Tag: MPAA

Megaupload Data May Still Be Deleted
Carpathia Hosting, the hosting solutions company that was used to store the data on the former file-sharing site Megaupload, made a statement this week indicating it has been unabl...
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MPAA Wants Megaupload User Data Retained for Lawsuits
If you were a user of Megaupload's services before they were shutdown by their copyright infringement lawsuit, you may be the subject of some controversy in the coming weeks. The M...
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Google Chimes In On MPAA’s Suit Against Hotfile
Emboldened by the takedown of Megaupload, the Motion Picture Association of America continues its crusade against file-sharing sites with its latest target, Hotfile, a file-sharing...
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Head Of The RIAA Says ISPs To Implement Anti-Piracy Measures By July 12
Internet service providers are set to start clamping down on illegal file sharing this summer, according to the head of the RIAA. Speaking at the annual meating of the Association...
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“Bully” Gains Support From Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Among Others
The Weinstein's aren't going down without a fight, they want a PG-13 rating for their documentary "...
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“Bully”: MPAA Receives Letter From U.S. Congressman
The Weinstein Company's documentary "Bully" has received some very prominent sup...
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MPAA Won’t Change “Bully” Rating
Shortly after Katy Butler hand delivered a petition with more than 200,000 signatures to the MPAA...
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MPAA Responds to “Bully” Petition
A little while ago we brought you a story about a petition asking the MPAA to reconsider its R rating of the...
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Online Petition Asks MPAA To Change “Bully” Rating
When the MPAA gave director Lee Hirsch’s documentary Bully an R rating, Harvey Weinstein was angry. Weinstein is co-chairman of The Weinstein Company, which is distributin...
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Government Introducing “Six Strike” System To Combat P2P Piracy
It used to be that if you were found to be downloading something off of a P2P network, you were sent a letter demanding that you pay a settlement or go to court. The RIAA found out...
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The Entertainment Industry Is Actually Booming, So… Why SOPA?
That headline is a bit reductive as it should end "Why SOPA, PIPA, Bill C-11, OPEN, et al.?" but that's what the actual article is for, right? One of the main driving points in...
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Wil Wheaton Slams Chris Dodd On Piracy Debate
Fan favorite Wil Wheaton has been very vocal about his stance on the Internet and his utter hatred of SOPA and the like. Now Wheaton is calling MPAA boss and former Senator Chr...
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Jimmy Wales Says Chris Dodd Should Be Fired, Dodd Softens On SOPA Protesters
Speaking at the DLD conference in Munich this morning, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales didn't mince words on the subject of former Senator and current MPAA chairman Chris Dodd. He said th...
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Chris Dodd Talks SOPA/PIPA Shelving
Everybody's favorite former Senator and MPAA boss, Chris Dodd, must not be in a great mood these days after both...
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MPAA Finds Internet Blackouts To Be “Irresponsible”
Today is the day where many popular sites are blacking out in an effort to protest the anti-piracy bills that certain members of the government are so blindly trying to force down...
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