Dan Glickman, the CEO and chairman of Motion Picture Association of America, has urged the Chinese to eradicate on movie piracy and open its markets to additional American films by the time that 2008 Olympics kick off in Beijing.
He was speaking on Tuesday at an industry convention in Beijing.
Quote:
"In 2008, China will be at the center of the world stage, hosting the 29th Olympic Games. It will be a terrific moment of pride for the country. And so I would like to plant this challenge: by 2008, to have more legal than illegal DVDs sold in China, to have more American movies in Chinese theaters and to have more Chinese movies in American theaters."
Motion picture piracy in China costs US studios around $300M a year, according to estimates.
Glickman added:
"It is virtually impossible to find counterfeit Olympics goods in China.
Why?
As one of the Chinese officials said, it is because fakes dilute the value of the logo, the intellectual property upon which the Chinese have invested to finance the games.
The value of that intellectual property is worth protecting for all film producers, everywhere. It's the same value that exists for that independent Chinese filmmaker who was in my office and for all the other filmmakers from around Asia and the world whose collective creative spirit is such a commodity."
Money is a remarkable motivator!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
40000 Violent Protesters Threaten Winter Olympics
The Turin Winter Olympic Games are at risk from tens of thousands of people protesting against the construction of an Alpine high-speed rail link.
Valentino Castellani, the head of the Italian organising committee for the Winter Games, said:
"We need a truce to save the Olympics."
The majority of the Olympic events are to be staged in Val Di Susa, which is the centre of the protests against a new rail tunnel through the mountains.
Dozens of protesters and police were injured last week. Police said that the number of protesters has risen to 40,000.
The demonstrations began when local residents opposed, on environmental grounds, the 33 mile tunnel.
They claim that the tunnelling, through asbestos and uranium deposits, will cause long term health risks and damage the landscape.
Signor Berlusconi said that the demonstrators had been infiltrated by "at least a thousand subversive hardline anarchists" from Italy and other parts of Europe.
Signor Castellani, the Italian Olympic chief, said:
"I am very worried."
Adding:
"It would take only a handful of violent protesters to disrupt the Games."
Sergio Chiamparino, the Mayor of Turin, said:
"We are dealing with a serious emergency that is becoming more dramatic by the minute."
Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, said that he hoped that a solution would be found.
Valentino Castellani, the head of the Italian organising committee for the Winter Games, said:
"We need a truce to save the Olympics."
The majority of the Olympic events are to be staged in Val Di Susa, which is the centre of the protests against a new rail tunnel through the mountains.
Dozens of protesters and police were injured last week. Police said that the number of protesters has risen to 40,000.
The demonstrations began when local residents opposed, on environmental grounds, the 33 mile tunnel.
They claim that the tunnelling, through asbestos and uranium deposits, will cause long term health risks and damage the landscape.
Signor Berlusconi said that the demonstrators had been infiltrated by "at least a thousand subversive hardline anarchists" from Italy and other parts of Europe.
Signor Castellani, the Italian Olympic chief, said:
"I am very worried."
Adding:
"It would take only a handful of violent protesters to disrupt the Games."
Sergio Chiamparino, the Mayor of Turin, said:
"We are dealing with a serious emergency that is becoming more dramatic by the minute."
Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, said that he hoped that a solution would be found.
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