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Mary Pickford (1892-1979) – Actress, Producer & Screenwriter Mary Pickford was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, cofounder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [read post]
16 Apr 2016, 4:37 am by Eric Goldman
Photo credit: 3D Quick Link Crossword // ShutterStock* Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm by John Dean
“Spotlight” received six Academy Award nominations and was awarded Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.Over the years I have known a number of members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences—there are some 6,000 of them and it is difficult to live in West Los Angeles without knowing a few—but all that I know have strong aversion to awarding pictures that get history wrong. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 9:12 am
"It pains us that any aspect of the show was considered offensive, and I apologize for any hurt the skits caused," wrote the chief executive of Academy of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Dawn Hudson in response to a complaint by Academy members of Asian descent expressing "complete surprise and disappointment with the targeting of Asians at the 88th Oscars telecast and its perpetuation of racist stereotypes. [read post]
18 Feb 2016, 10:02 am by 500law
Recently, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the company responsible for presenting the “Academy Awards” or “Oscars,” filed a lawsuit against a company providing allegedly unauthorized “Oscars” gift bags.[1] The Defendant is Lash Fary, d/b/a Distinctive Assets and Distinctive Assets LLC, who the Complaint alleges is a marketing business that “specializes in ‘celebrity placement’… [read post]
23 Jan 2016, 1:27 pm by DBorman
As everyone is no doubt aware, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week announced its nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 6:00 am by David Pabian
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is planning to appeal a September judgment finding that GoDaddy did not violate anti-cybersquatting laws. [read post]
1 May 2015, 8:34 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Chamber of Commerce), real estate boards (including National Association of REALTORS) and other professional organizations (such the American Library Association – Allied Professional Association, American Medical Association, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.) [read post]
23 Feb 2015, 8:19 am
It should have been more about us, more of a show, and less about them, less like an industry convention.ADDED: Apparently the standard for inclusion is membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [read post]
22 Feb 2015, 2:34 pm by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
Film nerds can get all their Oscar-related facts from a series of databases supplied by the Margaret Herrick Library, the research library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. [read post]
28 Jan 2015, 11:08 am by Ben
Opinions on ownership of the 'Oscars' selfie ranged from the copyright being owned by Bradley Cooper who pressed the button, to being owned by DeGeneris who assembled the photo (so perhaps DeGeneris was the person who made the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work), perhaps joint ownership by all of the featured stars, owned by Sponsor Samsung who provided the phone, or owned by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences who… [read post]
27 Dec 2014, 2:19 am by Ben
 Or the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences who staged the event? [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 10:00 am by Gerry W. Beyer
The auction of late actress Joan Fontaine's 1941 Oscar has been withdrawn after threats of a lawsuit from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to Fontaine's estate. [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 7:50 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Chamber of Commerce), real estate boards (including National Association of REALTORS) and other professional organizations (such the American Library Association – Allied Professional Association, American Medical Association, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.) [read post]
16 Jul 2014, 9:47 am by Jonathan Bailey
None of the defendants had any comment on the lawsuit. 2: Man Selling Fake Oscar Statuettes on eBay Ordered to Pay $375,000 Next up today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that a Texas judge has ordered Jaime De La Rosa to pay some $375,000 in damages the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), over his continued sale of fake Oscar statues on Ebay. [read post]
15 May 2014, 8:34 am
 Well, maybe the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences had nothing to do with this. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 4:57 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
Courts sometimes have stepped in first in looking at new tech, and Congress followed: Justice Holmes, 1911, Court extended copyright to motion pictures. [read post]
6 Feb 2014, 11:20 am by Jonathan Bailey
They went on to say that they would never have approved their footage to be used for that purpose. 3: Film Academy Sues Over ‘Counterfeit Replica’ Oscar Statuettes Finally today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization responsible for the Academy Awards, has filed a suit against Jaime De La Rosa, a Texas man that they say was making and… [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 1:57 pm
Apparently the edits were due to the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which does not allow pre-Oscars negative campaigning.Besides being a potential case of false endorsement and violation of Twitter's terms [still according to Twitter's guidelines for using tweets in broadcast, Twitter content may not be used in advertisement without prior consent], the question which this Kat finds most interesting is whether Mr Scott… [read post]