The UK government has revealed that a new code of practice setting out new anti-piracy measures and procedures is expected to be published in June. The suggestion came in the government’s response to the Film Policy Review Panel’s report – A Future For British Film: It begins with the audience… The response, prepared by the Department for Culture, Media and [...]
The Netherlands’ Pirate Party has been ordered to stop publicising ways to circumvent blocks to The Pirate Bay. The ruling by a court in the Hague follows a complaint by the anti-piracy group Brein. It had said that the political party was helping users overcome a previous ruling that had ordered two of the country’s biggest internet service providers to [...]
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), led by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has joined together with the FBI and six major American movie studios to launch an updated anti-piracy warning to be displayed on new releases. The anti-piracy warning will begin appearing in selected DVDs and Blu-rays released this week. The [...]
The UK film and TV industry’s inspirational pro-copyright ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign, designed to win hearts and minds on copyright and creativity, has been recognised with ‘Industry Initiative of the Year’ at the British Video Awards. The campaign capitalised on audiences’ passion for film and TV content to inspire greater respect for copyright and the value of creative works. [...]
Digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet has been boosted by the ‘disc-to-digital initiative’ launched mid-April by US retail giant Walmart, according to senior industry executives and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes. Speaking at Digital Hollywood in Marina Del Rey, California, NBC Universal digital distribution VP Michael Aaronson admitted to having made his first Electronic Sell Through (EST) purchases under the scheme. [...]
Virgin Media, the UK’s second-largest broadband provider, has become the first to block access to The Pirate Bay file sharing website after a High Court order. Virgin Media was one of five major broadband firms ordered to block the website on Monday after an application to the High Court by the BPI, a record industry trade body. The Pirate Bay, [...]
The UK High Court has ruled that Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK Internet service providers. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must all prevent their users from accessing the Swedish download directory site. “Sites like The Pirate Bay destroy jobs in the UK and undermine investment in new British artists,” BPI’s (British Phonographic Industry) chief executive [...]
The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its annual Special 301 report, which evaluates the state of intellectual property rights protection worldwide. The report highlights the ongoing challenge that online content theft poses to the continued growth of American creative industries. Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), commended [...]
MPAA Chairman and CEO Chris Dodd, addressing CinemaCon 2012 – The Official Convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) in Las Vegas – has underscored the importance of protecting creative content, and emphasised that all parties, in both the creative and tech communities, must work together to find a shared solution. He also suggested that the movie industry [...]
The UK’s Industry Trust for IP Awareness has launched the first Xbox advertising campaign with Microsoft Advertising and media planning and buying specialist Carat to promote the pro-copyright ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. Featured on an Xbox branded destination experience (BDE) – the Xbox equivalent of a microsite – the campaign encourages users to watch and vote on their favourite [...]
