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

TorrentFreak

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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Pirate Whac-A-Mole: Sky Takes On TeaTV, CucoTV & Cinema HD

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Through strong branding it has managed to stay in the game, but whether today’s variant (of which there are several) is/are the same and/or operated by the original developer is a question for people with an abundance of spare time. TeaTV turned out to be a pretty strong brew, despite the suspension of its Twitter account.

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Top Russian Official Thanks Pirates For Enabling Access to ‘Enemy’ Content

TorrentFreak

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. They do not work.

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ACE Targets MagisTV and Other Piracy Apps Through Cloudflare

TorrentFreak

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 IPTV service markets through resellers and some unaffiliated third parties try to profit from the brand as well.

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Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame”

TorrentFreak

If Western brands do not want to fight piracy in a particular country, it means that they are actually legalizing piracy of their content,” Zlobin added. If the rightsholders fail to protect their own content, no one else will do it for them, he said. “If However, Western content isn’t the only content in town. “[P]irates

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Russia Claims Ukraine & Allies Use Pirate Sites to Spread Propaganda

TorrentFreak

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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Iconic Fansubbing Site Legendas.tv Shuts Down Voluntarily

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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. Avid Consumers.

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