IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Purporting to fill gaps in reporting from other global music copyright surveys, Page’s recent report indicates that the total value of music copyright holdings, including mechanical reproduction and live performance rights, has quickly surpassed the global value of cinema copyright thanks to lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2025

Movies recorded directly from cinema screens are identifiable online by the tag cam and for those prepared to download them, often notable for their poor quality. Yet in the summer of 2022, when at least four cam copies were spotted online and then traced back to two cinemas in the UK, this turned into a major incident.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This fueled the rumor mill that it may have come directly from a Digital Cinema Package ( DCP ), a file container used by digital cinemas. It’s possible that NaNi has a source with access to DCPs at a cinema, or elsewhere in the distribution chain. Gigabytes, it’s high-quality indeed.

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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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JD Supra Law

MAY 20, 2025

French cinema iconGrard Depardieuwas convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in Paris in 2021 and handed an 18-month suspended sentence. By: Kaufman & Canoles

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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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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 5, 2024

CINEMA AND CENSORSHIP: The Indian government has occasionally prohibited films on the grounds that they would jeopardise communal and religious harmony, endangering the peace and harmony of the state. CONCLUSION Cinema is a vital medium for the presentation of ideas and uncensored thoughts and ought to be unrestricted in every way.

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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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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Basque Consumer Institute imposed a fine of 30,000 euros on a cinema chain due to the controversial practice of prohibiting the entry of food purchased outside its facilities. La entrada Ending forced food purchases at cinemas se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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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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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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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

AUGUST 29, 2024

Cinema Promotion Program Highlighting benefits for Vietnam shows that this enforcement action doesn’t only impact U.S. According to documents published by Vietnamese authorities, the country is currently planning a Cinema and Tourism Promotion Program in the United States. ” Vietnam’s Upcoming U.S. rightsholders.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2023

90% Pirated in Movie Theaters According to FCPA Director Simon Brown, the sharp eyes of cinema staff prevented several piracy incidents. This makes UK cinemas a relative safe haven when compared to the rest of the world, where piracy is reportedly rampant. For example, UK anti-piracy group FACT mentioned it in a news release in 2016.

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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

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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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

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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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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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

JULY 6, 2023

This allowed the community of tens of thousands of film fans to build an irreplaceable archive of the world cinema. While the tracker operates without permission from rightsholders, filmmakers, cinema researchers, and cinephiles have recognized the important role it plays to safeguard film history.

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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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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2024

With help from forensic watermarks, the investigation revealed that the pirated copy was recorded at the Ariesplex cinema in Thiruvananthapuram on May 16. That came last week, for the ‘Raayan’ premiere at the Ariesplex cinema. “The CCTV footage was not available in the theater.

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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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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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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

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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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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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2022

They tend to exaggerate losses, focus on external threats such as malware, or paint a dystopian future where cinemas go out of business and all actors lose their jobs. “The most striking example might be the (in)famous ‘You would not steal a car’ awareness video aired in cinemas and on DVDs worldwide during the 2000s.

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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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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

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

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

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

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In his answer to the complaint filed with the court Thursday, the film legend’s lawyers begin by emphasizing not only his contribution to cinema, but also to the success of Miramax. As expected, Tarantino isn’t backing down.

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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

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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