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Russian Cinemas Get Help to Bypass Sanctions to Screen “Avatar: The Way of Water”

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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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Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents

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

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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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Piracy Block Reversed For Tech Site That Reported Site-Blocking Workarounds

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.” The claims against Giardiniblog, which would soon lead to its blocking throughout Italy, read as follows (translated from Italian) ; The pages indicated in the petition advertise several streaming sites with content not authorized by the rights holders. and Rai Cinema S.p.A, Entertainment, Vision Distribution S.p.A,

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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”

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“The good reputation of the UK’s treatment of copyright exceptions was threatened in 2022, when the Government proposed, as part of its national AI strategy, to introduce the new exception to copyright to include the training of AI models for ‘any purpose’,” the MPA writes. Source submissions: Warner Bros.

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Brazil Piracy Concerns at USTR Follow MPA Anti-Piracy Deal Controversy

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. “The understanding is that there would be an overlap in responsibilities with the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL),” ANCINE explained, adding that it would be combating copyright violations of Brazilian works on digital platforms instead. There was never any real mystery about what it hoped to achieve.

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Telegram Piracy: Police Target 545 Channels & Eight Suspected Admins

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As a result, copyright holders have yet another battle on their hands. The regulator said that Telegram and WhatsApp groups were mass distributing PDF copies of newspapers and periodicals on a daily basis. GdF describes them as the suspected administrators of channels linked to criminal copyright infringement offenses.