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Piracy Warning For Russian Cinemas as Legal Streaming Revenues Skyrocket

TorrentFreak

With war still raging in Ukraine, writing about the collateral damage to Russia’s cinema industry seems vanishingly unimportant. Sony Pictures, Paramount, and Universal left the Russian market, some celebrated their exit as a positive for local cinema. When Disney, Warner Bros., companies should be considered fair game.

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Pirate Movie Cammers Plagued UK Cinemas After COVID Shut Them Down

TorrentFreak

When movies are recorded directly from cinema screens, the resulting pirate copy is known as a ‘cam’, regardless of the device used – camcorder or otherwise. Double-whammy events like these aren’t exactly common in the UK, especially given the alleged quality and the obvious threat to the market.

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“Pro Camcorder Pirate” Arrested in Govt, Police & UK Cinema Chain Operation

TorrentFreak

Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit. Significant rightsholders facing challenges in the UK can seek help from the fraud specialists at the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit. Sources confirm that the copies were traced back to two multi-screen cinemas, both of them in Liverpool, the location mentioned by PIPCU.

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Russian Cinemas Resort to Pirated Films to Stay Alive

IPilogue

Moreover, Russia’s cinema market seemed to also be bouncing back since the start of COVID. According to data from the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), represented in the table below, Russia was one of the major territories that performed strongly in its recovery in cinema admissions. million in 2021.

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Top Russian Official Thanks Pirates For Enabling Access to ‘Enemy’ Content

TorrentFreak

Intellectual Property, More Conflict Thus far, diminished access to various types of licensed intellectual property has prompted mostly unofficial responses in Russia. A current proposal envisages Russian cinemas legally screening foreign movies without rightsholders’ permission but with some kind of payment.

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Belarus Legalizes Piracy of Movies, Music & Software of ‘Unfriendly’ Nations

TorrentFreak

In common with Russia, Belarus relies on intellectual property owned by foreign rightsholders that are currently unable or unwilling to supply and/or license it. So, to ensure legal access to pirated movies, music, TV shows and software, the government drafted a new law to restrict intellectual property rights.

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Ending forced food purchases at cinemas

Olartemoure Blog

The Basque Consumer Institute imposed a fine of 30,000 euros on a cinema chain due to the controversial practice of prohibiting the entry of food purchased outside its facilities. La entrada Ending forced food purchases at cinemas se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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