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.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hollywood believes that these ‘cam’ copies cause significant damage to the cinema industry, an opinion shared by the UK’s Film Distributors’ Association. 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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IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

Copy right and Indian cinema. The post Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema first appeared on IIPRD. In contrast to book authoring, the process of making a movie involves a lot of collaboration. It is a process that involves numerous people and their contributions, which result in a film.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2022

UK broadcaster Sky has never been particularly fond of people pirating its content. It’s a battle that’s raged for more than 30 years, and despite there being no apparent end in sight, Sky keeps slugging it out, putting in the rounds, and hoping for a win on points.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Federal Circuit has backed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruling that Comcast's Sky Group can't block a movie theater from registering its "Sky Cinema" name as a trademark.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In a nonprecedential ruling, the CAFC upheld the Board's decision dismissing an opposition to registration of SKY CINEMAS for "movie theaters" [CINEMAS disclaimed], finding the mark not likely to cause confusion with SKY NEWS for radio and television news services. Sky Cinemas LLC , Appeal No. TTABlogged here ]. 21-1575 (Fed.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2024

The second installment of the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi book premiered in cinema a little over a month ago. Apparently, some people chose to watch Part One through unofficial channels before buying a cinema ticket for Part Two. That’s exactly what happened with Dune: Part Two over the past few hours.

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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.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

That some Russian cinemas were able to screen major Hollywood movies in perfect quality still came as a surprise. Cinema industry publication ProfiCinema identified WesternRus as the main supplier of Western movies to Russian theaters. The company says that the main culprits are domestic cinema chains and other third-party companies.

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WIPO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A self-confessed “movie maniac,” Peruvian author and filmmaker Rosanna Díaz Costa talks about her passion for literature and film and what it took to bring the movie adaptation of the Peruvian classic, A World for Julius, to the big screen.

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Art Law Journal

JULY 18, 2023

Dive into the fascinating intersection of art and cinema. This article explores how five visually stunning movies - "The Exorcist," "Inception," "There Will Be Blood," "Melancholia," and "Days of Heaven" - draw their visual inspiration from masterpieces of fine art.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In-Theater ‘Camming’ is a Threat to UK Exhibition Sector When people record movies directly from cinema screens and then distribute copies online, the damage that does to the exhibition sector’s period of exclusivity has been reported for decades. Source submissions: Warner Bros.

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IP.com

JULY 18, 2021

Acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese noted in a Harper’s Magazine essay earlier this year that “the art of cinema is being systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced to its lowest common. The post Art or IP? What Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM Teaches Us appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Facing an existential crisis and no support from the government, some elements in the cinema industry began screening unlicensed Western movies , for example. A current proposal envisages Russian cinemas legally screening foreign movies without rightsholders’ permission but with some kind of payment.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2023

” Revealed during an anti-piracy roundtable at the Festival on Saturday, the campaign is the work of two French government agencies – CNC (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image) and ARCOM, the new anti-piracy/audiovisual regulator in France. . “Protecting Creation Against Piracy: Can We Go Further?”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2024

P]irates not only consume Western content, but also projects of Russian online cinemas, so last year we strengthened the protection of our filmography,” the online cinema told the publication. However, Western content isn’t the only content in town. “[P]irates

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2022

As a result, new US-owned movies dried up, leaving the entire Russian cinema industry in crisis. Some venues began screening pirated movies downloaded from torrent sites but the move was criticized by local cinema groups who were saddened by a return to the unlicensed entertainment “dark days” of 30 years ago.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, new video content produced by major Western companies mostly disappeared from Russian cinemas and online platforms. From February 28, 2023, availability of Western content on Russia’s legal streaming portals is set to nosedive.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

Next up today, Tamil Cinema at the Hindustan Times reports that Chennai police have registered a report filed against the director and producer of film Jai Bhim alleging the film violated his rights in his personal story. 2: Case Filed Against Suriya’s Jai Bhim in Chennai under Copyright Act for Alleged Story Theft.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 26, 2023

“Such video content should not be legally presented in Russian online services, should not be rented in cinemas, and should not contain extremist materials and LGBT propaganda,” the source said. Good luck with that.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The TTABlog summarised a recent Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision that found no risk of confusion between the marks “Sky News” (for news reporting services) and “Sky Cinemas” (for… cinemas).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

