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18 Dec 2013, 12:46 pm by Tim Greene
In April, we filed an amicus brief on behalf of the International Documentary Association, Film Independent, and the Motion Picture Association of America in support of the NFL and the Ravens. [read post]
2 Aug 2014, 11:00 pm by Dan Flynn
It’s just a needed lesson the prosecution needs to frame the big picture. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 8:03 am
" The Motion Picture Association of America, which represents Columbia Pictures and other top Hollywood film studios, sued TorrentSpy and a host of others in February 2006 as part of a sweep against file-sharing companies. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 6:31 am by Blaine T. Bettinger
  Chris Dodd, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), is one of these strong supporters and has stated that today’s online protest is “yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 6:31 am by Blaine T. Bettinger
  Chris Dodd, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), is one of these strong supporters and has stated that today’s online protest is “yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 10:57 am
  Will there be a tipping point with enough independent companies succumbing to the WGA demands and going back into production because of the waivers that the powerful Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will go back to the table? [read post]
12 Nov 2006, 9:26 pm
Home-entertainment companies have long battled piracy in China mainly by pushing legal action against the producers of counterfeit goods, while investing little in distributing genuine copies because they deem the market hopeless. ...The Motion Picture Association of America estimates that piracy in China cost its members $244 million in lost ticket and DVD sales last year. [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 12:20 pm
The Motion Picture Association of America believes such sites contribute to, encourage and profit from piracy. [read post]
22 Jan 2012, 9:37 pm
" This group of hackers who are also known as "Anonymous" claimed credit and also claimed that they also broke into the Motion Picture Association of America's website. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 5:49 am by Glenn Reynolds
Lieberman’s former colleague, left office a pariah, statewide and countrywide, but quickly landed on his feet by becoming chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America. [read post]
8 Sep 2012, 8:11 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Specifically, Svartholm and his co-founder Fredrik Neij became the the whipping boys for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) – among other media companies – for copyright violations. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 2:35 pm by Ben Sheffner
From a Crimson editorial that ran Monday:Recently, the Motion Picture Association of America began sending thousands of letters to colleges and universities across the country, reminding them of their obligation to set up a "written plan to effectively combat the unauthorized distribution of copyright material by users of the institution's network" under the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. [read post]
31 Mar 2014, 3:24 am by Christopher Sprigman
We find an example in the late Jack Valenti, who, as head of the Motion Picture Association of America, in 1995 made the argument before the Senate Judiciary Committee that it was necessary to extend the copyright term in part to provide continued incentives for the exploitation of older works. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 4:15 pm by Timothy B. Lee
Today Obama is president of the United States and Dodd leads the Motion Picture Association of America. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 8:40 am
The idea for the anti-piracy campaign evolved when Oliver realized that the street-sales of pirated movies had declined following a crackdown by Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the help of the Motion Picture Association of America in 2007. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 12:58 pm by David Kravets
Agreeing with rights holders' and the Motion Picture Association of America's doomsday predictions, the Librarian of Congress on Tuesday rejected, again, another proposal that would allow users to finally rips these items for personal use. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 6:45 am
DeSoto's apartment earlier this year after being alerted of the alleged infringement by the Motion Picture Association of America. [read post]
23 Feb 2007, 5:48 am
In January, the Motion Picture Association of America unveiled proposals to strengthen the voluntary ratings system used to tell audiences about the content of movies. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 2:35 pm
" Both sites are still down, and more attacks are being mounted; Anonymous members have now targeted the sites of the Motion Picture Association of America and the White House, and other government sites. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 9:21 am by Andrew Ramonas
At Miller, Eizenstat lobbied last year for the Motion Picture Association of America Inc. and footwear importer E.S. [read post]