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    BREIN Shut Down 449 Pirate Sites & Services in 2022

    • 21.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has been fighting pirates of all kinds for the last 25 years. BREIN's latest annual report covering 2022 reveals that it completed 458 investigations and shut down 449 pirate sites. That's 100 more than BREIN reported for 2021. Pirates are clearly persistent but BREIN is always up for the fight.

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    Filmmakers Want Owner of Defunct VPN Arrested in Piracy Case

    • 21.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    Last year, a group of independent filmmakers obtained a multi-million default judgment against VPN service LiquidVPN, which stood accused of facilitating piracy. Since the owner of the now-defunct service has paid nothing, the movie companies are calling for his arrest. Meanwhile, a waste company has been added to the dispute.

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    Back Government concerned about vulgarity on OTT platforms, says Anurag Thakur

    • 21.03.2023
    • LiveMint

    The government is serious about the complaints of increasing abusive and obscene content on OTT platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules regarding this, the ministry is willing to consider that

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    OTT platform censorship: What rules does Centre have for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar in India?

    • 20.03.2023
    • DNA

    The Centre has recently issued a statement supporting the call for censorship in several OTT platforms, cracking down against abusive language and obscenities in shows and movies.

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    Costly tickets no dampener for hit films

    • 18.03.2023
    • LiveMint

    Pricey tickets are not really a deal-breaker for Indian movie lovers, the success of several tent-pole films with premium pricing shows, despite recent criticism that such pricing has eroded footfalls at cinemas.

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    Can Movie Theaters Survive? It’s the Most Enduring Question in Hollywood

    • 18.03.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Box office is down, a cash crunch has hit pocketbooks and a new media rival has exhibitors worried. Sounds a lot like the 1930s, when Great Depression-era customers were running away from venues.

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    Indians acquire 100 patents for 6G technology: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    • 17.03.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    "Electronics is very complex, but despite the complexity, our scientists, engineers and academicians have together acquired 100 patents in 6G," Vaishnaw said.

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    Muscular New Spanish Tax Incentives Spark Immediate Reactions from Big International Producers

    • 17.03.2023
    • Variety

    It’s been a short time since the Spanish government launched a new increase in its international film and TV productions incentives. This bold move has rapidly put Spain at the level of the most attractive international shoot locales.

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    Paramount+ to Launch First Mobile-Only Subscription Plan in Mexico, Brazil

    • 17.03.2023
    • Variety

    Paramount+ is launching its first-ever mobile-only streaming subscription plan in Mexico and Brazil. Paramount+’s Basic Plan, described as “competitively priced,” will be available from April 18. It will allow subscribers to stream content on one mobile device or tablet at a time, uninterrupted and without ads.

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    AI-“Assisted” Works Are Now Open to Copyright Protection, Raising Questions for Hollywood

    • 17.03.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The U.S. Copyright Office has affirmed that most works generated by artificial intelligence are not copyrightable, while clarifying that AI-assisted material qualifies for protection in certain instances.

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