Kazaa to digitally distribute a feature film from Bollywood

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Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature

Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature 11/13/2003 12:21 PM
Kazaa has inked a deal to simultaneously distribute a theatrically released Bollywood movie, using its DRM-based Altnet technology.

"The Bollywood movie market is growing at twice the rate of Hollywood, in terms of production and revenue. This is where the benefits of P2P technology become really clear," Sharman CEO Nikki Hemming said in a statement. "P2P technology offers the movie industry a huge opportunity to massively enhance its distribution and generate revenue."

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Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood

Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood 11/13/2003 12:26 PM
The file-swapping company, which is locked in a legal battle with Hollywood studios, has stuck a deal to digitally distribute a full-length feature film made in India's Bollywood.

Kazaa gets into showbiz, Bollywood style

Kazaa gets into showbiz, Bollywood style 11/12/2003 10:16 PM
ZDNet Australia Nov 12 2003 9:38PM ET

Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads

Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads 12/23/2003 11:47 AM
MaximusTheGreat writes "While Hollywood tries to debate how to tackle P2P movie downloads, Bollywood the world's largest film industry has decided to embrace ...

Bollywood puts more films online with
Kazaa

Bollywood puts more films online with
Kazaa 12/23/2003 08:07 PM
CNET Asia Dec 23 2003 7:32PM ET

Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download
sales

Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download
sales 12/24/2003 12:13 PM
ZDNet UK Dec 24 2003 9:40AM ET

Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really

Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really 12/23/2003 05:39 PM
There have been a few stories about "legitimate" companies doing deals with Kazaa, but once you get past the headline, you realize that it's not true at all. Just like all those other deals the headlines trumpeting a deal between some some Bollywood film makers and Kazaa isn't really about Kazaa at all. Instead, it's a deal with Kazaa's sister company Altnet, which runs a service within Kazaa to distribute approved copy protected content. So, this isn't at all about film makers understanding the promotional value of free downloads, but rather them trying to piggyback copy protection (in this case files that supposedly "self-destruct" after a single $3 viewing) on the popularity of Kazaa. The deal isn't even that good. $3 for a product that self-destructs after a single viewing? You get a better deal going to the local video store. Meanwhile, though, they get all the publicity of having the film "offered on Kazaa". All Altnet is really doing is bolting a pay-for service (like iTunes) into Kazaa. It doesn't leverage the real benefits of a distributed file sharing network at all.

India's Bollywood offers Internet film
downloads

India's Bollywood offers Internet film
downloads 12/23/2003 05:47 PM
ABC Online Dec 23 2003 4:30PM ET

First All-Artificial Feature Film
Released

First All-Artificial Feature Film
Released 06/03/2004 01:49 PM

Famed Cannibal Inspires Feature Film
(Reuters)

Famed Cannibal Inspires Feature Film
(Reuters) 07/06/2004 11:52 AM
Reuters - Armin Meiwes, the German cannibal who gained global notoriety for eating a willing victim, is being immortalized in a movie by a gay filmmaker, and hardly surprisingly, the project is already running into controversy.

SONY PICTURES TO MAKE FEATURE FILM OF
CLARKE'S BOOK; Neither party would
disclose financial terms

SONY PICTURES TO MAKE FEATURE FILM OF
CLARKE'S BOOK; Neither party would
disclose financial terms 04/10/2004 11:23 AM
Hollywood Reporter .. Great idea!!

hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id= 1000484839
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Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite

Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite 12/08/2003 06:57 AM

KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite

KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite 12/08/2003 08:07 AM
Legal threats

He Loves Me Not, Digitally

He Loves Me Not, Digitally 02/11/2004 10:56 PM
Voice-analysis software from a security company aims to turn a computer into a love detector.

Kazaa-Lite -v- Kazaa

Kazaa-Lite -v- Kazaa 12/11/2003 07:15 PM
It used a similar tactic a while back when it used it to force Google to remove or disable all access to the Infringing Material, said infringing material ...

Test Your Personality, Digitally
(washingtonpost.com)

Test Your Personality, Digitally
(washingtonpost.com) 04/18/2005 11:20 AM
washingtonpost.com - In a recent Random Access, I referenced a study that concluded you can tell a lot about someone's personality by analyzing the playlists on his or her iPod. Not long after that, I found myself standing at a red light in midtown Manhattan noticing that nearly everyone around me had white wires winding from their ears into their pockets.

THX-1138: The (Digitally Enhanced)
Director's Cut

THX-1138: The (Digitally Enhanced)
Director's Cut 07/08/2004 09:01 AM

Building a Digitally Inclusive Society

Building a Digitally Inclusive Society 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Building a Digitally Inclusive Society - "This is a document on Digital Divide. This document describes the situation in Hong...

