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    Colorado Looks To Lure Tarantino Film With $5M Incentive

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    In this Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, U.S director Quentin Tarantino shows a v-sign during the 39th Cesar Film Awards at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. Colorado has approved a $5 million incentive package to lure production of the upcoming Tarantino film “The Hateful Eight.” (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, file)
    DENVER (AP) --

    Colorado on Friday approved a $5 million incentive package to lure production of the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film "The Hateful Eight."

    The Oscar-winning screenwriter's movie could be filmed on a 900-acre ranch west of the ski town of Telluride, depending on local permit approval, The Denver Post reported.

    Colorado's incentives, approved by the state Economic Development Commission, beat out those of Utah and Wyoming. Budgeted at $44 million, the film would be the most significant production in Colorado since 1969's "True Grit." The John Wayne classic was filmed in rural western Colorado.

    "The Hateful Eight," which is slated for a 2015 release, tells the story of post-Civil War bounty hunters who try to find shelter during a blizzard but get entangled in a plot of betrayal and deception, according to IMDB.com. The website lists Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson and Amber Tamblyn among the film's stars.

    Details of "The Hateful Eight" script were leaked in January, and Tarantino sued news and gossip website Gawker after it posted a link to the script. The case was dismissed in April, and the plot was later retooled.

    The newspaper reports that Colorado's incentive package would use the rest of the year's incentive budget, plus some from the 2015-16 budget year. After approval, state film commissioner Donald Zuckerman quickly signed off on paperwork so film spending could advance.

    "The whole movie's going to be shot here, exteriors and interiors," Zuckerman said. "They're going to build it on a ranch."

    The movie's budget in the state includes $15.7 million for payroll, including a 168-person crew, and $9.35 million in other spending, including lodging. The $5 million rebate makes up 20 percent of that spending.

    Shooting was expected to kick off in early December at Schmid Ranch, a high-mesa ranch 10 miles west of Telluride that was homesteaded in 1882.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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