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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

A growing number of daily releases makes India’s copyright laws particularly important in. The Copyright Act of 1957 enters the picture at this point, offering security against a number of dangers that the manufacturers would otherwise have to bear. Copy right and Indian cinema. Introduction. Image Source : Shutterstock].

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Russia’s Forced Licensing Plan For ‘Enemy’ Content “Legalizes Piracy”

TorrentFreak

As a result, new US-owned movies dried up, leaving the entire Russian cinema industry in crisis. Some venues began screening pirated movies downloaded from torrent sites but the move was criticized by local cinema groups who were saddened by a return to the unlicensed entertainment “dark days” of 30 years ago.

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Tarantino: Pulp Fiction NFT Sale Lawsuit is “Offensively Meritless”, Won’t Succeed

TorrentFreak

“In short, Defendants seek to capitalize, unilaterally, on Miramax’s rights to Pulp Fiction,” Miramax wrote , demanding damages for breach of contract, copyright infringement and trademark infringement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Taratino Fires Back. Affirmative Defenses and Relief.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Copyright and trademark are the most important IP rights in this industry.

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Anti-Piracy Jobs From £10/hr to ‘Let’s Talk ££’, There’s No Shortage in the UK

TorrentFreak

To that end, filmmakers, record labels, TV companies, and cinema chains need to hire more and more people to make that happen. Disney doesn’t publicly commit to a salary for this 12-month fixed-term contract so if music is more your thing, Universal Music Group is also looking for a new recruit.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The case is New Line Cinema v. The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit.

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[Guest post] Craftsman vs visionary – the Kippenberger authorship dilemma in copyright

The IPKat

The IPKat is very happy to host the following blog post by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou and Simon Fritsch, addressing this eternal copyright question from the perspective of a German art and legal story. Wanting to make a statement, he hired an advertising company which hand-painted advertisement tabloids for cinemas.