Call Me E-Mail: The Novel Unfolds
Digitally

Call Me E-Mail: The Novel Unfolds
Digitally 04/14/2004 10:28 PM
As the epistolary novel comes of digital age, a new literature captures the primal urge behind instant-message patter.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Cult
film-maker Russ Meyer dies

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Cult
film-maker Russ Meyer dies 09/23/2004 03:14 PM
Cult film-maker Russ Meyer dies .. dead! .. RIP

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3680976.stm
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Film Industry Gets Challenged by
Bloggers First Film: Open Source,
Grassroots, Free, Remixable

Film Industry Gets Challenged by
Bloggers First Film: Open Source,
Grassroots, Free, Remixable 03/19/2005 02:59 AM
"What's a 'blog'?". "What do 'bloggers' do?". "'Bloggin' - what's that?". "Where's the 'blogosphere' exactly?". To find an answer to these questions, TheWeblogProject (http://www.theweblogproject.com) has come to the rescue: here is the first Film for, by and about Bloggers. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]

Sony to create "iTunes for movies,"
release 500 films digitally within a
year

Sony to create "iTunes for movies,"
release 500 films digitally within a
year 03/31/2005 11:46 PM
Xeni Jardin: At a conference in Santa Monica today, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment SVP Michael Arrieta said:

"We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple Computer CEO Steve) Jobs did for music, but for the film industry," [said Arrieta], "I'm trying to create the new 'anti-Napster."

To that end, Arrieta said, his group plans to digitize Sony Pictures' top 500 films and make them available for the first time in various digital environments within the next year. He said the distribution for films like "Spider-Man 2" will go beyond just Movielink, the video-on-demand joint venture of Sony Pictures and several other major studios, which to date has hosted a limited library of Sony's movies.

For example, Sony plans to sell and make films available in flash memory for mobile phones in the next year, Arrieta said. It also will further develop its digital stores for downloading and owning films on the PC, he said in an interview. Sony's plans--and similar moves by other studios--are likely to avoid empowering any one technology company--such as Apple in the music equation--and allow studios to pocket more of the profits. The philosophy in Hollywood is "Define your own agenda or someone else will for you."

Link to ZDNet story. Previously on Boing Boing: The Cuban Revolution

Film Genesis Launches the First
Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest and
Puts Writers in the Director's Chair

Film Genesis Launches the First
Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest and
Puts Writers in the Director's Chair 03/14/2005 05:23 PM
FilmGenesis.com's "Script-to-Film" Screenwriting Contest gives screenwriters a chance to turn their short script into film festival fodder. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2005]

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Third
Star Wars film gets title

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Third
Star Wars film gets title 07/26/2004 02:16 AM
Third (or is it sixth?) Star Wars movie to be called "Revenge of the Sith" .. BBC

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3924077.stm
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Wasp Factory Records Releases its Music
Digitally on Mperia for 50 Cents a Track

Wasp Factory Records Releases its Music
Digitally on Mperia for 50 Cents a Track 06/29/2004 02:25 AM
Wasp Factory Records and BitPass are helping to change music distribution with the digital release of almost 100 tracks of music on Mperia.com. Mperia is democratizing the distribution of music by giving independent artists a platform to sell directly to their fans, control pricing, and set their own release dates. Visit Mperia at http://www.mperia.com/. [PRWEB Jun 29, 2004]

Digitally revived Dunhuang frescos to be
exhibited at global feast of computer
graphics

Digitally revived Dunhuang frescos to be
exhibited at global feast of computer
graphics 05/16/2004 12:41 AM
EastDay May 16 2004 4:44AM GMT

Digital outsells film, but film still
king to some

Digital outsells film, but film still
king to some 09/23/2004 06:06 PM
Many professional photographers still prefer to use film, thanks to continued advances in film technology, basic differences in how each medium works and artistic preference. But digital is gaining ground in the pro market as each generation of digital SLR camera improves resolution and features.

Bollywood for the Skeptical

Bollywood for the Skeptical 12/24/2004 01:08 PM
Bollywood for the Skeptical offers information about Bollywood film, language in India, useful Hindi words, and even downloads of songs from Bollywood movies .. aquaint yourself with Bollywood music

ocf.berkeley.edu/~dboyk/bollywood
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"Bollywood for the Skeptical"

"Bollywood for the Skeptical" 12/24/2004 01:00 PM

Bollywood online

Bollywood online 12/23/2003 08:07 PM
CNET Asia Dec 23 2003 7:32PM ET

Bollywood gambles on P2P

Bollywood gambles on P2P 12/23/2003 02:10 PM
In the UK Guardian today:

Bollywood movie fans will soon be able to download full-length features with the file-sharing software Kazaa. A deal struck between a partner of Sharman Networks Ltd, the company which owns Kazaa, and IndiaFM.com, a popular entertainment site, will allow Indian film producers to distribute movies, music and other large, rich media files online to an estimated 60 million international Kazaa users. The move follows a pilot scheme in November when Bollywood thriller Supari was offered for sale at US $2.99 and promoted through Kazaa prior to its release in India. The file was designed to self destruct after being watched and could not be copied.

