STREAMING PIRATE MOVIES MAY BECOME A FELONY
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved The Commercial Felony Streaming Act that would make streaming copyrighted material online a felony. In effect, the bill provides the same penalty for streaming as current law already does for illegal downloading. Presently, streaming is considered “public performance” under the law and is punishable only as a misdemeanor. […]
NEW MPAA CHIEF DELIVERS UNITY SPEECH TO EXHIBITORS
March 30, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
In a speech to the National Association of Theater Owners that was undoubtedly greeted with numerous silent “amens,” the newly appointed chief of the Motion Picture Association of America, Christopher Dodd, declared, “I want all of you gathered here this morning to know that as the new CEO and Chairman of the MPAA, I passionately […]
EXHIBITORS ANGERED OVER WARNERS’ VOD PLANS
November 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Warner Bros. and the Walt Disney Co. are developing plans to offer some movies via video-on-demand while they are still playing in theaters, Daily Variety reported today (Thursday). It cited comments by Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes during an earnings call on Wednesday that it will launch the premium VOD service by next summer, charging […]
TICKET PRICES TAKE RARE DOWNTURN
July 27, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
There were so many family-film hits in theaters during the second quarter of this year that the average ticket price slid to $7.88 from $7.95 in the first quarter — a reflection of discounts for kids, the National Association of Theater Owners reported on Monday. The decline occurred despite a proliferation of 3D films commanding […]
