It never fails that with every new technological breakthrough Hollywood howls to the moon about how this new technology is another attack against the industry and will destroy it.
Of course we all know that the exact opposite ...
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The internet hates Chris Dodd right now.
The former Democratic Senator is a perfect illustration of a lot of what is wrong right now with greased slopes in regards to money, politics, influences and lobbies, and just a ...
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Yesterday, the MPAA complained that big companies throwing around leverage to influence public policy was an abuse of power, without a trace of irony.
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Many of the so-called pirate site owners believe that as long as their site isn't hosted on US based servers that they are pretty safe from retribution by the entertainment industry and their trade groups, the problem is that ...
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Producers of the sure to be hit comedy Hangover 2 were forced to pull the films newest trailer from theaters this week after they failed to clear the spot with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). ...
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Zediva is being sued by the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA). The DVD streaming service which disguises itself as a traditional rental service is being sued for providing "public performances" of movies.
If you're unfamiliar with Zediva, ...
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Piracy is out of control and ruining the world as we know it, or at least ruining the business models of the anally retentive entertainment industry.
So the solution - pick out a bunch of countries that don't ...
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Although prison terms for founders of the Pirate Bay were reduced in a recent appeal, a judge upped fines in the case by two million dollars for a total of 46 million kronor- less than the 120 ...
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OMG Twitter has a bug.
OMG Facebook has a security (or privacy, or arrogance, or whatever gets everyone's panties in a bunch on any given day) problem.
OMG Apple is going to fail because Android is selling more phones ...
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) might have a slight bias when it comes to reporting on stuff that is happening on the web but when they have post that is basically highlighting the responses to the Intellectual ...
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When it comes to downloadable music and movies torrent sites are almost guaranteed to attract the attention of trade group bullies like the RIAA and MPAA. It is a pressure that has been growing over the years as ...
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It's a noble plan.
A dozen nations meeting in Geneva on Monday to consider adopting the WIPO Treaty for Sharing Accessible Formats of Copyrighted Works for Persons Who are Blind or Have other Reading Disabilities. The proposal that ...
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I've got a suggestion for Leslie Stahl of 60 Minutes fame.
Stay the hell away from technology stories because you are coming of looking like an idiot who doesn't have a clue. Not to mention that you also ...
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It’s not like the MPAA is going to run into the shadows with its tail tucked between its legs but US District Court Judge Stephen Wilson served notice to the organization that it hadn’t ...
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In some ways you have to admire the audacity and amount of hot air that lawyers for the entertainment industry can expel. Nowhere though is this type of verbal buffoonery more apparent than the ...
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I realize that smokers are the lowest scum of the earth lately and that we get bastardized and ostracized worse than the homeless, the drug addicts and the drunks but now we are being ...
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At the end of March of this year I wrote a post about Mininova’s interesting attempt at providing musicians with a storefront on the site for their music. This was a part of their ...
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I realize I might be a little early on the New Year resolution part; but hey better to start planning now than to let it slide don't you think. After all, if this past election in the ...
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We all know this goose stepping by the entertainment industry through trade organizations like the RIAA and MPAA is ludicrous and wrong; but for some reason they haven't gotten the memo yet. While they dance around the ...
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TorrentSpy is lashing out against a $110 million fine sent its way this week.
The now-defunct site is accused of copyright infringement by the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA claims it facilitated the pirating of ...
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