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    21 scientific & technical achievements under consideration for Academy Awards

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    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. --

    The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 21 scientific and technical achievements, 16 distinct investigations, have been selected for further awards consideration.

    The list is made public to allow individuals and companies with similar devices or claims of prior art the opportunity to submit achievements for review.

    The deadline to submit additional entries is Tuesday, August 26, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

    The committee has selected the following technologies for further consideration:

        Portable, remote-controlled telescoping camera columns

        Prompted by MAT-TOWERCAM TWIN PEEK (MAT – Mad About Technology)
        Drivable, high-speed vehicle platforms

        Prompted by THE BISCUIT JR. (Allan Padelford Camera Cars)
        Neutral density filters that remove infrared contamination

        Prompted by INFRARED NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER TECHNOLOGY (Tiffen Company)
        Lightweight, prime lens sets for high-resolution cameras

        Prompted by LEICA SUMMILUX-C PRIME LENS SERIES (CW Sonderoptic)
        Optical audio transfer processes

        Prompted by CHACE OPTICAL SOUND PROCESSOR (Deluxe)
        Enabling technology of digital cinema projectors

        Prompted by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DLP CINEMA TECHNOLOGY (Texas Instruments)
        Interactive blend shape modeling and manufacturing

        Prompted by LAIKA RAPID PROTOTYPING AND FACIAL ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY (LAIKA, Inc.) and ILM SHAPE SCULPTING SYSTEM (ILM)
        Measurement toolsets for quality control of cinematic experience

        Prompted by LSS-100P (Ultra-Stereo Labs)
        Displays providing suitable visual reference for feature film review

        Prompted by SONY TRIMASTER EL ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PICTURE MONITORS (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
        Collaborative, enhanceable image playback and review systems

        Prompted by RV MEDIA PLAYER (Tweak Software)
        High-resolution motion capture techniques for deforming objects

        Prompted by MOVA (MOVA) and GEOMETRY TRACKER (ILM)
        Systems for interactive grooming and direct-manipulation of digital hair

        Prompted by BARBERSHOP (Weta Digital)
        Systems for placing, grooming and resolving collisions of digital feathers

        Prompted by DREAMWORKS FEATHER SYSTEM (DreamWorks Animation)
        Systems for modeling, animation and rendering of digital vegetation

        Prompted by SPEEDTREE (IDV)
        Digital technologies for high-density physical destruction simulation

        Prompted by DROP DESTRUCTION TOOLKIT (Digital Domain) and FINITE ELEMENT DESTRUCTION MODELING (UC Berkeley) and ODIN – UNIFIED HPC MULTI-PHYSICS SIMULATION PLATFORM (Weta Digital)
        Efficient volumetric data formats

        Prompted by FIELD 3D (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and VDB: HIGH-RESOLUTION SPARSE VOLUMES WITH DYNAMIC TOPOLOGY (DreamWorks Animation)

    After thorough investigations are conducted in each of the technology categories, the committee will meet in early December to vote on recommendations to the Academy’s Board of Governors, which will make the final awards decisions.

    The 2014 Scientific and Technical Awards will be presented on Saturday, February 7, 2015.

    Claims of prior art or similar technology must be submitted on the Academy’s website at www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/apply.html. 

    The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.




    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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