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  | FCC lets movie industry selectively break your TV Found at 9/2/2010 via news.cnet.com
The FCC grants the MPAA permission to selectively disable certain outputs on your TV so that it can deliver you movies at home earlier. Thanks, but I think I'd rather go to Redbox. More...
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| Obama Administration looks to scuttle torrent sites like The Pirate Bay Found at 9/1/2010 via www.geek.com
Although few would argue that piracy isn?t morally shady at the very least, it?s a fallacy on the part of the media industry to equate every illegal download as a lost sale. The Obama Administration seems ready to embrace that fallacy, though, in response to industry pressure from groups like the RIAA and the MPAA: [...] More...
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| MPAA spent $430,000 lobbying US government in 2Q Found at 8/30/2010 via news.ino.com
(AP:WASHINGTON) The Motion Picture Association of America spent $430,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on anti-piracy measures and other issues, according to a disclosure report. More...
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| Hollywood Docket: How Boy Scouts earn their anti-piracy merit patches Found at 8/24/2010 via thresq.hollywoodreporter.com
Why is the top job at the MPAA still vacant? THR's Elizabeth Guider has some theories. [THR] Speaking of the MPAA, the Hollywood trade org is working with the Boy Scouts of Los Angeles to teach kids how to respect... More...
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| Why is the top job at the MPAA still vacant? Found at 8/23/2010 via www.hollywoodreporter.com
Commentary: Organization's new chief needs to have a difficult combination of charisma and clout. More...
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| TorrentReactor buys its own Russian town for $148,000 Found at 8/8/2010 via www.geek.com
TorrentReactor (TR) is well-known for carrying out pranks to upset copyright holders and the organizations that represent them. A case in point is the shipping of condoms to the RIAA and MPAA earlier this year via partner site Vertor. Now the torrent website has raised its game by buying its very own Russian town. It sounds [...] More...
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| Hollywood Docket: MPAA delay; Lawyer vs. Prince; Bulgarian pirates Found at 8/4/2010 via thresq.hollywoodreporter.com
Now that the MPAA and Bob Kerrey have broken up after only a few fruitless dates, the MPAA isn't exactly rushing to jump into a long-term relationship. [THR] Paramount is sending COO Fred Huntsberry to open the annual ShowEast theater... More...
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| Studios in no rush to renew MPAA search Found at 8/3/2010 via www.hollywoodreporter.com
If you think Hollywood's top lobbying group will rush to find the next Jack Valenti now that former Sen. Bob Kerrey is out of the running, think again. More...
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| Former MPAA chief: 'It is a very difficult job' Found at 8/3/2010 via www.hollywoodreporter.com
Dan Glickman, who headed the MPAA from 2004 until early this year, talked Tuesday with THR's Alex Ben Block about his former job. More...
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| Bob Kerrey out of the running for top job at MPAA Found at 7/29/2010 via www.latimes.com
Movie studio lobbying group decided to end negotiations as the former U.S. senator continued to express ambivalence about the job and the effect on his lifestyle, people close to the situation say. It's back to square one for the Motion Picture Assn. of America. More...
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| Bob Kerrey out of running for top job at MPAA Found at 7/29/2010 via www.latimes.com
It's back to square one for the Motion Picture Assn. of America. After months of negotiations with former Nebraska Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey to become head of the movie industry's chief lobbying arm in Washington, talks broke down between the two. More...
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| Bob Kerrey not joining MPAA after all Found at 7/29/2010 via news.cnet.com
Talks to hire the former U.S. senator as head of the film industry's trade group fall apart. More...
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| Kerrey's conduct led MPAA to yank job offer Found at 7/29/2010 via www.hollywoodreporter.com
Studios soured on former senator due to drawn-out negotiations, radio-show disclosure. More...
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| Bob Kerrey out of running for top job at MPAA Found at 7/29/2010 via www.latimes.com
It's back to square one for the Motion Picture Assn. of America. More...
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| Blur - Mpaa Scores Decision By Librarian Of Congress Found at 7/29/2010 via www.contactmusic.com
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has condemned a decision by the Librarian of Congress that exempts documentary film makers and educators from the... More...
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