Mediagazer: Expect Some Toning Down of Antipiracy Bills, Says Movie Industry Supporter (Michael Cieply/Media Decoder)

11:40 PM ET, November 30, 2011

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Michael Cieply / Media Decoder:

Expect Some Toning Down of Antipiracy Bills, Says Movie Industry Supporter — LOS ANGELES — Look for changes in the proposed antipiracy legislation that has giants in the entertainment and technology industries squared off against each other, but nothing extensive enough to please all of the legislation's opponents.

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Ben Fritz / LA Times:

Paramount Pictures sued by financing partner for fraud — This post has been updated. See note below for details. — Paramount Pictures withheld profit from such hit movies as “Mission: Impossible 3,” “Jackass 2” and the “Transformers” trilogy, according to a lawsuit filed …

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Brent Lang / The Wrap:

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

NewsCred gets $4 million to reinvent the newswire — As we've written a number of times, one of the big challenges for both media consumers and media companies in a digital age is the need to filter the vast ocean of information that is constantly streaming towards us.

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Guardian:

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