Motion Picture Association of America

Pallante Appointed Permanent Head of Copyright Office

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 – Librarian of Congress James Billington made permanent the appointment of Maria Pallante to the top post at the U.S. Copyright Office, where she has served as Acting Register of Copyrights since the beginning of the year. Pallante’s appointment secures her spot as the succ

Fate of Silicon Valley Movie Streaming Startup Illustrates Obama Admin’s Innovation Policy Balancing Act

[https://broadbandbreakfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/STOP.jpg]https://broadbandbreakfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/STOP.jpg Investors in internet movie-streaming startup Zediva initially worried about how net neutrality rules could affect its future as a business, but ultimately it’s copy

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Dodd Addresses Movie ‘Theft’ In First Speech as MPAA Chief

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 – Harkening to the days of the director, Cecil B. DeMille, CEO and Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Chris Dodd, delivered his first talk as chief of the organization to theater owners in Las Vegas about the importance of preventing movie theft. Theft

Motion Picture Association Casts Chris Dodd As Chairman, CEO

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 — And the 2011 Award of Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America goes to … former Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd!

Harvard Crimson Gives A Positive Review Of The Movie Industry’s Approach To Illegal Downloading

Harvard’s student newspaper on Monday endorsed the way that the movie industry has approached the phenomenon of illegal downloading at university campuses, calling it “a sensible compromise.”

Movie and TV Industry Tells U.S. Trade Rep Where Biggest Content Theft Occurs

WASHINGTON, November 9, 2010 – The Motion Picture Association of America has notified the United States Trade Representative as to what it believes are the most “notorious” physical and online markets threatening legitimate commerce.

U.S. Film Chief Revives Call for “Three Strikes” Approach to Copyright Scofflaws On the Internet

The interim chief of the Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday urged lawmakers in Japan to enact new legislation that would mandate the disconnection of illegal file-sharers from their internet connections after being warned about their activities several times.

Court Ruling Recasts Notion of Ownership of Books, Movies, Music, Software in Digital Age

SAN FRANCISCO, September 10, 2010 — A federal appeals court ruling on Friday could eventually end the huge secondary market that has bloomed online in used books, software, and other forms of media both physical and digital when it said a software company can use its licenses to control the re-sale