Electronic Frontier Foundation has been vigorously opposing the firm's efforts and forcing its legal strategy to evolve. According to Cnet News, DGW's recently established national network of regional law firms has begun filing infringement lawsuits against named individuals in multiple states. Copyright Group and - has been making headlines since last April with its efforts to profitably represent independent filmmakers in lawsuits against individual file-sharers. That is a direct result of the massive digital theft that Hotfile promotes."ĭunlap, Grubb & Weaver - the law firm behind U.S. MPAA General Counsel & Chief Content Protection Officer Daniel Mandil said, "In less than two years Hotfile has become one of the 100 most trafficked sites in the world.
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However, Hotfile also charges frequent downloaders for faster service while providing financial incentives for uploaders of heavily used content, making Hotfile an illegitimate download hub and not a legitimate cyberlocker, according to the MPAA. Based in Panama City, Hotfile claims to be a file-hosting cyberlocker service that offers takedown procedures for content owners notifying it of infringement. District Court in the Southern District of Florida. 8 that it sued Internet service Hotfile for copyright infringement in the U.S. The Motion Picture Association of America announced on Feb. "The oppressive big media networks must open their doors to innovators or they will inevitably fall."
"This fight is for the people and their right to choice and control over their own entertainment - and it will continue," said ivi founder/CEO Todd Weaver.
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The National Association of Broadcasters said it was "gratified." Consumer advocates Public Knowledge expressed disappointment in the ruling and said, "If competition to traditional cable service is to develop in the online distribution sector, then the Federal Communications Commission and Copyright Office are going to have to move quickly to update their rules to conform to the realities of new technology and consumer choice." Ivi plans to appeal the ruling. Ivi had been retransmitting program streams to subscribers, arguing this was not copyright infringement because its service met the statutory definition of a " cable system." The judge found it "extraordinarily unlikely" that ivi's argument would stand up in trial. District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald for the Southern District of New York granted broadcasters a preliminary injunction against ivi TV's Internet streaming video service. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns.
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