TorrentFreak

JULY 6, 2023

As a result, Russia no longer feels bound by licensing restrictions and will source the same content from elsewhere, whenever that’s required. 46-FZ that would allow Western content with exclusive foreign rights to be translated, reproduced/copied and publicly distributed with zero permission needed from the rightsholders.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The company attempts to predict where its movies may turn up when they’re inevitably copied after release, then asks the court to authorize preemptive ISP blocking against a few common offenders. After specifically prohibiting copying to CD, DVD, pen drives, hard drives or tapes, the orders move on to the issue of ISP blocking.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 26, 2023

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. For the last 40 years the Motion Picture Association has regularly highlighted the damage caused by in-theater recordings of the latest movies.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 28, 2022

Within hours, pirate copies were available too, mostly in very high quality, having been ‘ripped’ from these platforms. This means that the unauthorized recording of movies in cinemas is set to bounce back. The USTR is aware of the threat and names several countries that need to step up their anti-camming games.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

“In terms of our client’s loss, our client’s film was originally planned to be released in cinemas in the first quarter of 2020. From the copies of letters we’ve seen thus far, Voltage now appears to be prepared to settle cases against Virgin subscribers for a little over £800. ” Loss Recovery: Cost of Film.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Article 18 of the CDSM provides that where authors license or transfer their exclusive rights for the exploitation of their works, they are ‘ entitled to receive appropriate and proportionate remuneration ’. The principle of appropriate and proportionate remuneration of articles 18 and 20 of the CDSM. and certain specific rules.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Royalties can be defined as a sort of variable consideration for the utilisation of work, for a public performance or selling of a copy. Section 18(1), 3 rd proviso states that the right to receive royalties cannot be waived or assigned or licensed except to legal heirs or copyright society for distribution and collection.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Copyright is the cumulation of two words: “copy” and “right,” alternatively one may argue that copyright refers to the legal rights of the intellectual property’s real owner. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party.

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2024

It is now absolutely clear that authors are now entitled to royalties for the commercial use of sound recordings, except when screened in cinema halls. Vodafone contended a triad: firstly, that Saregama is the first owner of the literary and musical works incorporated in the sound recordings, thus no license from IPRS is required.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L The Defendant was served with a copy of summons and it did appear in one of the hearings, but later stopped, thus causing the matter to proceed ex-parte.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This will potentially impact the copyright licensing landscape insofar as filmmakers will have to enter into dedicated agreements to claim protection for works not listed within the scope of Section 17. Microsoft Technology Licensing v. the licensee. The judgement was authored by Justice C. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL) v.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

As previously reported , that has caused huge issues for the cinema industry and beyond. With most Western content either unlicensed or unavailable legally in Russia, multiple plans to pirate that content, enforce compulsory licensing (piracy, effectively), or say good riddance because Russia never needed it anyway, are all on the table.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2025

Movies and TV shows are not typically offered globally, but sold instead based on geographical licenses. This is often a reflection of consumer demand, where more demand leads to higher licensing fees, which are partly passed on to fans. ” These negative effects would impact the studios directly.

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