Introduction The year 2023 was a high for Indian cinema- with the love of the country for the big screen soaring high with box office numbers. The appreciation and experimentation of OTT content have shown that India Cinema is back again. Conclusion Film titles have more meaning in the vast realm of Indian cinema than just being names.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The Federal Circuit in AMC Multi-Cinema, Inc. Fall Line Patents (Fed. September 30, 2021, op. 21-1051) held that the PTAB partially abused its discretion when upholding one claim of U.S. 9,454,748 for which the patent owner Fall Line alleged that AMC raised new issues in its reply…. By: Jones Day

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

As a result, government agencies overseeing telecoms and cinemas have come together to create a cooperative plan, one that mimics the approach taken in Portugal. A similar bid against the stream-ripping site Yout the next year was more successful, but still left many wanting a more robust system.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

‘Fast Cinema’ Uploader Speaks With The Media. In the wake of these arrests, 48-year-old YouTuber Yukio Takasugi, who uses the name ‘Fast Cinema’ online, was approached by local media outlet MBS. In June 2021, three people were arrested for uploading these 10-minute edits.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to the latest Cine en Cifras report by Proimágenes Colombia, 2023 was the year with the highest cinema attendance in history, reaching a figure of 50.39 Since the pandemic, the reactivation of the audiovisual industry in Colombia has been positive. million spectators. This represents an increase of 19.4%

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 18, 2022

To that end, filmmakers, record labels, TV companies, and cinema chains need to hire more and more people to make that happen. Finally, there are positions available at Cineworld, the second-largest cinema business in the world. ” Fighting Movie Camming on the Front Lines. an hour and the supervisor position pays just 50p more.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“A new cinema trailer also launches on 12th July, supporting the campaign message ‘piracy is a crime’,” one of the press releases read at the time. The video was the result of a collaboration between the Motion Picture Association, the Federation Against Copyright Theft, and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 13, 2021

This past week in London has seen the world's second largest cinema chain sued by its insurer, a new lawsuit filed against Clydesdale Bank and its former owner over business loans, and sustainable crustacean farming companies fight in the intellectual property courts. Here, Law360 looks at those and other new claims filed in the U.K.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 30, 2024

In one of the subpoenas requests, two ‘MagisTV’ apps and their associated sites are listed, together with the ‘TVExpress’, ‘My Family Cinema’, and ‘Brasil TV’ apps. The same name also appears in the most recent DMCA subpoena applications. MagisTV et al.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2024

. “Through the lenses of VR glasses, a wide selection of popular films and series could be chosen from a wide selection of popular films and series in these ‘worlds’, within a simulated cinema environment,” BREIN writes.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2022

When citizens first began screening pirated Hollywood movies in cinemas, Russian entertainment groups condemned them for it. Three months later, a dejected cinema industry chief said that he couldn’t blame venues for trying to stay alive.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2023

The ‘Australian Film/TV Bodies’ submission is the work of mostly American companies including Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner, plus local studio Village Roadshow, cinema groups and distributors. No other rightsholders have more experience of blocking injunctions.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 24, 2023

Italy Intends to Go Hard According to official documentation ( pdf ) , the bill seeks to punish anyone making illegal copies of any cinema, audiovisual, or publishing content (in whole or in part) with up to three years in prison and a fine of up to 15.5k

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

Beginning around September 2022, more than a year after the ANCINE announcement, ASPAC (Associação dos Servidores Públicos da ANCINE) an association of civil servants connected to ANCINE, sent questions to the cinema regulator seeking information concerning its agreement with the MPA.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2021

At least some of these appear to have been obtained from cinema footage captured with cell phones. Such bans aren’t usually handed down lightly though and activity over the past few days and hours won’t have helped the sub at all. In addition to posting text-based spoilers, users of the sub also posted video spoilers.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2023

Representing the major Hollywood studios, Brazil’s Antipirataria Association Cinema and Música (APCM) complained to the site’s hosting company Softlayer, which pulled the plug shortly after. With its presence growing, the concerns of major entertainment industry companies increased as well.

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