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Viacom: "Fair use works for us," unlikely to sue bloggers
Viacom is unlikely to sue bloggers for posting their own clips of The Daily Show or The Colbert Report , contrary to reports floating around on the Internet. The company clarified its position to Ars on Thursday, noting that it tries to be as permissive as possible when it comes to fair use and that individual bloggers have never been on the studio’s radar. The confusion began when the Hollywood Reporter ran a story on Wednesday titled “Viacom will sue bloggers who post unauthorized ‘Daily Show’ clips,” quoting Viacom spokesperson Tony Fox.
Continue reading »The Rise and Fall of the RIAA: HBO
p2pnet news view Movies | RIAA:- The Rise and Fall of the RIAA may soon be immortalised in film. Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music’s once powerful extortion arm is slowly being relegated to obscurity now its sue’ em all campaign has been replaced by the global Three Strikes and You’re Off The Net scheme. But now, “HBO Films is developing a movie based on the book ‘Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age’ by music journalist Steve Knopper,” says the Hollywood Reporter , as Zeropaid points out.
Continue reading »HBO Making RIAA “Self-Destruction” Film
Adaptation of the book “Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age” by music journalist Steve Knopper will chronicle the rise and fall of the US music industry. Many are well aware of the music industry’s long history of ignoring music fans and now it seems that HBO Films has decided to produce a movie that chronicles its shortcomings. According to the Hollywood Reporter it will be based on the book “Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age” by music journalist Steve Knopper.
Continue reading »MPAA Propaganda Hits 60 Minutes
The MPAA getting free airtime on one of the most watched television programs in the U.S. is not really a surprise, since CBS has close ties to Hollywood. However, for a program that claims to do ‘investigative’ journalism, yesterday’s item on movie piracy was not very well researched.
Continue reading »Israel celebration sparks protests at TIFF
Harry Belafonte and Noam Chomsky are among famous activists who’ve signed a declaration opposing the Toronto film festival’s decision to showcase Tel Aviv in its inaugural City to City program. “On the other hand,” continues the Toronto Star , “filmmakers Ivan Reitman, Robert Lantos and David Cronenberg and actress Minnie Driver have signed on to the camp supporting the festival and the Tel Aviv program, accusing their opponents of, among other things, ‘political censorship’.” Not that famous faces are anything new in political protests. Jane Fonda is, for example, still living down her active and very public support of the ‘Democratic Republic of Vietnam’ during the Vietnam war.
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