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3 Oct 2013, 5:10 pm by Cyrus Farivar
They are accused of using the well-known Low-Orbit Ion Cannon application to conduct DDoS attacks on the Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, the United States Copyright Office of the Library of Congress, Visa, MasterCard, and Bank of America. [read post]
3 Oct 2013, 6:33 am by Tim Sitzmann
As we all know, The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has long taken an active role in the debate regarding the advantages and disadvantages of traditional midwifery and modern medical views regarding childbirth. [read post]
23 Sep 2013, 10:56 am by Jonathan Bailey
Content Industry Drafts Anti-Piracy Curriculum for Elementary Schools Finally today, David Kravets at Wired reports that The Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and several of the largest ISPs in the U.S. are launching a new pilot project in California that aims to teach elementary school students about copyright. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 1:20 pm by Parker Higgins
A Congressional hearing and a glossy new paper published yesterday by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) both underscore a major push by the copyright lobby to establish extra-legal "voluntary agreements" with search engines, similar to the "Copyright Alert" surveillance machine already in place with some ISPs. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 1:10 am by Jonathan Bailey
However, those claims are being challenged, at least in part, by a study released by Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and performed by the research firm Compete (PDF), which examines the role of search engines in directing individuals to pirated content. [read post]
12 Sep 2013, 10:05 am by Jonathan Bailey
The lawsuits could impact other music streaming services, such as Pandora, as well as public venues such as clubs and stadiums. 2: How the MPAA Came Out Ahead in a Birthing-Method Bloggers War Next up today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has come out ahead over the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in a proxy battle over allegedly false Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)… [read post]
28 Aug 2013, 4:15 pm by Cyrus Farivar
In a case that dates back to 2011, Hotfile, a Panama-based cyberlocker, has been found "liable on charges of copyright infringement," according to a Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) statement sent to Ars on Wednesday. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 2:06 pm by Jonathan Bailey
In 1968 the Motion Picture Association of America launched it’s now-iconic movie rating system. [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 10:34 am by Larry Catá Backer
It unites in one assembly, spokesmen of the arts, sciences and learned professions; of the education system at all levels; of radio, motion pictures and the press; of the education interests of labor, agriculture and of religious bodies; and of many other groups that are now working for the establishment of peace. [read post]
19 Jul 2013, 6:14 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Sony Pictures Classics Inc., No. 12-cv-00100 (N.D. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 7:51 am by Dan Harris
DVD piracy is waning in 2013, but for most of the 2000s it drove the IP enforcement debate, due in large part to the efforts of the Motion Picture Association of America (or MPA outside the US). [read post]
9 Jul 2013, 1:48 pm by Jonathan Bailey
However, such personal disputes rarely become litigious and, when they do, they almost never drag in such powerhouses as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 9:08 am by Jonathan Bailey
Portions of the treaty had been opposed by some larger rights groups, including the Motion Picture Association of America, but a representative for publishers said that the treaty was “fairly balanced”. [read post]
30 May 2013, 9:38 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: National Federation of the Blind, MPAA Join Forces to Back Book Treaty First off today, Hayley Tsukayama at the Washington Post reports that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Federation of the Blind have joined forces to back a World Intellectual Property Organization treaty that attempts to increase access to copyrighted works to blind and visually impaired individuals. [read post]
10 May 2013, 6:04 am by Timothy B. Lee
But aggressive lobbying by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and other US copyright interests threatens to derail the negotiations, according to several advocates for the blind who spoke to Ars. [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 2:28 pm by Mathew Alderson
Alderson:  According to the Motion Picture Association, global box office totaled $34.7 billion in 2012. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 11:38 am by Matthew David Brozik
As if the plaintiff roster in the two cases weren’t impressive enough, the amici dramatis personae is a Who’s Who of important institutions: the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB; Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., the Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, the Writers Guild of America, MGM, et al.; ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, et al.; Ralph Oman, former Register of Copyrights of the United States—all in support of the plaintiffs-appellants—and entities including the… [read post]
28 Mar 2013, 12:26 pm by Terry Hart
” Included in this history: “In 1982, the president of the Motion Picture Association of America famously compared the videocassette recorder to a serial killer. [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 10:23 am by Ron Coleman
This motion does not address the questionable merits of [Pearson's] claims. [read post]