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Film News: Reps 84% of online movie consumption — The value of online pirated music, movies, vidgames and books pirated second half 2009 in Spain was Euros5.121 million ($6.3 billion), claims a study by IDC Research Iberia.

Film News: Copyright lawsuit claims Internet users illegally downloaded pic — The producers of “Hurt Locker” have filed a copyright infringement suit against as many as 5,000 Internet users for pirating copies of the movie.

Film News: ‘Elite Squad 2′ won’t go out via Universal as first film did — “Elite Squad 2,” the highly anticipated sequel to Jose Padilha’s runaway commercial hit, has yet to open in Brazil, but already the film is stirring up controversy at home.

Film News: Effort aimed at boosting profits for local pics — Argentina’s state film board Incaa is preparing to launch a video-on-demand service as soon as this year, a latest effort to help homegrown films turn a profit as theatrical and DVD markets falter, piracy swells and the demand for home entertainment rises.

Film News: Blighty pushing bill despite controversy — As the U.K. government finally announced that the general election will take place May 6, its last-gasp attempt to restrict online piracy by introducing new laws hit fresh controversy.

Film News: London judge holds website liable for piracy — The High Court of Justice in London handed a victory to Hollywood studios on Monday after it ruled that the website Newzbin Ltd. is liable for copyright infringement as users sought out links on its site to pirated movies.

Film News: Guild presses White House to take more action — The Writers Guild of America, West, pressed the White House for increased measures to fight online piracy.

Film News: Hollywood urges White House to combat copyright theft — A coalition of studios, record labels and labor unions on Wednesday urged the White House to deploy a broad array of techniques to combat piracy.

Film News: More than 185,000 jobs may have been lost — Europe’s creative industries lost E10 billion ($13.7 billion) in retail revenue in 2008 because of piracy, according to estimates released Wednesday by the International Chamber of Commerce.

Film News: Meeting to discuss digital cinema, piracy — Spain will host the European Cultural Industries Forum March 29-30 in Barcelona, the biggest cultural congress to be held during the country’s six-month European Union presidency.