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Anonymous has launched a pair of operations in response to the takedown of the Megaupload.com site earlier today by the FBI and other authorities and continued support for the Stop Online Piracy Act by members of Congress. So far, the sites of the Justice Department, Universal Music Group, and...

Having trouble using Wikipedia today? That's because the popular crowd-sourced online encyclopedia is participating in an "Internet blackout" in protest of two controversial anti-piracy bills: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA). The bills...

June 30, 2010 "Operation In Our Sites" targets Internet movie pirates ICE, Manhattan U.S. Attorney seize multiple Web sites for criminal copyright violations LOS ANGELES - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY)...

Source: Kerrey top choice to head MPAA LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., is the choice of major studios to head the Motion Picture Association of America, a source told The Hollywood Reporter. The choice was first reported online by TheWrap, the Reporter said. Kerrey...

DIRECTV Backs MPAA Proposal on Video Connections DIRECTV is backing a proposal from the Motion Picture Association of America pertaining to consumer access to content via in-home devices before it hits the rental and store shelves. Specifically, the MPAA has asked the Federal Communications...

Police Arrest Man Recording ‘The Dark Knight’ Written by enigmax on July 20, 2008 A man allegedly seen ‘camming’ the latest Batman movie has been arrested by police. Following guidelines, theater employees called the police after suspicions were aroused. According to the MPAA, many other movies...