PROTECTION FROM PAPARAZZI

Jennifer Aniston, who has widely known for her role in the hit TV series friends. Has been named as the force behind a new state law in California, which will restrict the paparazzi in 2010 and beyond.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the new law allows for civil penalties against members of the paparazzi and media outlets that sell and buy unlawfully obtained photographs and video footage of people, including celebrities and their families.

Aniston told Times, "There have to be some boundaries. When you have children in the car and the photographers are rushing you, it's just absolutely out of control. Its become a public safety issue. Somebody's going to die if we don't do something."

The measure was signed into law in October by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

MOVIE MILESTONES

FIRST PIRATED HD DOWNLOAD

The sci-fi action movie Serenity(USA, 2005) was the first full resolution rip of an HD DVD movie. The 19.6 GB file was made available on BitTorrent as an .evo file, confirming the suspicion that the copyrighted protection on HD DVDs has been bypassed.


HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIE FRANCHISE

The 21 Bond movies, from Dr No(UK, 1962) to Casino Royale(UK/USA, 2006), have grossed over $4.49 billion wordwide.


FIRST MOVIE BUDGET TO EXCEED $100 MILLION

True lies(USA, 1994), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger(Austria) and Jamie Lee Curtis(USA), was the first movie that cost over $100 million to make. It ended up grossing $365 million.