Motion Picture Association of America

Google Network Shows Hollywood Trap: Between Fiddlers and Franklin

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Mpaa, Google, Chris Dodd, Jack Valenti, Internet, High Speed Internet, Google Fiber, Motion Picture Association of America, Technology News
Art Brodsky

The entertainment industry should no longer fear technological change. It should no longer cling to a precarious balance on the roof of an industrial structure constructed long ago. It's time to look on technology as an opportunity, and to conquer its fear of the unknown.

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Key Anti-Piracy Bill Backer: SOPA Is 'Dead'

Bloomberg | Eric Engleman | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: SOPA Bill, Anti-Piracy, Anti-Piracy Laws, Stop Internet Piracy Act, Chris Dodd Mpaa, Anti-Piracy Bills, Mpaa, Chris Dodd Sopa, Chris Dodd Anti-Piracy, Chris Dodd Motion Picture Association of America, Chris Dodd, Motion Picture Association of America, Sopa, Politics News

Hollywood-backed legislation to fight online piracy, shelved this year after an Internet protest led by Google Inc. (GOOG) and Wikipedia, is "dead," s...

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What Do Directors Think When People Make a Torrent for Their Movie?

Quora | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Bittorrent, Directors, Torrent, Directors Guild of America, Women Directors, Recording Industry Association of America, Peer to Peer Downloading, Heather Ferreira, Pipa, Mpaa, Sopa, File Sharing, Riaa, Motion Picture Association of America, Peer to Peer, Entertainment News
Quora

The Motion Picture Association of America has never written me a paycheck for anything. They're not backing my picture. These are not nice guys. They are not in this business to help filmmakers at all.

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Paul Blumenthal

Hollywood Lobbyist Chris Dodd Lobs Money Threat At President Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Stop Online Piracy Act, Video, SOPA Bill, Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd Sopa, Barack Obama, Hollywood, Campaign Finance, Motion Picture Association of America, Sopa, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Hell hath no fury like a lobbyist scorned. Former Democratic senator and current head of the Motion Picture Association of America Chris...

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Paul Blumenthal

Obama Picks Sides In SOPA Fight Between Campaign Donors

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Stop Online Piracy Act, Internet, Video, Piracy, Tech Industry, Pipa, We the People, Protect IP, Technology, Barack Obama, Motion Picture Association of America, Campaign Finance, Sopa, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama entered the fray over two controversial anti-piracy bills with a Jan. 14 statement aligning the White House with ...

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SOPA and PIPA Bills Threaten Job Creation and Innovation

Brett Greene | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Congressional Bills, Internet, Congress, Senate, Television Studios, Movie Studios, Music Industry, Pipa, Sopa, Linkedin, Aol, Zynga, Paypal, Mpaa, Twitter, Discover, Facebook, Mozilla, American Express, Yahoo, Recording Industry Association of America, Visa, Opendns, Motion Picture Association of America, Etsy, Foursquare, Ebay, Wikimedia Foundation, Riaa, Google, Denver News
Brett Greene

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate are well meaning, but if passed, will be destructive to internet freedoms we've all come to expect.

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Michael McAuliff

Rupert Murdoch Lobbies Congress To Restrict Internet

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Protect Ip Act, Anti-Piracy, News Corp, Video, SOPA Congress, Copyright, Online Piracy, Rupert Murdoch, Eric Schmidt, Rupert Murdoch SOPA, Protect IP, Stop Internet Piracy Act, Motion Picture Association of America, Sopa, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch threw his weight behind Congress' attempt to restrict the Internet, personally lobbying leaders on Capi...

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HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST THREAT

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Bruce Leddy, Creative America, Protect Ip Act, Anti-Piracy, Video, Copyright, Online Piracy, Eric Schmidt, Stop Internet Piracy Act, Motion Picture Association of America, Bit Torent, Sopa, Los Angeles News

Creative America, a group launched over the summer to support Hollywood's anti-piracy campaign, recently released the video above, explaining that tho...

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Hollywood Takes Over the Online Space: Shopping Paralyzed Worldwide

Art Brodsky | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Internet Piracy, SOPA Bill, Motion Picture Association of America, Stop Online Piracy Act, Sopa, Internet, Sopa House Bill, SOPA Hearing, Sopa House of Representatives, Online Piracy, Technology News
Art Brodsky

It was truly embarrassing to watch the elected representatives prostrate themselves to the entertainment business which is dwarfed, in economic terms, by companies that provide goods and services over the Internet.

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Is It Time for a National Film Commission?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: National Film Commission, Mpaa, Universal, Television Networks, Film Council, Film Commission, Fox, Chris Dodd, Canada, China, Film, Hollywood, Brazil, Studios, Movies, Warner Brothers, culturalweekly.com, Paramount, Steven Spielberg, Russia, Toronto Film Festival, India, Disney, Motion Picture Association of America, Telefilm, Entertainment News
Hoyt Hilsman

A national film commission could have a positive impact on the creative potential of the American film community by connecting it more directly to other national film commissions and thereby to the global marketplace.

