GOOGLE SIDES WITH HOTFILE

Google has come to the defense of the cyberlocker Hotfile, which has been accused by the MPAA of promoting “massive digital theft.” In an amicus brief, Google accuses the MPAA of misleading the court about the intentions of the framers of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), insisting that under its provisions, it is the […]

MPAA SCORES DECISION BY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has condemned a decision by the Librarian of Congress that exempts documentary film makers and educators from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), allowing them to incorporate “short portions of motion pictures into new works for the purpose of criticism or comment.” In a statement, MPAA spokeswoman Elizabeth […]