Post by Yoon on Jan 24, 2006 23:54:41 GMT -5
Looks like the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has been caught pirating a movie, according to DailyTech:
MPAA Accused of Motion Picture Piracy
Michael Hoffman - January 24, 2006 4:52 PM
Although it is arguable about whether or not the infractions that the MPAA committed in this article, many still find it ironic that the group that is trying to combat illegal file sharing were caught copying a movie without permission
Ars Technica reports that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has admitted to unauthorized movie copying, which is ironically what the organization is trying to eliminate. It appears Kirby Di ck, the director of a documentary called This Film is Not Yet Rated sent the movie to the MPAA in November. The MPAA then made copies of the film without Di ck's permission. Some people believe that this is just an attempt from the director to try and get some quick publicity about the film.
The movie takes a look at the way that movie ratings are chosen. Di ck apparently reveals an unfair form of censorship that has been kept secret for more than 25 years. This Film is Not Yet Rated is going to be shown at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival.
Source: MPAA Accused of Motion Picture Piracy
For those that do not know what the MPAA is, it is basically a group that is just like the RIAA (i.e. Music Nazis), but for movies instead of music. MPAA tries so hard to prevent movie piracy, but the MPAA itself gets caught pirating a movie. What a frickin' joke.
I particularly like one of the comments made by someone in that article:
Recordable DVD disc: $.75
Cost of a movie: $15
Seeing the MPAA justify copying a movie against the wishes of a copyright owner: priceless
MPAA Accused of Motion Picture Piracy
Michael Hoffman - January 24, 2006 4:52 PM
Although it is arguable about whether or not the infractions that the MPAA committed in this article, many still find it ironic that the group that is trying to combat illegal file sharing were caught copying a movie without permission
Ars Technica reports that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has admitted to unauthorized movie copying, which is ironically what the organization is trying to eliminate. It appears Kirby Di ck, the director of a documentary called This Film is Not Yet Rated sent the movie to the MPAA in November. The MPAA then made copies of the film without Di ck's permission. Some people believe that this is just an attempt from the director to try and get some quick publicity about the film.
The movie takes a look at the way that movie ratings are chosen. Di ck apparently reveals an unfair form of censorship that has been kept secret for more than 25 years. This Film is Not Yet Rated is going to be shown at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival.
Source: MPAA Accused of Motion Picture Piracy
For those that do not know what the MPAA is, it is basically a group that is just like the RIAA (i.e. Music Nazis), but for movies instead of music. MPAA tries so hard to prevent movie piracy, but the MPAA itself gets caught pirating a movie. What a frickin' joke.
I particularly like one of the comments made by someone in that article:
Recordable DVD disc: $.75
Cost of a movie: $15
Seeing the MPAA justify copying a movie against the wishes of a copyright owner: priceless
