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Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents

TorrentFreak

Russia’s Cinema Industry Sounds Alarm Bells. In the wake of Hollywood’s unprecedented suspension of new releases, Russia’s Association of Cinema Owners issued a powerful statement. Whether any was given is unclear but in the meantime, some cinemas have been taking drastic action to put people in seats.

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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

A growing number of daily releases makes India’s copyright laws particularly important in. Copy right and Indian cinema. 8] Indian Copyright Act 1957, s 19(10). [10] The post Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema first appeared on IIPRD. Introduction. 3d 247 (2d Cir.

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Prof. Avichal Bhatnagar v. The CEO, Pralek Prakashan Pvt. Ltd : Taking a Look at The Conundrum Surrounding Copyright Protection vis-a-vis Accessibility for PwDs

SpicyIP

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.

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When a vampire not called Dracula bested the copyright system, and what it tells us about derivative works

The IPKat

But for IP types, perhaps their most notable accomplishment was the revenge that they took upon the copyright system. And, while the copyright laws were used to try to keep the film from public view, ultimately it failed, to the continuing benefit of cinematic creation. Enter the copyright laws.

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Publisher Suing YouTube For Piracy Sells ‘Retold’ Version of Prince Harry’s Book

TorrentFreak

As previously reported , that has caused huge issues for the cinema industry and beyond. Roughly translated as ‘summary’, these are not direct copies of original books and no direct quotes are used from the original, the publisher insists. Eksmo told TASS that permission from copyright holders is not required for retelling.

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China’s Pirate Site Crackdown is Real & Assisted By Anime Anti-Piracy Group

TorrentFreak

Since a library of more than 30,000 anime episodes were also available for viewing, CODA’s Beijing office was prompted to file criminal copyright complaints with the Public Security Bureau of Jiangsu Province. In May that same year, authorities received a complaint from rightsholders.

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Can India’s Cinematograph Bill Kill Camcorder Piracy & Satisfy the U.S. ?

TorrentFreak

So-called ‘cam’ copies appear online within hours of movies first appearing in theaters, yet as piracy releases go, cams are unique in their ability to disappoint just about everyone. ” Image credit: Pixabay / igorovsyannykov From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. And quite rightly so.

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