MetaFilter posts tagged with copyright and movies

Look away, MPAA.

Dave Faris — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:02:22 -0800

RestoftheMovie.com will probably be taken offline pretty soon, since it seems like they show full (screener) versions of current movies (like Kung Fu Panda and Ironman) in streaming format, so you'll probably want to check it out sooner rather than later.

Stage 6 to Shut Down Today

Avenger50 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:44:28 -0800

Stage 6, recently linked in a popular FPP, has announced it will shut down today. Rumors about why include their battle against UMG to a "ridiculous battle of egos."

Edward Samuel's Illustrated History of Copyright

carter — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:49:00 -0800

Edward Samuel's Illustrated History of Copyright A fascinating illustrated historical tour, looking at how different technologies have shaped how we think about copyright and intellectual property.

I got Madonna's big sound comin' outta my left ear, and Toby the chap... I don't know what comin' outta my right

Smedleyman — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:04:32 -0800

Remember cleanflicks the outfit that digitally sanitized films? The Directors Guild of America recently won their lawsuit against them and companies like them for copyright violation. Prev

SinCity in less than 80 seconds

thanatogenous — Tue, 03 May 2005 11:44:55 -0800

Illicit downloading is now tantamount to domestic terrorism. I wonder if "CleanPlay" will still censor my illegally downloaded DVDs.

The piracy police are out to annoy you...

Katemonkey — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:40:21 -0800

Fed up with anti-piracy warnings in your local cinema? Why not take a picture?

Fourth Wall

Vidiot — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:32:35 -0800

Creative Commons: now for movies.

Give respect, get respect

Down10 — Sun, 03 Aug 2003 11:32:53 -0800

"Movies: They're worth it!" In a move to educate those darn thieving kids and their evil P2P file-sharing networks which are used to trade ripped movies, the MPAA has launched a public service campaign to explain, in layman's terms, why violating their copyrights is wrong. …Yes, these are the same people who have just brought us an entire summer of bloated sequels, shameless celebrity vehicles and uninspired hack-work. Respect!

toast me... i say you've got to toast me!

grabbingsand — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:35:13 -0800

"i am arogon, son of alfred." it's nothing shocking to hear that europe is being flooded with asian-made bootlegs of the two towers. but who would have thought the sub-titled translations would prove so hilariously incorrect and occasionally inappropriate?

Movie piracy 'like terrorism'

helloboys — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:59:23 -0800

Movie piracy 'like terrorism' The drive to protect movie copyright needed to be "as concentrated an international event as the war on terrorism", according to Star Wars producer Rick McCallum.

muckster — Thu, 17 Jan 2002 00:12:03 -0800

"We're fighting our own terrorist war," says Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America. David Rocci conters: "There's a huge difference in what people think copyright is and what the corporations think copyright is. I'm not so sure it's morally wrong for someone to go [see] 'Lord of the Rings' in the theater two or three times and then download it because they like it." (NYT link)

Brilliantcrank — Sat, 23 Jun 2001 09:54:04 -0800

Disney's Atlantis ripped from the anime movie Nadia. Talk about role reversal (you see, a lot of anime creators style comes from trying to emulate Disney style in the early days of the genre) this site presents some interesting evidence that Disney's summer blockbuster is a complete copy of an earlier film released in 1990 in Japan.

baylink — Tue, 27 Jun 2000 10:01:18 -0800

And now, here's something we hope you'll really like...
Californian David Simon decided that It Would Be Nice If you could use the Internet like your VCR. The MPAA and the Studios disagreed. Is this guy crazy? Or crazy like a fox?