Since 2007, the Big Orange has lost roughly 9, 000 jobs connected to the motion picture, television and recording industry, something the region has not found a way to redress.

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CableLabs recently announced that Motorola's "M-Card" has joined Scientific Atlanta's offering in finally earning the organization's coveted "qualified" status, paving the way for such great functionality as picture-in-picture on compatible TVs and multi-channel recording for properly-equipped DVRs.

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In September 2011, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) teamed up with the ISPs to launch the Center for Copyright Information, a body dedicated to deterring copyright infringement and advising consumers on legal file sharing options.

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The American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have filed briefs supporting Wiley.

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In addition, the upgrade will pack what's said to be a world's first Dual Camera feature (taking a page from the phone's Dual Recording feature, of course), which creates picture-in-picture shots by using the hardware's two cameras.

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Dual Recording allows users to capture video with both the front and rear cameras simultaneously for a unique picture-in-picture experience.

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