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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Motion Picture Association of America

Motion Picture Association of America stories: 3 news summaries

 DVD Dogs Sniff Out Pirates 

MPAA enlists canine crimefighters for battle against counterfeiters

Jul 12, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two dogs trained to sniff out counterfeit DVDs are so good at their jobs that infuriated pirates have put a bounty on their heads, Wired reports. The dogs—Labrador retrievers who were taught to detect the scent of polycarbonate—have helped locate millions of fake discs hidden in warehouses and... More »

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Motion Picture Association of America • DVD piracy • DVD • canine units • dog • counterfeiters

Pirate Act to Take Senate Floor, Again

Would enable Justice Dept. to prosecute illegal downloaders

Nov 8, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Legislation that would enable the Justice Department to prosecute those who partake in peer-to-peer copyright infringement is coming before Congress—for the fourth time—now sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy and John Conryn. But while it's popular among lawmakers and corporate copyright holders alike, the Pirate Act hasn't seen too... More »

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Department of Justice • Recording Industry Association of America • Motion Picture Association of America • piracy • Patrick Leahy • copyright • John Cornyn • Orrin Hatch

MPAA Snuffs Onscreen Smoking

Flicks with cancer
sticks will draw
tougher rating

May 11, 07 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cigarette and cigar smoking will be considered alongside violence, profanity, nudity, and drug use in assigning ratings, the MPAA announced yesterday. Any film that glamorizes the habit or features lighting up outside of "an historic  or other mitigating context "could face a box-office-busting R.  More »

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film • MPAA • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Motion Picture Association of America • audiences • smoking ban • movie industry • movies

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