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The copyright wars: a new world of digital entertainment beckons, but industry clashes impede progress

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Organizations such as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are anxious to prevent unrestricted copying of digitized movies and songs. The status of their campaign is described and discussed.

Author: Perry, Tekla S.
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
Government domestic functions, Public affairs, Political activity, Consumer electronics industry, Science and technology policy, Recording Industry Association of America, Motion Picture Association of America

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Lights, camera, controls! The possibility of one DVD spawning countless perfect digital copies is, for the movie industry, the scenario for the ultimate horror show

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Motion picture industry efforts to find an effective way to block unrestricyed copying of the contents of DVDs are described and discussed.

Author: Geier, Michael Jay
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
MOTION PICTURES, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Motion picture industry, Movie industry, DVD drive, DVD drives

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Fort TV: today you're free to mail a friend a videotape of a TV show, but new digital defenses may stop you from e-mailing them

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No acceptable solution has so far been proposed for protecting digital content of TV broadcasts.

Author: Smith, Brian
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003

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Subjects list: Standards, United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, Cover Story, Government regulation, Entertainment industry, Digital electronics, Copyright infringement, Piracy (Intellectual property)
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