Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Spielberg loses out at the push of a button > The problem, it appears, was partly down to teething troubles with the limited edition DVD players issued last year to Bafta members. Developed by Cinea, a subsidiary of Dolby, the players permit their owners to view encrypted DVD “screeners”, [...]
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French allow P2P
Bloomberg.com: Europe > Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — The French Parliament voted last night to allow free sharing of music and movies on the Internet, setting up a conflict with both the French government and with media companies. Woot! Time to relocate?
Slyck Interviews the MPAA
Slyck News – Slyck Interviews the MPAA > Without compromising our position on P2P, we took the view that perhaps it was time we heard what the MPAA had to say for themselves instead of only reading their views in court submissions. At the direction of Dan Glickman and with the kind assistance of Kori [...]
MPAA in the Philippines
p2pnet.net – the original daily p2p and digital media news site > On December 20, the Motion Picture Association and Optical Media Board (OMB), with backup from Philippines National Police officers, again raided the notorious Bartertrade Mall in Quiapo, Manila, serving 110 warrants and seizing 942,000 pirated optical discs valued at an estimated US$1.8 million [...]
Public Domain Movie Torrents with PDA versions
Public Domain Movie Torrents with PDA versions > Classic Movies and B-Movies Movies For FREE! 531 movies available for download with BitTorrent, free & legal due to expired copyrights. Lots of great B-Movies, and even some old Ninja flicks. Woho! Most movies are available in several formats, including iPod & PDA sizes.
Movie Profits are down. Way down. Not.
US box office takings passed the $1bn (£545m) mark for the first time in June, led by the success of the third Harry Potter film, a survey indicated. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | US box office ‘beats $1bn record’ I’d say $1 billion in a month is pretty good, and it’s 37% higher [...]
Studios considering encrypted DVDs
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has endorsed a plan to distribute about 6,000 special DVD players to members. Specially encrypted discs, known as screeners, would be earmarked for a specific academy voter and would play only on that person’s machine. My Way News I’m sure some clever git will hack this player [...]
FBI chases Oscar screeners
The FBI arrested a Chicago-area man Thursday on charges of criminal copyright infringement and illegal interception of a satellite signal as a result of the bureau’s ongoing investigation into pirated Academy screeners. FBI arrests man in Oscar screener case Whups. Guess the number of screener movies released on the wares scene will drop a bit.
A source for screeners found by MPAA.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A copy of the romantic comedy "Something’s Gotta Give" that was sent to an Oscar voter has surfaced on the Internet, prompting a probe by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. CNN.com – ‘Gotta Give’ screener ends up on Net – Jan. 13, 2004 Apparently, the screener was [...]
A day in the life of a movie pirate
Nearly halfway around the world from Hollywood, a 17-year-old high-school student is trying to make a name for himself as a film distributor. Unlike the moguls in Tinseltown, though, he and his colleagues in a group called MysticVCD don’t cut deals, take meetings or campaign for Oscars (news – web sites). Instead, their goal is [...]