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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”

TorrentFreak

“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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Pirate Streaming Site Punishes Movie Fans With Free Festival Tickets

TorrentFreak

Under extreme pressure from copyright holders and numerous public campaigns, brand leaders and ad agencies agreed that reputable cash shouldn’t find its way into the pockets of pirate site operators. Rightsholders believed that without access to mainstream advertising partners, pirate sites would eventually wither and die.

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Should Any Device Which Can Be Used to Infringe IP Be Made Illegal?

TorrentFreak

There’s a monitor that has the ability to show copyrighted images or display unlicensed movies, and is even big enough to be seen outside and generate liability for an unlicensed public performance. It has the ability to record movies in cinemas, store copies for retrieval, and then distribute them on the internet.

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

TorrentFreak

. “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

TorrentFreak

As a result, copyright holders have yet another battle on their hands. The seizure order relates to 545 Telegram ‘resources’ suspected of distributing copyrighted content and individuals said to be involved in their operation. After just nine years online, Telegram now has 700 million active users each month.

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Brazil’s New IPTV Anti-Piracy Blocking Plan Prepares to Bypass Judiciary

TorrentFreak

The project is the work of ‘ Ancine ‘ (Agência Nacional do Cinema) and telecoms regulator Anatel (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações). This entirely voluntary system is supported by rightsholders, advertisers and trade associations, plus every major ISP in Portugal. Agencies Team Up to Streamline Blocking.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

SpicyIP

Congress and the KGF 2 Copyright Dispute: Ex-Parte Injunctions, Fair Dealing, and Blocking Orders. The High Court also noted that merely because the impugned mark’s advertisement occurred in Delhi, the courts of Delhi will not become eligible to adjudicate on the dispute. Comedian Vir Das, Netflix booked for copyright infringement.

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