Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. It was once so rich that Concorde used to fly from Caracas to Paris. But in the last three years its economy has collapsed. Hunger has gripped the nation for years. Now, it’s killing people and animals that are dying of starvation. The Venezuelan government knows, but won’t admit it!!! Four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. People queue for hours to buy food. Much of the time they go without. People are also dying from a lack of medicines. Inflation is at 82,766% and there are warnings it could exceed one million per cent by the end of this year. Venezuelans are trying to get out. The UN says 2.3 million people have fled the country - 7% of the population.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Industry News: MPAA Sues Hotfile Website for Copyright Infringement...

The Motion Picture Association of America is suing the download hub service Hotfile for copyright infringement.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the MPAA charged that the website "is responsible for the theft of thousands of MPAA member companies' movies and TV shows" though a system that "encourages and incentivizes users to upload files containing illegal copies" of content.

On Hotfile, users load material onto the website and receive a download link that they can distribute as they see fit. The company says on its website, "Only the person storing a file on Hotfile gets the download link. That person decides who should have access to the link. A file can only be downloaded if the download link details are known."

The MPAA contends that with this system, "unlimited users can download the stolen content – in many cases tens of thousands of times."

MPAA general counsel and chief content protection officer Daniel Mandil said, "The theft talking place on Hotfile is unmistakable. Their files are indeed 'hot,' as in 'stolen.' It's wrong and it must stop."

Thank you Hollywood Reporter

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