Piracy-laden site shut down in court
MAY 8 | FROM VARIETY: Hollywood has scored a major victory over a Web site that trafficked in pirated movies and TV shows, winning a $110 million judgment in federal court.
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Bill targets teen gamers
MAY 8 | FROM VARIETY: With Grand Theft Auto IV in the headlines, a bipartisan pair of House members has introduced a bill that would require videogame retailers to check identification in order to prevent minors from buying games intended for adults.
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China, Russia still a piracy threat
APRIL 28 | FROM VARIETY: Noting some progress made in protecting U.S. intellectual property rights around the world, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative nevertheless said the situation remains "serious" in China and Russia as well as seven other countries.
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Antigua threatens to allow piracy
MARCH 19 | FROM VARIETY: The government of Antigua is likely to abrogate intellectual property treaties with the U.S. by the end of March and authorize wholesale copying of American movies, music and other "soft targets" if the Bush administration fails to respond to proposals for settling a trade dispute between the two counties, according to the lawyer representing the Caribbean island nation.
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MPAA topper blasts Net neutrality
MARCH 12 | VARIETY SHOWEST REPORT: Showbiz's top lobbyists are taking an increasingly vocal position against so-called Net neutrality, but not everyone in the industry is singing the same tune on the complicated policy issue.
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MPAA canines to dog movie pirates
MARCH 4 | FROM VARIETY: The MPAA has allocated two bootleg-sniffing retrievers to a school education campaign and donated another two canines to Malaysian authorities to help pick up the scent of counterfeiters.
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Global anti-piracy treaty in works
OCT. 24 | FROM VARIETY: U.S. trade representative Susan C. Schwab announced Tuesday that the Bush administration and some key trading partners are launching a collaborative effort against piracy.
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RIAA faces serious piracy lawsuit
AUG. 31 | FROM VARIETY: A lawsuit recently filed against the Recording Industry Assn. of America could ultimately force the org to drop or dramatically change the way it uses its principal weapon in the fight against online piracy, according to experts and observers.
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Treasures DVD tackles social issues
JULY 12 | FROM VARIETY: The third DVD set in the National Film Preservation Foundation's Treasures From American Film Archives series will feature 48 early-20th century works that tackled social issues.
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Dept. of Justice wants piracy criminalized
The Dept. of Justice sent Congress proposed legislation that for the first time would criminalize “ intent to distribute ” pirated product.
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NBC Universal calls for White House piracy role
Calling piracy “ the most significant threat to the future of global economic growth and security, ” NBC Universal general counsel Rick Cotton said headway against counterfeiters won ’ t be achieved until the federal government establishes a Cabinet-level position reporting directly to the president about the problem.
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MPAA sniffs out DVD piracy
Call it paws for the cause. The Motion Picture Assn. of America unveiled its latest weapons in the fight against piracy on Tuesday. Their names are Lucky and Flo, the world's first DVD-sniffing dogs.
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Videogame bill calls for ratings study
A bill introduced into the House of Representatives would force the rating of videogames to adhere to governmental standards. The bill also calls for the federal study of the feasibility of a universal ratings system for all visual content, including movies and TV shows.
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