MPAA Sued Over DVD Screener Ban

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TSA screener: 2-book max on flights

TSA screener: 2-book max on flights 04/18/2005 02:01 AM
Cory Doctorow: My pal Ross Mayfield was told by a TSA screener that effective April 14, American fliers are only allowed a maximum of two books on flights.

En route from San Jose to Phoenix, I was told by a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) screener about a ban on lighters (cough) starting April 14th, but the book allowance has been cut from 4 to 2...

I must highlight that this could be bad information and hearsay. I can't confirm this with the DHS or TSA prohibited items list. However, the TSA list notes it's own inaccuracy -- and the discretion of the screener to interpret policy...

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Studios Sue Actor For Screener Leaks

Studios Sue Actor For Screener Leaks 01/29/2004 03:49 AM
While the FBI may have arrested the guy who actually put some movie screeners online for download, the studios want to make sure the message is clear to all screener recipients that it doesn't care if them or their friends/relatives/acquaintances who put the movies online. So, the actor suing the actor Carmine Caridi, who supposedly passed on his screeners to a friend. They're suing him for $150,000 for each of the 3 movies that were identified as his that ended up online. While this probably makes the movie studios think they're making a point, it's unlikely to do much to slow down movies showing up online.

FBI Arrests Actor's Friend For Putting
Screener Online

FBI Arrests Actor's Friend For Putting
Screener Online 01/23/2004 03:57 AM
Just a week and a half after the MPAA flipped out when they discovered a screener movie they had sent to an actor for the Academy Awards had made its way online, the FBI has arrested a friend of the actor. The actor, Carmine Caridi, known for playing mafia-type roles, apparently ratted out his friend pretty quickly when the FBI came knocking. Caridi admits to sending every single screener he's received in the past three years to Russell Sprague, who he believed was a movie fan who wanted to see the movies. Sprague is now under arrest and accused of taking those films and putting them online. Of course, part of me wonders if the FBI didn't have anything better to do with their time.

Boing Boing: TSA screener: 2-book max on
flights

Boing Boing: TSA screener: 2-book max on
flights 04/19/2005 11:03 AM
Book allowance on flights cut from 4 to 2? I didn't even know there was an allowance in the first place - one time I brought four notebooks and six books in my carry-on .. rumor

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Be your own MPAA

Be your own MPAA 05/06/2004 12:16 AM
USA Today May 6 2004 4:19AM GMT

MPAA cam

MPAA cam 06/17/2005 05:09 PM
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is paying the Los Angeles police department to install cameras to crack down on DVD bootleggers. So far four cameras have been installed and six more are on the way. Although the LAPD refuses to say where the cameras are installed, but there is information on Xeni's post on Boing Boing. The post also contains funny details of their adventure.

I hadn't realized that there was DVD piracy activity in LA. I wonder how much "lost revenue" they will recoup from these cameras. I wonder what else the LAPD going to use these cameras for. Having said that, I think we probably have more cameras per square inch in Tokyo than in LA. Welcome to our world.

Xeni has filed a story with Wired News about this as well.

UPDATE:

Xeni

Hi, Joi -- Sean Bonner created some topographical maps of the site, and posted those along with more photos and his first-person account over at blogging.la. Check it out:
http: //blogging.la/archives/2005/06/sekret_location.phtml

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Oh, Sure, Now The MPAA Settles With 321

Oh, Sure, Now The MPAA Settles With 321 08/10/2004 01:58 PM
Sometimes you wonder why they even bothered. After completely stompin g 321 Software out of business by saddling them with lawsuits claiming their useful software was a tool of pirates, rather than for backing up what people legally owned, now the MPAA announces that they've "settled" with the company. Seems like a Michael Corleone-style settlement. Meanwhile, Jack Valenti gets in a bogus quote about how this shows that there's no leniency for breaking copyright laws. Of course, there's never been any proof that anyone using 321's software broke copyright laws - which is something 321 showed by offerin g a $10,000 reward for anyone who could find a "pirated" DVD made using 321's software.

MPAA under new management

MPAA under new management 09/04/2004 05:11 PM

Techdirt has a great article with a lot of links to the message being put forth by Dan Glickman. He is yet another idiot in the food chain that does not understand today's technical based marketplace. As soon as they figure out how to satisfy consumers and assure fair use rights remain in place the better. I have no problem paying for content I just want it packaged in such a way that once I pay for it I never have to pay for it again ever.

