Reuters has reported that a group of Chinese internet firms, including Tencent Holdings and Sohu.Com Inc, has joined the MPAA in seeking 300 million yuan in damages from China's Baidu Inc and QVOD for copyright violation. The Joint Action Against Online Video Piracy in China, which also includes Youku Tudou Inc and Dalian Wanda Group, said that Baidu and others had been using an automated process to obtain content from the other companies, added the report. According … [Read more...] about Baidu sued for online piracy
Motion Picture Association of America
IFTA & MPAA lauds bill to make illegal streaming of TV a crime
Washington - Members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Cornyn, introduced legislation that would classify the illicit online streaming of copyrighted content a felony, and bring it into line with other forms of content theft. An entertainment industry coalition, including the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) and the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) praised the bill for … [Read more...] about IFTA & MPAA lauds bill to make illegal streaming of TV a crime
Motion Picture Association of America president delivered pro-legitimate message at Beijing Copyright Expo
Hong Kong/Beijing - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) president and chief operating officer Bob Pisano made a call for a pro-legitimate stance by the Chinese authorities at the Second China International Copyright Expo. He made his remarks on the weekend while witnessing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to increase cooperation between the China Film Copyright Association (CFCA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Pisano also highlighted the … [Read more...] about Motion Picture Association of America president delivered pro-legitimate message at Beijing Copyright Expo
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