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MPAAJudge to Decide Fate of RealNetworks' DVD-Copying SoftwareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2009 - 8:49am.
 San Francisco - Testimony wrapped up this week in a case
that will determine whether a DVD-copying product from RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) violates
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), as alleged by the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA), which filed the complaint. U.S. District Judge
Marilyn Hall Patel previously issued a preliminary injunction halting sales of
RealDVD, and after hearing testimony this week will decide whether to make the
injunction permanent.
RealNetworks Sues Studios for Collusion Over DVD CopyingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 14, 2009 - 10:41am.
Seattle
- RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK), which is currently embroiled in a copyright infringement
lawsuit with the major movie studios over its DVD-copying RealDVD software, has
asked the judge in the case for permission to file an antitrust complaint
against the studios.
File-Sharing Hub Mininova Begins Filtering Copyrighted MediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2009 - 11:48am.
Los Angeles
- With a court date looming, Mininova, which is considered the largest
BitTorrent tracker site on the Internet, has begun to implement technology
recommended by content owners to filter copyrighted content, TorrentFreak
reported.
MPAA Taps Daniel Mandil to Head Anti-Piracy EffortsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2009 - 12:03pm.
Los Angeles
- Movie studio lobbying group the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced
that it has named Daniel Mandil to oversee its worldwide legal affairs and anti-piracy
efforts. Mandil previously served as EVP, global general counsel and secretary
of major record label Sony BMG, and before that was a litigation partner at
Covington & Burling in New York.
RealNetworks CEO Testifies in RealDVD Disc-Copying CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2009 - 8:18am.
San Francisco
- The CEO of RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) testified in federal court on Tuesday that his
company's RealDVD disc-copying software does not facilitate piracy, and that
consumers have a legal right to back-up their movie collections, according to
published reports. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) sued the
company for copyright infringement and violation of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, arguing that the $30 software circumvents the CSS encryption on
DVD discs.
Verdict in Pirate Bay Trial Due on FridayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2009 - 11:18am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - A
verdict is due tomorrow in the widely-watched trial of the operators of
notorious Sweden-based file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay. An acquittal would
serve a major blow to the movie and music industry-led legal campaign against
the site, while a conviction would likely eventually lead to an appeal before Sweden's
Supreme Court. It's not clear that a conviction would lead to a shutdown of the
site; CNET notes that when Swedish police seized Pirate Bay
servers in 2006, the site was back up a few hours later.
France to Reintroduce "Three-Strikes" Law in ParliamentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2009 - 9:48am.
Paris
- French president Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party will be reintroduce a
controversial "three-strikes" anti-piracy bill after the legislation
suffered an unexpected defeat in Parliament last week, Variety reports.
TorrentSpy to Appeal Loss in MPAA Email "Hack" CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 13, 2009 - 12:51pm.
Los Angeles
- TorrentSpy, an index of files available for sharing on the BitTorrent
peer-to-peer network that was shut down after a copyright infringement lawsuit
from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has filed an appeal of
part of the case that involved the MPAA's hiring of a hacker to obtain emails
from the company, TorrentFreak reported.
MPAA: RealNetworks Destroyed Evidence in RealDVD CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2009 - 11:46am.
 Seattle
- The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has accused RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) of
destroying evidence that would help its case against the company over RealDVD,
a software program that can copy the contents of a DVD, according to published
reports. A court has already granted a preliminary injunction against the sale
of RealDVD, which the MPAA argues violates a portion of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA) that prohibits circumvention of copy protections on a
digital device.
The Pirate Bay Trial Wraps; Prosecutor Seeks Prison TermsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2009 - 9:57am.
 Stockholm,
Sweden - The
Swedish prosecutor and entertainment industry lawyers handling the case against
file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay asked the judge for prison terms for the four
defendants. The defendants also face up to $180,000 in fines for contributory
copyright infringement, as well as $13 million in damages for the 30
copyrighted media files the plaintiffs claim were offered through the site.
Anti-Piracy Group Gets ISPs to Nix 35 Blogs in Latin AmericaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2009 - 11:31am.
Los Angeles - Anti-piracy
forces of the music and movie industries have worked with Internet service
providers in Latin America to take 35 blogs
offline that were allegedly involved in music and film piracy, Billboard
reported.
TorrentSpy Appeals $111 Million Copyright JudgmentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2009 - 6:37am.
Los Angeles - TorrentSpy, the operator of a now-shuttered BitTorrent file-sharing hub that was sued for copyright infringement by the Motion Picture Association of America, has filed an appeal of the $111 million in damages it was ordered by a judge to pay the studios, CNET News.com reported. TorrentSpy was ordered by the judge in the case to turn over records on all of its U.S. users to the court; rather than comply, the site shut off access to U.S. users -- but ultimately decided to voluntarily shut the service down entirely during the course of the court proceedings. MPAA Sues Three Sites for Indexing Movie Download LinksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2008 - 1:46pm.
Los Angeles - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has filed suit against three sites that provide links to other sites that offer its copyrighted films for download, Wired.com reported. MPAA Petitions Obama to Adopt Anti-Piracy Web FilteringAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 11, 2008 - 1:37pm.
Los Angeles - The Motion Picture Association of American (MPAA) has submitted a position paper to the Change.gov website set up by the incoming Obama administration, in which it argues for the adoption of technology that will block unauthorized sharing of movies and TV programming online, Wired.com reported. The MPAA urges the Obama administration to make "the fight against online piracy, including through automated detection and removal of infringing content," a top priority. MPAA Targets Fan-Edited Films Portal Fanedit.orgAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 24, 2008 - 9:42am.
Los Angeles - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently threatened legal action against Fanedit.org, a site where movie aficionados post their own painstakingly-edited versions of their favorite movies and trade them with others, TorrentFreak reported. Report: Chinese Pirates Crack Blu-ray EncryptionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2008 - 12:09pm.
Los Angeles - Police in China conducting a recent raid on a movie pirating facility found what the Motion Picture Association International (MPAI) deemed to be the first pirated Blu-ray movie discs, The Wall Street Journal reported. Is 21 Months in Prison Fair Punishment for Camcording Films in Theaters?Authored by Jay Baage on October 29, 2008 - 10:26am.
Man Gets 21 Months in Prison for Camcording Films in TheatersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2008 - 9:10am.
San Francisco - A man who pleaded guilty to camcording the films "28 Weeks Later" and "Enchanted" last year in a District of Columbia movie theater has been sentenced to 21 months in prison, Wired.com reports. MPAA Says RealDVD Lawsuit is Not "Controlling Innovation"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2008 - 11:45am.
Los Angeles - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has responded to an allegation that the studios are "against innovation" with an open letter to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital civil liberties group that has sided with RealNetworks in a dispute with the studios over the company's DVD-copying software, CNET News.com reported. Judge Extends Ban on Sales of RealDVD SoftwareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2008 - 8:43am.
San Francisco - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled to extend an injunction against the sale of RealNetworks' (NASD: RNWK) DVD-copying RealDVD software, while a lawsuit targeting the software lodged by the Hollywood movie studios proceeds, according to reports. |
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