Example I buy a DVD, I copy that DVD to my hard-drive, 5 years from now when I break that DVD I load that archived hard-drive and I burn a new copy for my viewing pleasure. Better yet I stream that video directly from my hard-drive to my wide screen TV.

How many cassettes do you own that you wished you could have a pristine copy of? I bet you all have a lot that went into the trash and then you re-purchased CD's of the same music? [Techdirt]

Debunking the MPAA

Debunking the MPAA 06/05/2005 11:24 PM

BitTorrent Facilitating Illegal File Swapping of Star Wars On Day of Opening

“Statement by MPAA President Dan Glickman

Washington, D.C. - - Responding to news reports today that BitTorrent is already facilitating the illegal file sharing of the final Star Wars episode, Revenge of the Sith which opens in theaters today, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) President and CEO Dan Glickman made the following statement:

‘There is no better example of how theft dims the magic of the movies for everyone than this report today regarding BitTorrent providing users with illegal copies of Revenge of the Sith. The unfortunate fact is this type of theft happens on a regular basis on peer to peer networks all over the world.

Fans have been lined up for days to see Revenge of the Sith. To preserve the quality of movies for fans like these and so many others, we must stop these Internet thieves from illegally trading valuable copyrighted materials on-line.

If piracy and those who profit from it are allowed to flourish, they will erode an engine of economic growth and job creation; undermine legitimate businesses that strive to unite technology and content in innovative and legal ways and limit quality and consumer choice.’…

‘My message to illegal file swappers everywhere is plain and simple: You are stealing, it is wrong and you are not anonymous,’ said Glickman. ‘In short, you can click, but you can't hide. There are lots of ways to legally download our products through companies like CinemaNow, Movielink, Ruckus and others.’ ” [MPAA Press Release in Word document format only, via the Interesting People mailing list]

This statement would indeed be alarming, if it wasn’t for the fact that the original copy leaked onto BitTorrent was stolen by someone associated with the film and if “Revenge of the Sith” hadn’t made $50 million the first day alone. Glickman shoots himself in the foot by noting that the movie was pirated and yet “fans have been lined up for days to see” it. He wants to have his cake (fans lined up everywhere!) and eat it, too (but piracy “will erode an engine of economic growth and job creation”).

Explain to me again why Congress listens to him? Oh yeah - the money.

Hopefully they’ll cry wolf one too many times, and they and their record profits will be seen for what they really are – a successful business that needs no further legislation from our government. The legal business models Glickman refers are indeed working and with time, they will grow into a thriving business if they stop concentrating on disabling customer playback devices with overly-restrictive DRM and concentrate instead on producing a good product. Just like every other business out there.

LokiTorrent vs. MPAA

LokiTorrent vs. MPAA 12/29/2004 10:12 PM

A kinder, gentler MPAA

A kinder, gentler MPAA 12/29/2003 12:12 PM
The Motion Picture Association of America has said that while movie piracy is a concern for the trade group, they will not pursue suspected individuals with as much furor as does the RIAA.

Stolen a film? MPAA wants to know

Stolen a film? MPAA wants to know 07/08/2004 05:33 PM
One in four online has illegally downloaded a feature film--and it's slicing into box-office and DVD sales, industry group says.

Memo to the New Head of the MPAA

Memo to the New Head of the MPAA 01/06/2004 05:42 AM
Trading movies digitally still isn't easy, but Hollywood has a lot less time to act than it thinks. Here's some advice to help it avoid the fate of the music industry. By Wired magazine's Chris Anderson.

MPAA could learn from RIAA

MPAA could learn from RIAA 07/14/2004 06:51 PM
CNET Jul 14 2004 11:23PM GMT

MPAA Gets New Top Paid Shill

MPAA Gets New Top Paid Shill 07/01/2004 03:41 PM
Well, it's not surprising (and it might barely be worth noting), but the MPAA has officially named Dan Glickman to replace Jack Valenti as their new top paid shill. Glickman, of course, says his number one goal is to "fight piracy," rather than, say, figuring out a way to embrace new technologies to help increase the movie industry's market. Not that something like that would ever happen. While the news reports note the fact that Glickman, the former USDA secretary, is a politician more than a Hollywood insider, that's not really that newsworthy. His job is to lobby, so of course they want a political insider. Besides, he isn't completely unknown in Hollywood. In the past he's lobbied for Disney and his son is a successful movie producer. Either way, it is, as everyone expected, more of the same.

