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    ‘Copyright Troll’ Has Already Filed Over 1,000 Piracy Lawsuits This Year

    • 08.06.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Strike 3 Holdings has already filed over a thousand lawsuits against alleged BitTorrent pirates in U.S. courts this year. The adult entertainment company used to be part of a larger group of prolific litigants but it is now the only one left. It is responsible for the vast majority of all piracy lawsuits filed in the US this year.

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    Netflix Meets 30% European Content Quota in Almost All Markets on Continent

    • 08.06.2022
    • Variety

    Netflix has either reached or surpassed the required 30% local content quotas in major markets in Europe, ranking ahead of its global streaming rivals, according to a new study by Ampere Analysis. The programming quota applies to all streamers operating in Europe and is part of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive of the European Commission.

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    TRAI media ownership consultation paper: Deadline for submitting comments extended

    • 08.06.2022
    • exchange4media

    The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has decided to further extend the last date for submission of comments and counter-comments for the Consultation Paper on Issues Relating to Media Ownership. The new dates are 28th June, 2022, and 5th July, 2022, respectively.

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    Govt. open to Big Tech suggestions on self-reg appellate tool: IT Minister

    • 08.06.2022
    • IBW News

    The government is “open” to big tech platforms suggesting an effective self-regulatory appellate mechanism that can offer a “better solution” to resolve grievances raised by social media users, India’s junior Electronics and IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday, asserting new amendments to social media rules will be finalised before July end after extensive consultations.

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    The impact of new social media rules

    • 08.06.2022
    • LiveMint

    Proposed changes to rules governing social media platforms in India have created a flutter. Mint explains how the amendments create new grievance redressal measures for social media users, while increasing compliance burden on the platforms.

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    Film studios seek legal counsel as controversies hit projects

    • 08.06.2022
    • LiveMint

    Legal experts hired by studios said they’re advising clients to stick to authentic sources, getting content vetted, having clean contracts for book rights, signing agreements with families of the film subject and contest cases if any disputes arose before the release

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    MeitY releases proposed changes to IT rules that it yanked last week

    • 08.06.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The centre has republished a draft of proposed changes to the country’s technology and social media regulations with an aim to providing “more effective grievance redressal,” and to also plug “infirmities and gaps’ in the existing regulations, it said in a communique on Monday evening.

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    What does the global NFT gaming trends have in store: Finder Report

    • 07.06.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Finder conducted the research in March 2022 and surveyed the internet users of 26 countries on NFT gaming. The participants of the survey included people of all religions, with a sample size ranging from 1000 to 3800, directly proportion to the populations

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    Paramount Hit With ‘Top Gun’ Copyright Lawsuit From Original Article Author’s Heirs

    • 07.06.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Paramount Pictures has been drawn into a potentially massive legal battle over the rights to Top Gun. According to a lawsuit filed on Monday in California federal court, the studio knew it didn’t have the rights to the sequel but forged ahead with production and distribution anyway.

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    Minimum followers on Instagram to get paid in India

    • 07.06.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    Instagram has emerged as a platform where many people spend hours and hours scrolling down. It has over a billion monthly active users (MAU). Instagram is also a platform of opportunity for many, who earn millions just by sharing their part of life with the audience. Instagram has metamorphosed the career of social media influencers.

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