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more about #mpaa more comments → BeyondtheTech: To the douchebag that downloaded and watched "From Justin to Kelly," I hope it was worth it. #wifi more » bagellord: From what I saw on slashdot the town took it down voluntarily and that the title of the article was just misleading. #wifi more » reciprocal: wtf? where does the MPAA get the power to do something like THAT #wifi more » jayteemo: broadband access a legal right? yes, it currently is. you are legally allowed to purchase broadband services. it boggles my mind how people equate th... more » Voyou_Charmant: Meanwhile teabaggers and Becktard "conservatives" are crying about their fear of "big government". While industry cabals and multinational corporatio... more » OCEntertainment: Man, anybody read the original article? Full of such gems as: "The MPAA focuses most of its efforts on catching the source of the [pirated] movies." ... more » HAZman27: This was on Slashdot yesterday, and people seem to have details confused. The MPAA didn't shut anything down. They sent a generic message to the own... more » Philip Han: Go Finland!!! @MPAA, how can it not be a necessity? Our entire civilization, world and everything else is based or on the internet. #wifi more » Odin: @Varash: @Kirkaiya: @not_a_virus.exe.vbs: The MPAA don't have the power to do this, likely they just bullied the administration into doing it.... more » ID Ron Burgundy: Killing the entire MPAA (and I guess I can throw in the RIAA too) sounds awfully fine right about now. Does anyone want to round them all up so I don... more » Benguin: Why not go the extra step and shut down the electric grid for providing the power to run the computer to download said movie? Unless he used a laptop... more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: How is a private company able to do this to a public utility? What am I missing? #wifi more » Kirkaiya: Aside from really wanting a super-router like the one in that photo, this article really makes my blood boil. How is that the MPAA (or RIAA, etc) can... more » sharkync: Hopefully the MPAA finally shuts down Gizmodo for comments that have, has or will suggest how to download. #wifi more » ⌘Z: man, i sure hope the download involved something with midgets and horses. nah, who am i kidding? seabiscuit was a terrible movie. #wifi more » -
#mpaa
MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download
The citizens of Coshocton, Ohio are without their free Internet after a single download prompted the Motion Picture Association of America to shut down the town's municipal Wi-Fi network. More » -
#mpaa
MPAA Still Trying to Plug Your Analog Hole with Selectable Output Control
Still use component connections with your cable box? Listen up: the MPAA has again asked the FCC to let studios disable analog connections during certain on-demand movies. The FCC currently bans this, and here's why that's a good thing. More » -
#thepiratebay
Pirate Bay's Censor-Free YouTube Sails into Beta Extreme
Well, this should make the Pirate Bay's court appeal interesting. For the last couple of years, the guys have been working on an anything-goes, censor-free haven for online video sharing called VideoBay, and it's now gone into "Beta Extreme." More » -
#myheadhurts
This Is How You Record a TV With a Camcorder So You're Just an MPAA Toolbag, Not a Pirate
No clever invective needed: It's an instructional video from the MPAA showing how to record a TV screen for classroom clips, instead of ripping a DVD. I think they really mean it, too. =( [BoingBoing] -
#piracy
The New Blockbuster: Godawful Wolverine Downloaded Over 4 Million Times
I saw Wolverine in theaters. I paid $8 for my ticket and $5 for popcorn, heavy on the heart attack sauce. But I still don't know why 4 million people downloaded that piece of poo. More » -
#piracy
Biden Tells MPAA Obama's Intellectual Property Czar Will Be 'Right'
At a lobbying dinner hosted by the MPAA, Vice President Joe Biden chastised piracy as "pure theft" and assured the MPAA that President Obama's administration will find the right person for the intellectual property czar. More » -
#piracy
This About Sums Up the Entertainment Industry's Pirate Bay 'Victory'
Enjoy feeling like you're making progress while you can, suits. It won't last too long. [alt1040] -
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#copyright
Why The RealDVD Trial Might Actually Matter
Yes, OK, we called the software lame and poked fun when it earned that inevitable injunction, but that was just too predictable to get all earnest about. Well, RealNetworks might've been playing a long game. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Everything You Wanted to Know About DRM
Condensed explanation: Digital rights management is a corporate pain in the ass that stops you from doing whatever you want with music and movies in the name of fighting piracy. But there's more to it. -
#riaa
RIAA Tech Chief: DRM Not Dead, Will Become More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
As CNET points out, when Sony BMG became the last major label to sell DRM-free tracks, we pretty much declared DRM deader than HD DVD or Tony Stark if he got in a fight with Batman (at least for the music industry; movies are another story). But RIAA tech chief David Hughes told a panel yesterday that DRM is tech's Obi-Wan Kenobi: It's coming back and will be powerful than we can possibly imagine, but it won't be giving sage advice to budding Jedi. More »
