More than 20,000 movie downloaders have been targeted with copyright infringement suits over the past few weeks, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The US Copyright Group, representing a group of independent film producers, has filed five lawsuits against tens of thousands of online torrent users, including one over the illegal downloading of the Uwe Boll film Far Cry. More litigation, affecting 30,000 more users, is expected. The US Copyright Group’s case is buttressed by new technology that helps to identify downloaders’ IP addresses and ensure that the downloaded content in question is, in fact, copyrighted material. Eight individuals have already settled.
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Mar 30
2010
05:53 PM ET
Independent film coalition targets more than 20,000 downloaders in copyright suits
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Mar 30
2010
05:51 PM ET
Cartoon Network snags rights to 'Totally Spies!' spinoff
The French-produced cartoon series The Amazing Spiez has been picked up by Cartoon Network from the Parisian house Marathon Media, Variety reports. The show is a spinoff of the already popular series Totally Spies! and focuses on students of an L.A. spy school. The network also grabbed the rights to the $20 million Totally Spies! feature film adaptation.
Mar 30
2010
05:50 PM ET
Rip Torn released from rehab, pleads not guilty for bank break-in
Rip Torn was released Monday from the alcohol treatment center where he had been rehabilitating since last month, when he drunkenly broke into a Connecticut bank with a loaded revolver. Reuters reports that the actor, 79, pleaded not guilty to burglary and criminal trespassing, among other charges, and has argued that he mistook the bank for his own home. His lawyer says they expect a “resolution” to this ongoing saga at the next court hearing, scheduled for April 27.
Mar 30
2010
01:19 PM ET
Patrick Stewart to star in Broadway's 'A Life in the Theatre'
Attention Trekkies: A Life in the Theatre announced today that Patrick Stewart will star in the Broadway premiere of the David Mamet show. Stewart will play Robert, an older actor who befriends a newcomer. The last time Stewart appeared on Broadway — in 2008′s Macbeth retelling — the actor nabbed a Tony Award nomination. Rehearsals for the show begin August 23. The opening date and theatre are TBA.
Mar 30
2010
12:42 PM ET
Publicist Howard Bragman on Ricky Martin's coming out: 'I think it's a wonderful decision'
Self-proclaimed “coming-out guru” and longtime Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman calls Ricky Martin’s public coming-out yesterday a “wonderful decision.”: “We’ve had in the last six months, Meredith Baxter, Sean Hayes, and Ricky Martin all come out of the closet,” he tells EW.com. “And while it may not be an avalanche, it’s certainly more than a trickle. Everyone brings something different to the party. With Meredith, it was this quintessential TV mom. With Ricky, you got a couple things going on: One, he’s Latino, and it’s a community that has issues with accepting homosexuality; Two, he’s from Florida, which bans gay parents adopting and he’s a gay parent. I’m super proud of him. I think it was a very courageous move and I think he’s going to be surprised at how energized his career his. I think he’s going to feel better about himself; I don’t think he’s going to lose his fans.”
Mar 30
2010
12:11 PM ET
'Lost' star Yunjin Kim weds
Lost actress Yunjin Kim married her boyfriend, Jeong Hyeok Park, on Sunday, according to People. The wedding took place in Hawaii where Kim was shooting some of her final scenes for the ABC show.
Mar 30
2010
12:08 PM ET
Tim Allen to host TV Land Awards
TV Land has confirmed that Tim Allen has been tapped to host the 8th Annual TV Land Awards. The ceremony will take place April 17 on Culver City’s Stage 15 on the Sony Lot. Last year, the comedian had picked up the Fan Favorite Award at the ceremony. Says TV Land president Larry W. Jones in a press release: “Tim Allen is a versatile and hilarious performer who fits perfectly into the plans for this year’s TV Land Awards…We are thrilled to have him as our host this year.”
Mar 30
2010
09:59 AM ET
Stephenie Meyer pens 'Eclipse' novella on newborn vampire Bree
Image Credit: David Gabber/PR PhotosStephenie Meyer will publish The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, a 192-page novella centered on a newborn vampire introduced in the third Twilight novel, Eclipse, in June. The story chronicles the journey of villain Victoria’s newborn vampire army as they prepare to close in on Bella and the Cullens. It will be released at 12:01 a.m. on June 5 in hardcover ($13.99, with $1 from each sale going to the American Red Cross International Response Fund). From June 7 to July 5, fans will be able to read the book for free online at www.breetanner.com, which will also provide a link to the American Red Cross website where they can donate to support relief efforts in Haiti, Chile, and around the globe.
On her official site, Meyer says she never intended to publish Bree Tanner as a stand-alone book. It was just something she’d started working on while she was still editing Eclipse. “I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another.” The novella came in handy during the filming of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (in theaters June 30). Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, director David Slade, and actors Xavier Samuel (Riley), Bryce Dallas Howard (Victoria), and Jodelle Ferland (Bree) all read it before cameras rolled to better understand the characters.
Meyer thought the manuscript might work well as part of The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, a tome still awaiting a pub date, but at nearly 200 pages, it was something her publisher thought worked better on its own. Meyer liked the idea of publishing it before Eclipse hits theaters, to give fans an introduction to Bree. She also considered the novella a gift to devoted Twilight readers, which is why she asked her publisher to make it available for free online.
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