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Despite 155 Piracy Incidents in Cinemas, Pirates Suffer Worst Year Since 2012

TorrentFreak

After almost two decades reporting on the piracy landscape, speaking with hundreds of people involved in all aspects of piracy on the way, those who dodge cinema security to camcord the latest movies are still the most puzzling. As a deterrent, the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence seems to mean almost nothing.

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Putin’s Cinema Fund Rejects Movie Piracy, Fuming Cinema Boss Demands Barbie

TorrentFreak

From former president Dimitry Medvedev who called for mass piracy out of spite, to reluctant cinema workers with no movies to screen but families to feed, the value of Hollywood’s movies was there for the taking. According to a report published Tuesday, these piracy proposals face new objections on both legal and moral grounds.

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Pirate Movie Cammers Plagued UK Cinemas After COVID Shut Them Down

TorrentFreak

When movies are recorded directly from cinema screens, the resulting pirate copy is known as a ‘cam’, regardless of the device used – camcorder or otherwise. However, records show that camming ‘incidents’ in UK cinemas are extraordinarily common, yet receive almost no press.

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Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents

TorrentFreak

Russia’s Cinema Industry Sounds Alarm Bells. In the wake of Hollywood’s unprecedented suspension of new releases, Russia’s Association of Cinema Owners issued a powerful statement. Whether any was given is unclear but in the meantime, some cinemas have been taking drastic action to put people in seats.

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127 Russian Cinemas Resort to Piracy, Movie Boss Says: “I Don’t Blame Them”

TorrentFreak

Russia’s Cinema Industry On Life Support. Russia’s cinema industry is just one of the many casualties hanging on by a thread due to the conflict in Ukraine. Some may argue it’s reasonable to screen ‘The Batman’ in a cinema after downloading the movie from a torrent site. ” The End. .

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Russian Cinemas Get Help to Bypass Sanctions to Screen “Avatar: The Way of Water”

TorrentFreak

For the Russian cinema industry, the effect of sanctions is devastating. In fact, Russia’s Association of Cinema Owners warned that the entire industry could collapse. This includes the use of pirated films , with some converted to Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) so they can be displayed on the big screen. Evading Sanctions.

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Russian Cinemas Resort to Pirated Films to Stay Alive

IPilogue

Moreover, Russia’s cinema market seemed to also be bouncing back since the start of COVID. According to data from the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), represented in the table below, Russia was one of the major territories that performed strongly in its recovery in cinema admissions. million in 2021. Russia saw a 77.7%

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