News tagged with motion pictures
Hollywood, Silicon Valley need unity, leader says
(AP) -- Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work together to protect intellectual property.
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Company: Cost of hosting Megaupload data untenable
(AP) -- The company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file sharing site Megaupload says somebody needs to pay the company's bill or allow it to delete the data.
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Thomas Edison inspires the oscar awards you don't see
Thomas Edison's invention of the first motion picture camera in 1891 inspired scientific and technological advances that he never could have imagined.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Oscars to introduce electronic voting
Oscars organizers said Wednesday they would introduce electronic voting to select Hollywood's top films and stars from next year, in the latest reform of the elite awards show system.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Anonymous, loose-knit group of 'hacktivists'
Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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World's best metronome enables slow-motion pictures of atoms and molecules
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's most accurate metronome keeps stroke to an incredible 10 quintillionth of a second. The device enables slow-motion pictures from the world of molecules and atoms, scientists from the Center for ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Developers of film recorder to receive Oscar
(AP) -- The first Oscar recipients of the new year were announced Thursday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Hollywood, Silicon Valley spar over online piracy bill
Hollywood sparred with Silicon Valley in the US Congress on Wednesday at a hearing on a controversial bill intended to crack down on online piracy.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Movie studios win lawsuit against Zediva
The nation's biggest movie studios have won a copyright infringement lawsuit against video-streaming startup Zediva.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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UC research brings focus to portrayals of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' on the silver screen
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe was the best-selling novel of the 19th century, and almost immediately upon its publication in 1852, it made its way to stage, vaudeville, music and minstrel shows. In fact, it ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Netflix reaches 'strategic' agreement with Miramax
US movie rental company Netflix and studio Miramax have reached a multi-year agreement, under which Netflix members in the United States will be able to instantly watch motion pictures from the Miramax film ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Hollywood studios sue online film service Zediva
Hollywood studios went to court to derail a startup that sidesteps paying film licensing fees by streaming movies online from "rented" DVD players.
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Hands on high-tech moviemaking (w/ Video)
"Lights, camera, action!" is more than the quintessential phrase that describes the moment filming begins on a movie set -- it also embodies the heart and soul of moviemaking.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 13, 2011 |
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In awards season, movie leakers are 'Enemy Within'
(AP) -- Every year around now, tens of thousands of DVDs of movies still playing in theaters are sent by Hollywood studios to Oscar, Golden Globe and other awards voters.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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FCC allows blocking of set-top box outputs (Update)
(AP) -- Federal regulators are endorsing Hollywood's efforts to let cable and satellite TV companies turn off output connections on the back of set-top boxes to prevent illegal copying of movies.
May 08, 2010 |
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