MPAA sues DVD chip manufacture

MPAA sues DVD chip manufacture 08/27/2004 01:44 PM

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Beware DVD chip makers! If you make chips that can circumvent copy protection, the Motion Picture Association of America will work their hardest to get your butt in a sling!…

New MPAA head is former Secty of
Agriculture

New MPAA head is former Secty of
Agriculture 07/05/2004 06:17 AM
Dan Glickman, the former US Secretary of Agriculture, has been named the new head of the MPAA, replacing Jack Valenti. Link (Thanks, Bill!)

The MPAA speaks about Emanuel Goldstein.

The MPAA speaks about Emanuel Goldstein. 12/28/2003 06:33 AM
The MPAA speaks about Emanuel Goldstein. For a very long time, the MPAA has been suing the website and magazine 2600 for posting the DeCSS source code on its website. This is a FAQ from the MPAA's homepage. The incredible irony in seeing the words "Emanuel Goldstein" mentioned brings to mind (obviously to many of you) 1984.

Linux group rebuffs MPAA

Linux group rebuffs MPAA 09/20/2004 04:52 PM
Techzonez Sep 20 2004 8:43PM GMT

RIAA and MPAA take lawsuits to Internet2

RIAA and MPAA take lawsuits to Internet2 04/13/2005 05:22 PM
Since their litigation strategy is by all accounts a resounding success, the content associations are now going after students on the new high-speed network.

Why the MPAA anti piracy ads are bull...

Why the MPAA anti piracy ads are bull... 11/17/2003 07:44 PM
Do a quick search for Runaway Production on Google, the results come back with about 216,000 matches. A Partial list of movies filmed in Canada.

MPAA seeks P2P Enforcer for antipiracy
ops

MPAA seeks P2P Enforcer for antipiracy
ops 01/29/2004 09:58 AM
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FCC Adopts MPAA broadcast flag

FCC Adopts MPAA broadcast flag 11/05/2003 10:56 AM
There goes the neighborhood I personally think that by forcing this the FCC will essentially eliminate the fair use standard,...

Linux blunder Down Under could land MPAA
in court

Linux blunder Down Under could land MPAA
in court 09/20/2004 04:34 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 20 2004 8:41AM GMT

LokiTorrent fights MPAA legal attack

LokiTorrent fights MPAA legal attack 12/30/2004 08:07 PM
The Web site, a hub of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network, has virtually put out the hat to finance a legal fund.

Intl MPAA/RIAA to ISPs: cut your own
throats

Intl MPAA/RIAA to ISPs: cut your own
throats 04/08/2005 05:28 AM
Cory Doctorow: The MPA and IFPI (international versions of the MPAA and RIAA, respectively), has produced a report describing the code of conduct they'd like ISPs to embrace -- basically, they want ISPs to act like AOL in the old days. Any ISP that adopts this code of conduct is cutting its own throat -- seriously, this thing is a frigging embarrassment, it really makes the IFPI/MPA people look like they live in Narnia. The MPA/IFPI people I've met on the road are generally lightweights, prone to telling easily countered lies, ignorant of the law, fumble-tongued and ham-fisted. This report tells me that my impression of them was dead on. Here are some callouts from CoCo:

* "remove references and links to sites or services that do not respect the copyrights of rights holders".'

* "require subscribers to consent in advance to the disclosure of their identity in response to a reasonable complaint of intellectual property infringement by an established right holder defence organisation or by right holder(s) whose intellectual property is being infringed"'

* terminate contracts of recidivist'

* implement instant messaging to communicate with infringers'

* implement filtering technologies to block sites that are 'substantially dedicated to illegal file sharing or download services.'

* voluntarily store data for copyright enforcement...

"To enforce terms of service that prohibit a subscriber from operating a server, or from consuming excessive amounts of bandwidth where such consumption is a good indicator of infringing activities."

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"MPAA Supported" Raid Brings Down DVD
Ring

"MPAA Supported" Raid Brings Down DVD
Ring 09/02/2004 05:57 PM
The Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday that a routine traffic stop in Los Angeles led to a DVD counterfeit ring, and the confiscation of 12,000 counterfeit discs.

MPAA Infiltrating Campus Nets with
Software

MPAA Infiltrating Campus Nets with
Software 04/20/2004 11:22 AM

MPAA bemoans inability to ban behavior
and technology

MPAA bemoans inability to ban behavior
and technology 08/31/2004 10:09 AM
Cory Doctorow: Ernest Miller and Jason Schultz latch on to this great quote from MPAA hack Fritz Attaway:

"If we can't ban bad behavior and we can't ban bad technology, what is it we're supposed to do, stand back and let people steal our product?'' Attaway said.

