Europe Court: Copyright Holders Can Demand Pirates' Personal Information

Europe Court: Copyright Holders Can Demand Pirates' Personal InformationHollywood Studios Lose High Court Appeal in Landmark Australian Piracy Case STORY: Hollywood Studios Lose High Court Appeal in Landmark Australian Piracy CaseIn what could prove a precedent-setting case, the court ruled in favor of five Swedish publishers who filed suit against Swedish Internet service provider ePhone to force it to hand over the name and address of a user who allegedly uploaded...

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SAG-AFTRA Moves Toward Halting Music Video Work

SAG-AFTRA Moves Toward Halting Music Video Work 2:43 PM PDT 4/25/2012 by Jonathan Handel SHARE Comments  76   Like a steamy music video, the fight to unionize dancers in that often sweat-infused art form is heating up. Looking to up the tempo of negotiations from 17th century minuet to something a little more cha-cha-cha, SAG-AFTRA on Wednesday advised members that the national board might issue a “Do Not Work Notice” at...

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Deals up at Beijing fest: +87%

Deals up at Beijing festFest organizers say deals signed this year up 87%By CLIFFORD COONANThe organizers of the Beijing Film Festival have said that the value of deals signed at this year's event, which wraps Saturday, is up 89% to 5.27 billion yuan ($476 million).There were pacts involving 21 film projects signed at the fest, with six of them co-productions.More than 600 shingles attended the fest, with more than 2,000 biz figures involved.Local giant China Film Group...

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Russian Online Video Service ivi.ru Inks Deals with Hollywood Majors...

ivi.ru became the first company in Eastern Europe to have licensing deals with all of the majors.MOSCOW -- The Russian company ivi.ru has become the first online video service in Eastern Europe to have signed agreements with all the Hollywood majors.OUR EDITOR RECOMMENDS'The Hollywood Reporter: Russian Edition' Celebrates Launch in Moscow  The company said in a statement that it had finalized the latest in a series of licensing deals with the...

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Nielsen study finds 'second screen' viewing enhances TV experience...

When viewers watch a TV program with a tablet device, they tend to check their email, hunt for sports scores or seek additional information about the show or a commercial they were watching on the big screen.A new report by Nielsen Co., released Friday, underscores what network television researchers have been preaching for more than a year: that "second screen viewing" appears to augment the TV viewing experience rather than steal away viewers.Nielsen's State of the...

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Euro Data Protection Group Attacks ACTA...

The independent authority warns that the multinational anti-piracy treaty could violate human rights and European law.COLOGNE, Germany - An independent advisory group has warned that ACTA, the multinational anti-piracy treaty which the European Parliament is set to vote into law later this year, could violate European laws protecting privacy and human rights.MPAA Chief Christopher Dodd Says SOPA Debate Isn't Over, Defends Hosting Harvey Weinstein Even as He Attacked...

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CinemaCon 2012: Industry Addresses Complaints About Dark Screens With Laser Ligh

Martin Scorsese warns theater owners that if movies aren't projected with enough light, audiences won't "come back."LAS VEGAS — A demonstration of new laser illuminated projection technology was presented at the CinemaCon exhibitors convention on Wednesday, where it was offered as one solution to the problem of theater screens that appear to be too dark.CinemaCon 2012: Pixar Announces New Latin-Themed Project, Disney Plans 'Muppets 2'That issue has cropped up more and...

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Televisa saw quarterly net income nearly double on strong growth from its broadcast and pay TV units

The Spanish-language media powerhouse has positioned itself to conquer U.S. Hispanic market. MEXICO CITY -- Mexican media group Televisa saw quarterly net income nearly double on strong growth from its broadcast and pay TV units. Televisa Station Reportedly Hit by Grenade Attack Univision Adds Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Televisa Top Executive to Board Lionsgate, Televisa Ink TV Pact for the U.S. Hispanic Market The nation's top network reported a first-quarter...

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French FR > Arabic Classic translators needed.

French FR > Arabic Classic and Arabic Classic > French FR  translators needed.French FR  NATIVE only.+/- 150,000If interested email us here your current rates/resume if you meet these requirements. This is a long term job.If you have not already registered on our site, please fill out our online application on our main site: www.chicas-translations.comONLY TRANSLATORS WHO FILL OUT OUR ONLINE APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED. A short...

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English UK > Arabic Classic translators needed.

English UK > Arabic Classic and Arabic Classic > English UK translators needed.English UK NATIVE only.+/- 150,000If interested email us here your current rates/resume if you meet these requirements. This is a long term job.If you have not already registered on our site, please fill out our online application on our main site: www.chicas-translations.comONLY TRANSLATORS WHO FILL OUT OUR ONLINE APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED. A short translation test is...

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Cinedigm's McGurk Proposes 'Narrowcasting' Model For Digital Cinema

Digital cinema "can be a white knight for the struggling indie film business." LAS VEGAS — Cinedigm Chairman and CEO Chris McGurk asserted that by using a "narrowcasting" programming model, there are a string of potential opportunities afforded by digital cinema, including increasing exhibition revenue, distribution cost saving, and operational and management efficiencies. OUR EDITOR RECOMMENDS Cinedigm and New Video Acquire SXSW Award-Winner 'Citadel' Cinedigm...

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Visual Effects Artists Seeking to Unionize at Sony Imageworks...

IATSE Animation Guild reps will hold a lunch-hour meeting Friday in Culver City as the campaign to unionize VFX artists accelerates. Call it a tale of three Sonys: the studio's live action crew members and its Sony Pictures Animation employees are unionized, but visual effects artists at sister facility Sony Pictures Imageworks are not – even though they work hand in glove on both live action product, such as next month's Men in Black III, and animated films like...

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Start-Up NimbleTV to Move Users' Pay TV Channels Online...

The company is testing a streaming service that wants to make more TV content available online, but the company says it wants to ensure that pay TV and content providers continue to get paid. Pay TV operators have acknowledged that they have been slow to make available TV content online to their subscribers in the so-called TV Everywhere initiative. Now, start-up NimbleTV plans to speed up the process by starting to make some consumers' pay TV packages available on...

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Hong Kong Film Piracy on YouTube Amounts to $308 Million Loss...

Copyright-infringing videos of over 200 films found on world's largest video-sharing website HONG KONG – Severe copyright infringement of Hong Kong films is rife on YouTube, with pirated footage of over 200 Hong Kong films found on the world's largest video-sharing website, amounting to an estimated loss of over HK$2.4 billion ($308 million) to the local film industry, according to the Hong Kong Motion Pictures Industry Association (MPIA). MPIA members urged YouTube...

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