NBC finding success in preventing unlicensed videos on web
NBC is finding limited success in preventing its broadcasts to be shown without permission on sites like YouTube.
From cnet:
The company is seeing unprecedented success at removing unauthorized videos posted to the Web and cited last month’s Olympic Games and the recent SNL skit with actress Tina Fey as proof. More than 99 percent of all [...]
Dalllas-Fort Worth huge hub for illegal movies
MPAA officials are targeting the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the state of Texas for its huge bootleg movie trafficking.
From the Houston Chronicle:
The Motion Picture Association of America has opened an anti-piracy office in Irving using undercover agents to shut down one of the country’s largest hubs for illegal bootleg activity, officials said.
So far this year, [...]
Google fights back against copyright treaty
Google testified in front of the US Commerce Department against the proposed treaty on copyright protection that is being pushed by the recording and movie industry.
From Bloomberg News:
Internet companies led by Google Inc. joined groups representing Web users in challenging the Bush administration’s bid to toughen international enforcement against copyright pirates.
Testifying before Commerce Department in [...]
Power given to anti-counterfeiting groups raises concerns
A proposed trade pact that is meant to help movie and music producers in their fight against counterfeits is raising concerns amongst privacy experts.
The pact, which was announced last October, does not need US Senate approval. Concerns are being raised regarding the private information that ISP providers would have to give to the movie industry.
From [...]
Is piracy overblown?
Epicenter blog at Wired Magazine asks whether the figures surrounding piracy are bigger than the actual financial impact.
The post offers numerous links and stories on video game piracy, movie piracy, and the recent stories on textbook piracy.
Read the entire post here.
Pirated Movies more profitable than heroin in Australia
Organized Crime groups in Australia are increasingly trading in pirated movies instead of heroin due to the huge profit margins.
From The Daily Telegraph (via news.com.au):
ORGANISED crime syndicates including bikie gangs have moved into DVD and internet piracy, with some channelling millions of dollars in illicit profits into drug dealing ventures.
They are making their money off [...]
Movies better protected against piracy than music
Due to the large files of movies, the piracy of movies are taking a smaller shares of legitimate sales compared to music files.
From Epicenter:
Downloading a pirated movie, for many Americans, is no small feat. Depending on the internet connection, it could take 24 hours to download a two-hour film — which is one reason why [...]
Anti-Piracy efforts responsible for “Dark Knight” success: Studio
Warner Bros. is claiming that the success of the Batman movie “Dark Knight” is due to its tough anti-piracy efforts.
From the LA Times:
Warner created a “chain of custody” to track who had access to the film at any moment. It varied the shipping and delivery methods, staggering the delivery of film reels, so the entire [...]
Pirated copies no match for Batman
Despite pirated copies being available on the Internet, “The Dark Knight” was able to have the biggest weekend opening for a movie.
From Epiccenter:
The Dark Knight made a mind-warping, record-breaking $155.3 million at the box office over the weekend. Thousands of people waited hours in line to sit in a dark room and watch the [...]
DVD sniffing dogs background
Threat Level has a post regarding the two DVD sniffing dogs trained by the MPAA.
From Threat Level:
A few years back, John Malcolm, the Motion Picture Association of America’s anti-piracy director, was brainstorming new ways to combat piracy. Fresh on the job after serving as a federal prosecutor and a Justice Department attorney, Malcolm wanted to [...]
