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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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Unveiling the Veil: Evolution of Censorship in Indian Cinema and the Quest for Artistic Freedom

IP and Legal Filings

CINEMA AND CENSORSHIP: The Indian government has occasionally prohibited films on the grounds that they would jeopardise communal and religious harmony, endangering the peace and harmony of the state. CONCLUSION Cinema is a vital medium for the presentation of ideas and uncensored thoughts and ought to be unrestricted in every way.

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Reddit Bans ‘No Way Home Leaks’ For Excessive Copyright Complaints

TorrentFreak

At least some of these appear to have been obtained from cinema footage captured with cell phones. Worse still, several sources on social media report that the majority of the film was recorded in a theater and then posted to Facebook, a post that was subsequently linked in the subreddit and not removed, or at least not quickly enough.

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Mayor Shows Pirated Copy of “Inside Out 2” on Town Square Big Screen in Brazil

TorrentFreak

Every day, millions of people break the law; by posting copyrighted images, music, and videos on social media, for example. That worked well as a sizable crowd showed up, allowing the controversial major to proudly boast the event’s popularity in public through his social media channels.

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Their Copyrights Expired. The Legal Threats Keep Coming.

Copyright Lately

In a letter sent in December 2024 and reviewed by Copyright Lately, the estates lawyers warned a small Midwestern cinema that its planned screening of the 1925 version of The Gold Rush would constitute willful copyright infringement, exposing the theater to statutory damages of up to $150,000. Despite the films entry into the U.S.

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First preliminary injunction issued by a court in Turkey regarding NFTs

The IPKat

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation. z discuss a recent decision rendered in Turkey, representing the first foray by a Turkish court into these murky legal waters.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The case is New Line Cinema v. Cinema Secrets (2000). In 1999, Cinema Secrets licensed the right to sell a Michael Myers Halloween mask from the film’s copyright owner. This prompted a lawsuit by Don Post Studios, which asserted that the Cinema Secrets mask was a copy of its own mask. BMG (1988). Happy Halloween!

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