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Senate committee approves website shut-down bill

...flurry of last-minute lobbying from representatives of content providers including the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America... Read more

19 November, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

MPAA and RIAA websites hit by cyberattack

...The websites of the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and an... Read more

20 September, 2010 by Darren Pauli

Pirate Bay moves into 3D object copying

...whistle and a 3D image of one of TPB's arch-nemeses, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chief Chris Dodd Read more

24 January, 2012

Megaupload takedown shows need for fresh debate

...of raking in profits coming to "more than $175m". According to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) (PDF), "more than $58bn is lost to... Read more

21 January, 2012 by David Meyer

SOPA: Cheat Sheet

Not soap - something that could undermine the fundamental interconnectedness of the internet... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Natasha Lomas

Copyright enforcement organisation found torrenting

...55 million users in its database. The RIAA and sister organisation the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have lobbied US lawmakers to introduce legislation... Read more

19 December, 2011

BT given two weeks to block Newzbin2

...Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount, Disney and Columbia Pictures, all members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)."In my judgment, the costs of implementing... Read more

26 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Film studios win Newzbin2 blocking case against BT

...Paramount, Disney and Columbia Pictures. The studios, who are members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), won the case against BT on Wednesday... Read more

28 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Rights groups: Website-blocking plans should be public

...lobbyist Richard Mollett — UK Music, the FA Premier League and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). ZDNet UK has asked the government, the... Read more

18 April, 2011

FBI investigates Anonymous DDoS attacks

...launched distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) against websites operated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), The Recording Industry Association (RIAA), Hustler magazine... Read more

10 November, 2010 by Greg Sandoval

Anonymous will attack until it 'stops being angry'

...Operation Payback', first targeting the websites of US rights holder groups the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America... Read more

30 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Privacy group takes on ACS:Law over porn data breach

...associated with the war on online copyright infringement. The websites of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America... Read more

27 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Linux blunder Down Under could land MPAA in court

What seems to be an embarrassing blunder by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in its hunt for online pirates has... Read more

20 September, 2004 by Brendon Chase

A Year Ago: Hollywood tries to block DVD decoder

...video disks. The seven major Hollywood studios, through its trade group, the Motion Picture Association of America, have been waging a legal battle against Eric... Read more

6 April, 2001 by ZDNet

Napster case makes strange bedfellows

The digital music controversy has created a crazy quilt of allies, all struggling to be heard in advance of a judicial ruling on Napster Read more

14 September, 2000 by Lisa M Bowman

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