Jason's response:

[T]he quote reveals the MPAA approach to every problem: either pass laws to ban behavior or pass laws to ban technology. Innovation, ingenuity, competition -- those are for suckers. More laws and more lawsuits, that's the Hollywood way. Cut past the consumer and go straight to Congress. Oh well, at least they're finally being honest.

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Truth Seizes Headlines Back From The
MPAA!

Truth Seizes Headlines Back From The
MPAA! 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
By now it should be no surprise that the MPAA likes to overhype lots of things, from the "losses" due to file sharing to the "risk" posed by the VCR ("the Boston Strangler" to the movie industry). The current bosses are no exception, from blami ng technology to dire warnings about the end of content, it pays to take most of what they say with an extra big grain of salt. Hopefully, you had that salt handy as you read an announcement trumpeted by the MPAA about how they, along with a "California High Tech Task Force" shut down a Southern California DVD processing plant seizing $30 million worth of DVDs. The implication, though not stated in the article, was that the plant was used to copy DVDs illegally. Perhaps the reason it wasn't stated was because it might not actually be true. Constitutional Code points to the processing plant company's angry response to the news today, suggesting that almost nothing in the MPAA's announcement was accurate. First off, the company claims they only copy legal DVDs, and are a well established (over 15 years in business) legal DVD and CD reproduction plant. Second, neither the MPAA nor the so-called High Tech Task Force "shut the plant down." After the raid was completed the plant was allowed to return to full production levels immediately. The Task Force did take some DVDs, but the plant believes they were perfectly legitimate DVDs being produced by a well-known public company. Finally, in the MPAA's favorite area, it looks like they completely inflated by ridiculous amounts the "value" of the seized materials. The plant claims that the DVDs taken were worth a grand total of $10,540. The DVD copying equipment seized was worth about $15,000. In other words, the claim of $30 million worth of product seized was exaggerated by a mere 2,000%. So, not only does it sound like they're lying, but they're bad at math as well. And yet, for some reason, we still think it's okay that they get to go into schools and push their agenda as some kind of educational lesson? Of course, why should the MPAA care? They got the headlines they wanted out of the Associated Press, so it shouldn't really matter if the story isn't actually true.

MPAA: Movie downloading is new piracy
plague

MPAA: Movie downloading is new piracy
plague 07/09/2004 01:30 PM
The Motion Picture Association of America Inc. (MPAA) warned against a "growing global epidemic" of movie piracy over the Internet this week, citing a survey of Internet users in which nearly one in four respondents had illegally downloaded a movie online. The study, conducted by online research company OTX, queried 3,600 Net users in eight countries, and was cited by the MPAA as the harbinger of the tough times the industry faces ahead in grappling with online piracy.

MPAA wins settlement in DVD copy case

MPAA wins settlement in DVD copy case 08/10/2004 12:03 PM
Shortly after 321 Studios closes its doors, the MPAA settles its copyright infringement suit against the company.

SCO, MPAA, RIAA jointly sue entire world

SCO, MPAA, RIAA jointly sue entire world 12/06/2003 09:49 AM
Washington DC and Lindon Utah -- During a fictitious teleconference yesterday, three of America's most active intellectual property litigators announced that they have decided to pool their efforts and jointly file what they're calling "a reverse class action suit against every human being on the entire planet."

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA 07/10/2004 12:48 PM
25% of all Internet users have downloaded motion pictures illegally, according to the MPAA. Are downloads really costing them money, though?

Briefly: MPAA picks new chief lobbyist

Briefly: MPAA picks new chief lobbyist 07/01/2004 01:46 PM
roundup Plus: Dell expands recycling grants...Viacom bids for SportsLine.com...Cisco to power Orange Wi-Fi upgrade...PalmOne spreads out Treo update.

MPAA Fights Pirates with Gentle Threats

MPAA Fights Pirates with Gentle Threats 12/27/2003 10:04 AM

How much the RIAA and the MPAA cost the
media industry?

How much the RIAA and the MPAA cost the
media industry? 08/11/2004 01:19 AM

An interesting survey based project to try to answer the question of whether the cost of what the MPAA and RIAA does exceeds their forgone revenues to piracy.

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DVD Piracy booming MPAA loosing the
battle

DVD Piracy booming MPAA loosing the
battle 12/10/2003 01:51 PM
Seems the MPAA's war on DVD Piracy is being lost. The MPAA is saying that they have found over 150,000...

MPAA Piracy Survey - Junk Research

MPAA Piracy Survey - Junk Research 08/22/2004 05:28 PM

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