Topic - MPAA

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Security, Communications, Internet

Does Facebook Need a Privacy Cop?

The Facebook Beacon flap suggests that consumers need clear rules about what information about them is being shared.
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Media, Internet

Studios File Suit Against Movie Piracy Sites

The MPAA files suit on behalf of major studios in a move against two web sites it claims are letting Internet users view pirated films.
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Media

Make Your Mark

Industry group urges studios and record labels to use digital watermarks to protect their content online.
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Media

Industry Pushes Movie Security

Secure Video Processing Alliance hopes to become the standard for digital entertainment.
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Media

Kazaa Pays Up in Piracy Case

Sharman Networks says $115-million settlement with entertainment industry sets stage for collaboration in the digital age.
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Media, Internet

Guba Goes Hollywood

The video-sharing site inks deal to distribute Warner Bros. content online.
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Security, Media, Internet

Warner Takes P2P Leap

Movie studio will use peer-based technology to sell its movies on the Net.
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Security, Internet

MySpace Hires Safety Czar

Responding to online predator threat, social networking site hires ex-Microsoft officer.
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Finance

Ruling Favors Printer Firm

The U.S. Supreme Court makes it harder for plaintiffs to prove antitrust.
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Media

Warner Debuts P2P Film Service

Movie studio teams with Bertelsmann mobile arm to offer movie and TV downloads in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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Media, Internet, Finance

Top 10 Trends: Internet Video

Internet video will make its way into the living room next year, as Hollywood embraces the P2P tools it once loved to hate.
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Media

Labels Target Lyrics Sites

After battling illegal music file-sharing, the recording industry is gearing up to tackle lyrics sites.
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Communications

Wireless Content Rating System

The industry will adopt a simple binary system along with the well-established MPAA and music guidelines.
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Media, Internet

Grokster Loses

Technology for trading files on the Internet unanimously condemned by U.S. Supreme Court, despite differing opinions.
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Media

Hollywood Sues Students

The entertainment industry turns to intimidation, raining hundreds of lawsuits on students who share files over high-speed campus networks.
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General news, Media

Harnessing BitTorrent’s Storm

After years of giving it away for free, 29-year-old coding genius Bram Cohen and his team want to cash in.