InternetMovies.com Newsletter

IM NewsLetter | ISSN 1546-2110 | Volume # 25 | December 5, 2003

The InternetMovies.com Weekly Newsletter keeps you up to date with anything and everything there is to know about movies on the internet with special investigative reports, new movies/DVD release dates and news. Plus winners of our weekly Movie Giveaway.

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Special/Investigative Report
1.ES5
With all the tension surrounding the RIAA's terrorist attacks of its own customer base with law suits of copyright infringement EarthStation5 is just in time . ES5 is a new P2P file sharing software that has been built with your privacy and security in mind. If you have been looking for a way to protect your privacy and keep the prying eyes of the RIAA and MPAA out of your business then you will want to check out ES5.

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INTERNET MOVIE NEWS
MPAA Ranger Software Confirms InternetMovies.com Had 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,' 3 Years Before the Movie Finished Filming

According to the article:

"MPAA representatives confirmed that the entire film was available for illegal download on InternetMovies.com, via their Ranger program, and thus issued a cease and desist order to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to shut down the web site citing that InternetMovies.com was in copyright violation and the ISP must comply under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)."
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'Anonymous' P2P users busted in Japan

According to the article:

"Japanese police have arrested two users of a supposedly anonymous file-sharing network"
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ACLU Defends Student Against the RIAA

According to the article:

""Our motion is about due process rights. The Constitution and the First Amendment protects the right to engage in anonymous speech and that includes anonymous speech on the Internet.""
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Plug pulled from file-sharing hub

According to the article:

"The door to a major local music file-sharing hub has slammed shut with internet provider Orcon pulling the plug on www.p2p.net.nz and narrowly avoiding legal action from the Recording Industry Association."
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The enigma of Earth Station 5

According to the article:

"because it is headquartered in the Palestinian territories -- is immune from the legal grasp of the RIAA and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA.)"
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Indie Filmmakers Win Order Against Screeners Ban

According to the article:

"Independent film producers won a major court battle on Friday when a federal judge stopped big movie studios from enforcing the so-called "Oscars screener" ban that prevents advance copies of films being sent to movie award judges."

Mike Rossi President for InternetMovies.com Inc. Said "GO INDIES! Good win. We will beat them next."
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321 maintains 'fair use' stance

According to the article:

""321 Studios remains steadfast in our position - that Americans have a 'fair use' right to make backups of legally purchased DVDs for personal use," he says."
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