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Versatile Actor Sir Alec Guinness Dies; Roles Covered Comedy, Drama and Adventure
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Sir Alec Guinness, 86, the British actor of consummate versatility
and aplomb whose roles spanning more than 60 years on stage, screen
and television ranged from Hamlet to Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars,"
died Saturday at a hospital in England, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Guinness became ill at his home near Petersfield, about 50 miles
southwest of London, and was taken by ambulance Thursday to King
Edward VII Hospital, where he died, said hospital spokeswoman Jenny
Masding. The cause of death was not released.
Guinness was adept at both high comedy and stark melodrama, and he
had a way of so ...
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Italy proposes new entertainment laws. (Law & Regulation).
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Italian government has put forward proposal radically to change laws governing film and other entertainment. Film funding agency Fondo di Garanzia would be allowed to contribute more than 50 per...
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PRIME TIME LAW.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television
; ...last five decades knows that lawyers, the law, and the legal system have been a prominent...systematic examination of fictional television law was finally published. One would hope that...series and the six chapters focusing on the law within various genres (westerns, sitcoms...
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Labels to pursue individual song-swappers. (Law & Regulation).(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Record industry is considering opening up a new front in its antipiracy offensive by suing individual users of file-sharing services. Step, while likely to prove highly controversial, is bound to have a deterrent effect on a certain percentage of users of these services and reduce the volume of
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Oz revises community broadcasting codes. (Law & Regulation).
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Australia has revised its community broadcasting codes of practice. Developed by Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and registered by Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA), revised codes outline responsibilities of community broadcasting licensees and general current affairs,
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Hong Kong proposes film guarantee fund. (Law & Regulation).
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Hong Kong government has proposed establishment of Film Guarantee Fund (FGF) to assist local companies obtain loans for film production. Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA) suggests HK$50m ($6.4m) be used from existing HK$100m ($12.8m) Film Development Fund to guarantee
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MPEG-4 announces revised licensing terms. (Law & Regulation).
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Licensing authority for Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) compression standards has announced new licensing terms for MPEG-4 standards. MPEG-LA (www.mpegla.com) faced hostile reaction to initial terms (see 2002/47a3), which it was subsequently forced to revise to save standard in face of
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Singapore forms super regulator. (Law & Regulation).
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Singapore has formed new regulatory body to oversee content and future development of country's broadcasting and media industries. Media Development Authority (MDA) will merge roles and responsibilities of Singapore Broadcasting Authority (Singapore; +65/6837 9973; www.sba.gov.sg), Films and
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US wireless auctions delayed at last minute. (Law & Regulation).(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; ...is instead required to report to Congress within a year on when auctions will take place, in addition to outlining progress on migration to digital terrestrial television (DTT). Law is widely seen as victory for mobile telephone industry.
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Standards group agrees on MPEG-4 licensing. (Law & Regulation).
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; MPEG LA, licensing body that represents companies holding patents on emerging digital video technology, has reached final licensing terms for MPEG-4 technology. MPEG LA (www.mpegla.comwhose members include Philips, Sony, Microsoft and Matsushita--faced criticism of its earlier proposal on licensing
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Australia protects Internet content details. (Law & Regulation).(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Screen Digest
; Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has protected detailed information that identifies illegal and offensive Internet content. Under freedom of information legislation, Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) sought access to details of such material. AAT (Australia; +61/2 9391 2400;
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