MPAA Getting Sued
They pretty much deserved this one: The MPAA is being sued because they eliminated screener copies of DVDs from being sent to members. I kind of think they won't win this since the MPAA is a private organization, but the monopoly argument may have some merit.
Fourteen small movie houses are suing the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) in a bid to to try to halt outgoing MPAA boss Jack Valenti's ban on sending 'screener' video copies to awards groups.
It will "chill the financing of independent films" by limiting the awards they can receive, say the plaintiffs, who include Talking Wall Pictures, Sandcastle 5 Productions and Salty Features.
They want at least $25 million in damages and a finding that the MPAA was conspiring to monopolize the film industry, restricting trade through unlawful and unreasonable agreements with its governing members, says Larry Neumeister's Associated Press report here.
Fourteen small movie houses are suing the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) in a bid to to try to halt outgoing MPAA boss Jack Valenti's ban on sending 'screener' video copies to awards groups.
It will "chill the financing of independent films" by limiting the awards they can receive, say the plaintiffs, who include Talking Wall Pictures, Sandcastle 5 Productions and Salty Features.
They want at least $25 million in damages and a finding that the MPAA was conspiring to monopolize the film industry, restricting trade through unlawful and unreasonable agreements with its governing members, says Larry Neumeister's Associated Press report here.
# | November 25, 2003