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ReFrame and IMDbPro Award the ReFrame Stamp to 29 Feature Films Released in 2023

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Jeudi, février 29, 2024

The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .

Key Points: 
  • The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Since 2020, the number of films in the annual Top 100 that qualify for the ReFrame Stamp has not increased.
  • 29 of the analyzed films were exclusively released to streaming services, and 11 of these earned the Stamp (37.9%).
  • To award the Stamp, ReFrame reviews cast and crew data for all eligible films on the IMDbPro list of the 100 most popular films of 2023.

Movie Producers Drop Copyright Lawsuit against Texas ISP

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Mercredi, novembre 1, 2023

On October 27, 2023, a collection of movie producers including Millennium Media, Voltage Pictures, and Screen Media Ventures dismissed their copyright infringement lawsuit against Astound Broadband regional provider Grande Communications.

Key Points: 
  • On October 27, 2023, a collection of movie producers including Millennium Media, Voltage Pictures, and Screen Media Ventures dismissed their copyright infringement lawsuit against Astound Broadband regional provider Grande Communications.
  • The producers had filed suit against Grande in 2021, alleging that Grande had not done enough to stop internet users from pirating the producers’ films.
  • Grande denied the producers’ allegations and also contended that the producers’ claims were barred by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) safe harbor, because Grande implemented a company policy under which it terminated the internet access of customers accused of copyright infringement.
  • “The plaintiffs had an opportunity to vet our program, and after doing so they decided the case was not worth pursuing.