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Suicides In Movies Tripled From 1950-2006

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Movie Suicides, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Suicide, Movie Violence, Teen Suicide, Film, Movies, Motion Picture Association of America, Culture News

PHILADELPHIA — Depictions of explicit and graphic suicides in movies tripled from 1950 to 2006, according to an analysis of top-grossing films. ...

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Court Victory For Hollywood Over Streaming Rights

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Zediva Movie Streaming, Zediva Lawsuit, Mpaa Lawsuit, Venkatesh Srinivasan, Zediva, Wtv Systems, Zediva Streaming, Movie Streaming, Motion Picture Association of America, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge in Los Angeles issued a preliminary injunction favoring the Motion Picture Association of America in its copyright infr...

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Motion Picture Association Of America Downgrades United States' Rating From PG-13 To NC-17

Spencer Green | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Motion Picture Ratings, Credit Ratings, Debt Ceiling Talks, Erskine Bowles, National Debt, Roger Ebert, Debt Ceiling, George Lucas, Dvds, Democrats, Republicans, Special Edition Dvds, Motion Picture Association of America, Comedy News
Spencer Green

"We're sorry to have to make this adjustment," said MPAA spokesperson Morton Isherwhile. "But, in recent months it has become clear that the United States' content is only appropriate for very limited audiences."

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Chris Dodd at the Movies

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Lobbying, Mpaa, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Movies, Hollywood, Motion Picture Association of America, Entertainment News
Michael J.W. Stickings

I love film, including some of what comes out of the Hollywood cesspool, but I generally dislike Hollywood, whatever its political leanings. With Chris Dodd, it just got worse.

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Chris Dodd: MPAA's Man for All Seasons?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Mpaa, Cuba Embargo, Detention, Christopher Dodd, Sir Thomas More, Movies, Motion Picture Association of America, Torture, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Chris Dodd is reportedly in negotiations to be the next president of the Motion Picture Association of America, a lucrative lobbying spot to protect and promote the interests of Tinseltown.

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ReThink Review: Blue Valentine -- NC-17? Really?

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Reviews, The King's Speech, What the Flick, Nc-17, Blue Valentine, Ryan Gosling, Mpaa, Rethink Reviews, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Kim, Movie Critic, Censorship, Motion Picture Association of America, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

Blue Valentine has been receiving a smattering of Oscar buzz for its two stars, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, for their gritty, un-Hollywood por...

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David and Goliath: Goliath Wins

Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Motion Picture Association of America, The Tillman Story, Entertainment News
Norman Horowitz

The very fact that the MPAA continues to exist at all in 2010 is a travesty.

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Open Letter to MPAA Re: Toy Story 3

Ann Handley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Mpaa, Ann Handley, Motion Picture Association of America, Entertainment News
Ann Handley

Dear Motion Picture Association of America: I'm freshly back from the theater after seeing Toy Story 3, which prompts me to ask: A G-rating? Seriousl...

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'The Youngest Candidate' to Open the Politics on Film Festival in Washington D.C.!

Jason Pollock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film Festival, Mpaa, The Youngest Candidate, Bipartisan Policy Center, Politics on Film, Don Nickles, Jason Pollock, Tom Perriello, Nick Ayers, Chris Cillizza, Motion Picture Association of America, Media News
Jason Pollock

My film, THE YOUNGEST CANDIDATE, will be the OPENING NIGHT film of The Politics On Film Festival in Washington D.C. ! The event is sponsored by the ...

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Dear FCC, Please Don't Let Hollywood Break My TV

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Fcc, Mpaa, Senate Judiciary Committee, Gary Shapiro, Selective Output Control, Congress, Piracy, Julius Genachowski, Dan Glickman, Federal Communications Commission, Analog Hole, Department of Justice, Hdtv, Cea, Consumer Electronics Association, Motion Picture Association of America, Technology News
Gary Shapiro

The MPAA is back -- this time, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -- asking permission to disable lawfully purchased HDTV-capable TVs.

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Women in Hollywood: The Critics, the Directors, the Actresses, the Oscars and Where are the Female D.P.s?

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holywood Execs, Actresses, Feminist, Silver Screen, Womne, Sheery Lansing, Anne Hathaway, Studios, Sophie's Choice, Female Directors, Meryl Streep, Celluloid Ceiling, Directors of Photogrpahy, Motion Picture Association of America, Ocars, Academy, Entertainment News
Vivian Norris

It's Hollywood's loss. To keep women out of the nominations and awards for the Oscars. To ignore female film critics. To pretend women directors of photography do not exist.

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Movie Ticket Sales Hit Record

Los Angeles Times | Josh Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Tickets, Mpaa, Movie Budgets, Dan Glickman, Movie Ticket Sales, Motion Picture Association of America, Box-Office Revenue, Business News

In Hollywood, the math is never simple. Worldwide box-office revenue rose to record levels last year, the studios' main trade group said Wednesday --...

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