The recorded music industry continues to lose between Rs2,016 crore and Rs. 2,791 crore annually due to obsolete laws, making it difficult to get adequate compensation from mediums like radio, television and short video apps as well as public performances
The 15-strong shortlist for the Oscars’ International Feature Film category is due on Tuesday, so it’s time to run down my annual preview of titles that have a good shot at making the cut. Films from a total 93 countries are eligible in the race this year, and below we take a close look at a selection of them.
Alarmed at the growing danger from cyberattacks and threats to national security, the government is in the process of setting up a unified national level cyber security task force with a special focus on the risks of emanating from the telecom sector.
Sameer Gogate has been leading BBC Studios’ production business in India as general manager since 2019. In the last two years, he has played an instrumental role in steering the internationally renowned brand to its deserved status in India
Fakku is one of the few companies that succesfully transformed a 'pirate' operation into a legitimate business. After this transformation, the 'hentai' publisher started to crack down on pirate sites. With a recent takedown request, it went too far, flagging TorrentFreak for copyright infringement.
Malaysia's House of Representatives has passed amendments to copyright law that will boost the country's deterrent against those who facilitate access to pirate content via illegal streaming. The amendments, which cover both hardware and software, could see offenders imprisoned for up to 20 years.
Elsevier and other academic publishers see 'pirate' site Sci-Hub as a major threat to science and their own multi-billion-dollar industry. Through a lawsuit in India, the companies hope to have the site blocked but Sci-Hub is actively fighting this request in court. According to the site's founder, the publishers are the real threat to the progress of science.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is looking to hire the services of a law firm situated in Delhi-NCR for formulating amendments to the statutes. The time period for engagement is expected to be four to six months.
Alphabet Inc's YouTube began restoring access to Walt Disney Co channels on its on Sunday, after the company reached a distribution agreement to end a two-day blackout.
According to the survey carried out by Yahoo! Finance, which seeks every year to publicise the best and worst companies from around the world, Facebook, now known as Meta, took the crown as the worst company of the year.