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Hollywood Studios Lose Australia Lawsuit Over Downloads BusinessWeek (DIS) (DIS) and Viacom Inc. (VIAB) (VIAB)'s Paramount Pictures are among Hollywood's biggest movie studios that lost a piracy lawsuit in Australia as the country's top court upheld rulings that a local Internet provider wasn't responsible for customers ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood Loses Its Big Copyright Lawsuit Against ISP iiNet Down Under Techdirt You may recall that, back in 2008, a bunch of Hollywood studios (along with two Australian movie studios, just to make it seem "local") sued Australian ISP iiNet for failing to "do enough" to stop infringement. As far as we can tell, ... See all stories on this topic »

Los Angeles officer who busted celebrity 'bling ring' plays himself in movie ... Washington Post LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles police officer who solved the so-called "Bling Ring" celebrity break-ins case is playing himself in a movie about the investigation. Filmmaker Sofia Coppola hired veteran LAPD Officer Brett Goodkin as a technical adviser ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood Studios Lose High Court Appeal in Landmark Australian Piracy Case Hollywood Reporter A unanimous decision means that Internet service providers aren't liable for customers' copyright infringement. SYDNEY - The High Court of Australia has rejected an appeal by the major Hollywood studios in the three-year landmark copyright infringement ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood studios lose landmark download case Phys.Org Top Hollywood film studios Friday failed in their attempt to stem the flow of illegal downloads when they lost a landmark appeal against an Australian Internet provider. A group of international and Australian companies, including Warner Bros, ... See all stories on this topic »

Officer appears in celebrity `bling ring' movie San Francisco Chronicle (04-20) 08:37 PDT LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) -- The Los Angeles police officer who solved the so-called "Bling Ring" celebrity break-ins case is playing himself in a movie about the investigation. Filmmaker Sofia Coppola hired veteran LAPD Officer Brett ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood vs. Real Life: Which Love Story Grabs Your Heart? Huffington Post The premiere is part of Sparks's Celebrity Family Weekend to raise funds for his Nicholas Sparks Foundation and my organization is one of the beneficiaries. As part of his commitment to the military, several service members have been invited to attend ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood loses final appeal in piracy case Sydney Morning Herald iiNet CEO Michael Malone welcomed the ruling and said Hollywood should now focus on increasing the availability of lawful content in a timely and affordable manner. "We have consistently said we are eager to work with the studios to make their very ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

George Clooney raffling off tickets to have dinner at his Hollywood house ... New York Daily News By David Boroff / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS If you want to shmooze with President Obama and Hollywood hunk George Clooney next month, it will cost you $35800 per ticket. Or maybe you won't have to pay a dime. With the "Obama, Clooney and You" Sweepstakes, ...