Amazon Buying Movie Studio MGM for $8.45 Billion Drew Wilson | May 26, 2021 Amazon is making another major purchase. This time, it is purchasing major movie studio, MGM, for $8.45 billion
Cineplex Experiences Record Breaking Profits In Canada Drew Wilson | August 12, 2018 Cineplex, one of the organizers lobbying for Internet censorship in Canada, is currently experiencing record breaking profits.
Movie Industry Denies the Existence of File-Sharing Lawsuits In Canada Drew Wilson | July 10, 2018 It’s no secret that various corporate rights holders have been filing lawsuits in Canada. Now, the movie industry is denying that they’ve done so.
Cineplex – Movie Quality, Not Piracy to Blame for Revenue Drop Drew Wilson | April 11, 2018 Today, we take a look at the financial situation for Cineplex in light of the Fairplay Canada allegations.
Two Unskippable Anti-Piracy Ads Coming to Blu-Ray, But Do They Solve Anything? Drew Wilson | May 11, 2012 We’ve seen numerous anti-piracy ads and warnings on DVD’s and Blu-Ray before, but now we’ll be seeing double the ads in the near future. The big question is, will these ads on legitimately paid for movies really solve anything?
Movie Director Releases ‘A Lonely Place for Dying’ to BitTorrent Legally Drew Wilson | July 2, 2011 Justin Eugene Evans, the writer and director of ‘A Lonely Place for Dying’ released the first part of the movie to BitTorrent via the VODO services recently. He joins the ranks of many other producers who have chosen to freely distribute their content online for free via the ever present file-sharing medium.
Hollywood Employees in US Hit Hard By OutSourcing Drew Wilson | February 10, 2011 There’s never been a shortage of press releases over the years about the MPAA blaming piracy for massive job losses. The numbers never seemed to add up given that most numbers being thrown about seemed to come from nowhere concrete. The question that does sometimes come out is, if Hollywood employees are being laid off, …
DRM and Firmware Update Locks Thousands of Movie Fans Out of Their Movies Drew Wilson | August 25, 2010 Another day, another story about copy protection locking legitimate customers from the very content they legally purchased. So for your viewing pleasure, we present yet another horror story of DRM gone wrong.
Philippine Federal Police and the MPA Reach Agreement to Combat Piracy Drew Wilson | August 9, 2010 The Philippine Federal Police (PNP) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) have reached an agreement to work more closely together to combat movie piracy. The agreement includes influence from the Motion Picture Anti-Film Piracy Council (MPAFPC) and the National Cinema Association.
Records Fall As UK Movie Industry Profits Soar Drew Wilson | July 27, 2010 It’s not a well kept secret, but it is facts like this that copyright holders would rather keep quiet when discussing online piracy. This isn’t the first time movies rake in record breaking profits while the industry argues that the industry is facing total collapse due to unauthorized downloading, but one more reminder wouldn’t hurt.
