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Jeff Ratliff

When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like "Avatar"? (io9) - 2 views

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    Whether Avatar is racist is a matter for debate. Regardless of where you come down on that question, it's undeniable that the film - like alien apartheid flick District 9, released earlier this year - is emphatically a fantasy about race. Specifically, it's a fantasy about race told from the point of view of white people. Avatar and scifi films like it give us the opportunity to answer the question: What do white people fantasize about when they fantasize about racial identity?
Eunice Vincent

The Net closes in on internet piracy - 0 views

  • Seven million people could be criminalised under government plans to crack down on internet piracy,
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      social: control
  • The illicit downloading of music and films on the internet,
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      it systems: communications
  • persuaded by the argument for tough laws to curb illegal file-sharing after an intensive lobbying campaign by influential people in the music and film industry.
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      areas of impact: arts and entertainment
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  • Individuals would be hit by restricted internet access – from slowing down broadband to blocking access altogether – and could face fines of up to £50,000.
Chalana Perera

Why Subtitles may affect Theatre Set up (Electronic House) - 0 views

  • Constant Image Height' widescreen setup
  • There are three common subtitle placements for standard DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc transfers that Hollywood has settled into: Within the film frame (like it would be if you were watching in a movie theater)Below the film frame in the bottom black bar spacePartially within and partially below the frame
  • Some disc players are capable of shifting the placement of subtitles on the screen
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    This article analysizes the impacts of onscreen subtitles in theatre and screened shows, and how there are several disadvantages to having subtitles on the screen.
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    This article analysizes the impacts of onscreen subtitles in theatre and screened shows, and how there are several disadvantages to having subtitles on the screen.
Zaheen Ahmad

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | Pirates look forward to business - 0 views

  • UK's Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact).
  • "They have advertising on their sites and, as those sites attract more eyeballs, they are getting more advertising income.
  • Isohunt, Mininova and The Pirate Bay.
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  • - links to TV, film and music files held on its users' computers.
  • Peer-to-peer (p2p) software connects users to one another and shares files through means such as so-called bit torrent, which chops up files into manageable bits.
  • No copyright content is hosted on the websites themselves - they simply do the indexing of the available content.
  • damages to entertainment companies such as Columbia Pictures, Warner Brothers, EMI and Sony Music Entertainment.
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