Last Sunday, The New York Times ran an article on Hana Beshara, the founder of the pirate website NinjaVideo who was convicted for conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement and served 16 months in prison. The story raised more than a few eyebrows for its sympathetic treatment of Beshara, whose only... Read more
The vast majority of the most popular films and television shows are legally available online for U.S. audiences, according to a new study from KPMG. The first-of-its-kind comprehensive study analyzed a large sample of 808 films and 724 television shows that was compiled based on popularity with audiences and critical... Read more
By Chris Ortman Disclaimer: CreativeFuture does not encourage physical violence to settle arguments. Fantastic Fest, the genre film festival held each year at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas, has a curious tradition: hosting a series of verbal and physical “debates” that take place inside a boxing ring. On... Read more
The top 30 cyberlockers make nearly $100 million a year from stolen creative works and are facilitated by major credit card companies. That’s a key takeaway from a new report, released today by the Digital Citizens Alliance, providing further proof that piracy is, more than ever, a big business driven... Read more
Last week, we wrote here about CreativeFuture’s participation in the “Beyond the Red Carpet: Movie & TV Magic Day” event in Washington. A host of companies, organizations, and individual creatives came to Capitol Hill for a creativity show-and-tell. The purpose: give members of Congress a little insight into what they... Read more
On Wednesday, CreativeFuture participated in “Beyond the Red Carpet: Movie and TV Magic Day” on Capitol Hill, an event co-hosted by Creative Rights Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep. Judy Chu and Rep. Howard Coble. The event offered a behind-the-scenes look at all the creativity, talent, and innovation that drive the film and... Read more