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Spidey Goes to Bollywood

Spidey Goes to Bollywood 06/20/2004 04:06 PM
Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group are introducing a new version of Spiderman regionalized for South Asian audiences. In the Indian version, Peter Parker becomes Pavitr Prabhakar; instead of fighting the Green Goblin he'll battle Rakshasa, a mythical Indian demon. He's wearing a sarong-like garment, and he has unstoppable spiritual powers of asskickage. Link (Thanks, Robin Pen)

Direct-Mail DVD Subscribers Top 12% of
US Internet Households, Offer Insight
into Emerging "Digitally Inclined"
Consumers

Direct-Mail DVD Subscribers Top 12% of
US Internet Households, Offer Insight
into Emerging "Digitally Inclined"
Consumers 04/05/2005 02:28 PM
The Diffusion Group finds that the 4+ million direct-mail DVD households constitute a fertile target market for digital media device & service vendors. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

Windows CE Feature-By-Feature Comparison

Windows CE Feature-By-Feature Comparison 06/28/2004 11:51 AM
The downloadable document available on this page is a comparison between the current versions of Windows CE 5.0 and its predecessors. The comparison is based on the Windows CE product catalog. This side-by-side comparison highlights the new features and increased functionality from Windows CE 3.0 through to the latest version, Windows CE 5.0, to help you determine which feature set is best suited to the requirements of your target device.

MP3: Don't Stop 'til you Get to
Bollywood

MP3: Don't Stop 'til you Get to
Bollywood 04/13/2004 11:17 AM
A few days ago, Jonno pointed me to a Bollywood-flavored remake of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough," which he found on a supercool sekrit MP3 blog that shall remain nameless. This track is phat. This track is funky. This track makes me want to do a little dance in my ergonomic chair. A little google-digging reveals the song is by a group called the Bollywood Freaks, and came out on a limited edition red vinyl 7" in the UK. I want to send them money for the funk they provide. I want more of their music. If anyone has info, cough it up.

But for now -- look! Someone dumped a copy of said funky track on a server somewhere. Download the MP3 while it lasts. Link

Toronto-set Bollywood movie

Toronto-set Bollywood movie 05/27/2004 06:25 PM
Ouchless sez, "My mother found this Bollywood-esque film "poster" completely by accident. The movie is titled 'Coxwell and Gerrard', which is the main intersection in Toronto's Little India." Link (Thanks, Ouchless!)

Bollywood MP3 Disco Blowout Friday

Bollywood MP3 Disco Blowout Friday 06/04/2004 10:46 AM
Following up on this previous BoingBoing post about the Bollywood Freaks mashup "Don't Stop 'til You Get to Bollywood," BoingBoing reader Mike says:

This was only a very slightly re-tweaked version of a tune from an early 1980s Bollywood soundtrack, as sung by the well-known Indian singer Usha Uthup. (The tune's original title is "Chhupke Kaun Aya".) The Usha Uthup version has just been re-released on CD in the UK, as part of a 2CD mix set called "The Trip", mixed by Tom Middleton.

But you ain't heard nothing yet! Usha's greatest work, which dates from the same era, is the utterly INSANE "One Two Cha Cha Cha". (This also quotes from a classic disco hit.) This track is available on a 1997 compilation called "In Flight Entertainment Vol.2" - and also as an MP3 on my blog for the next week or two.

Link to the blog hosting an MP3 download of "Cha Cha Cha." Oh yeah.

Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s

Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s 12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin: Sweeter than a mouthful of ja lebi. David Boyk says:

"While I was supposed to be studying for finals, I made a mix CD to introduce dubious Westerners to Bollywood. That didn't waste enough time, so I also made a big web site that has all the tracks from the CD, plus some more, and a lot of other information to explain Bollywood movies and music, and also to help a bit with language."

Far from a waste of time, David's terrific site includes a "bollywood for dummies" primer, and a very helpful list of common Hindi words you'll encounter. As for the MP3s, man -- there are some serious gems in here, in particular the rockin' 1960s numbers.

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Bollywood Vanilla Coke ad which kicks
ass

Bollywood Vanilla Coke ad which kicks
ass 05/30/2004 05:44 PM
BoingBoing reader Vishal points us to a spectacularly cheesy Indian TV ad starring yet another one of my fut ure husbands (look, any fella who eschews SMS for pigeon as preferred love-note carrier is alright by me).

Vishal says, "This Ad is really popular in India, and I was surprised to find that the good people at Coke have it online too (RealPlayer). It features one of the hottest young actors in Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi, and features many in-jokes to '70s Bollywood films (note, especially, the lightbulb dress in the 3rd segment, a direct lift from a classic 70's movie)."

Footnote to menswear trendwatchers: take a tip from Vivek, at left -- pink vomit prints are the new black.

Update: BoingBoing reader Berklee totally harshes my mellow by saying, "Excellent choice for a future husband, but you'll have to wait until he's done with Aishwarya Rai, I'm afraid. Meanwhile, I recommend [a 2002 film starring Oberoi titled] Company. Go rent it (or download it) and enjoy this un-Bollywood-like gangster-movie!"
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