Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 28, 2022
For the Russian cinema industry, the effect of sanctions is devastating. In fact, Russia’s Association of Cinema Owners warned that the entire industry could collapse. This includes the use of pirated films , with some converted to Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) so they can be displayed on the big screen. Evading Sanctions.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 5, 2024
There are no official movie theaters nearby, so locals would normally have to travel for several hours to see a film that’s still in cinemas. In addition, it was apparent that the copy had been sourced from pirate streaming site, Obaflix. Thanks to the mayor, people could see ‘Inside Out 2’ in their hometown instead.
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TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Apparently, many people are turning to piracy instead and even some local cinemas have followed suit. While clearly illegal, the chairman of the Russian Association of Cinema has sympathy for the plight of these struggling theater owners. . These cinemas reportedly source their content from pirate sites. “As U.S.
SpicyIP
JUNE 26, 2024
On a broad reading, there seems to be an obvious conflict of two areas of law, where the RPwD Act mandates fundamental access to all content but the Copyright Act grants the author the right to control how their works are copied.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 31, 2023
Introduction In order to determine copyright infringement , the ‘substantial similarity test’ has routinely been employed by the US Courts. If any other person makes an unauthorized copy of that work, the owner shall have a right of action against him. The defendants were provided with a copy of the screenplay.
Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. The case is New Line Cinema v. BMG (1988).
The IPKat
MAY 18, 2024
To celebrate the start of this event, this Kat has found a recent judgment issued by the Tribunal judiciaire (TJ) of Lyon [ the birthplace of cinema ] concerning a case of copyright infringement relating to the still of a short film. Every year in May, the Cannes Film Festival takes place.
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