Hollywood Overstated Campus Piracy
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Human error is the offered explanation, but bloggers are joyously pairing "M.P.A.A." with âbogus,â âbotched,â âgrossly inflatedâ and âlying.".
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The Motion Picture Assn.  of America has filed suit against two Web sites that it claims  are allowing Internet users to view pirated films, many of  which are still in theaters.
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many of them university students -- for sharing unlicensed music files over the Internet. The latest round of filings
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Colleges and universities across the country are taking new steps to fight rampant Internet music piracy by beefing up their education efforts, offering legal music downloading options and stiffening penalties for illegal file sharing, according to a report released today.
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The record industry got a surprise when it subpoenaed the University of Oregon in September, asking it to identify 17 students who had made available songs on a file-sharing network.
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Slammed for touting unavailable but unlicensed content
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The U.S. recording industry on Wednesday stepped up efforts to stop college students from downloading pirated music online and offered students a way to settle the disputes out of court.
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Damages of up to $30,000 (Â£16,300) per film are being sought by the Motion Picture Association of America in an unknown number of lawsuits filed against people caught illegally downloading digital copies of films.
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A software slipup in RealNetworks' music player means that Windows, Mac and Linux computers could be compromised by a movie.
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A file-sharing program called BitTorrent has become a behemoth, devouring more than a third of the Internet's bandwidth, and Hollywood's copyright cops are taking notice.
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The school's tool for fighting piracy on campus automatically isolates students fingered by the entertainment industry for allegedly sharing copyright files. It's another example of a university cracking down on illegal file trading. By Katie Dean.
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Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
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Hollywood has made legal moves against two chip makers in its bid to combat DVD piracy.
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In not-too-secret online forums, Wesley Snipes' latest movie, "Blade: Trinity," is the subject of intense discussion and evaluation. But unlike typical movie fan sites, the chatter from visitors to Web sites like VCDQuality.com doesn't key on the vampire film's plot, acting or bloody visual effects. Instead, computer users dish out praise or criticism on the caliber of video and sound achieved by online groups whose sole mission is to make available unauthorized copies of Hollywood films within a day or two of a movie's debut, if not before.
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Students who download and exchange movies illegally over the Internet may soon face lawsuits and subpoenas similar to those faced by music filesharers.
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The recording industry is dusting off an old tactic in its never-ending effort to crack down on pirated music: Target the college kids.
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If you want to stop piracy of your programming, why would you take it off legitimate services? The peacock is in for a rude awakening.