

In the Media by newsteller - 5 comments

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Weinstein threatens MPAA boycott

Film producer Harvey Weinstein threatens to pull out of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

Who's Protesting 'Bully' Film's R Rating?

'Bully,' a documentary about bullying by teenagers, has received an R rating, but one teen, Katy Butler, has mounted a campaign to get the MPAA to give it a PG-13. That way, Butler argues, more teen victims will see it and know they're not alone.

'Bully' Doc to Be Released as 'Unrated'

The upcoming documentary “Bully” will appear in theaters as “unrated” after its “R” rating by the MPAA prompted an online petition signed by hundreds of thousands of people seeking to have the rating downgraded. “Bully,” which follows five U.S. students who faced bullying on a...