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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”

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For example, the availability of no-fault injunctions under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has allowed Paramount to mitigate the threats presented by pirate sites. Once again, the term ‘gold standard’ is used. ” The problem is highlighted by the MPA, and separately by members Warner and Paramount.

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Pirate Streaming Site Punishes Movie Fans With Free Festival Tickets

TorrentFreak

Rightsholders believed that without access to mainstream advertising partners, pirate sites would eventually wither and die. As the screenshot above shows, a big plus on MFFWatchFree is the absence of in-your-face advertising. The downside is that almost everything else is absent too. Armageddon Time, Hopefully Not Literally.

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

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It has the ability to record movies in cinemas, store copies for retrieval, and then distribute them on the internet. ” The directive also prohibits “all forms of advertising, direct marketing, sponsorship, sales promotion and public relations promoting such products and services.”

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

TorrentFreak

At the time, ANCINE was clear that the deal meant it would gain access to automated systems that would allow it to “monitor irregularities” related to online advertising in connection with piracy-related products. 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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A memorandum of understanding signed two years ago by ODG and government law enforcement agency Guardia di Finanza was designed to send another message on behalf of its members; journalism plays a key role in democracy and pirates shouldn’t be allowed to undermine either. Who Sponsored The Channels?

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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)

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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. Controller of Patents and Designs ( pdf ), was decided by the Delhi High Court and deals with issues pertaining to prior art and inventive step. Image from here.

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