Ten years ago Google launched its DMCA takedown transparency report. The piracy ecosystem has changed dramatically since then but it appears that not everyone received that memo. Even today, some companies are still requesting the removal of "infringing" links to sites that have long since gone.
The U.S. Government wants to know what challenges and barriers exist in the mobile app ecosystem. While piracy is not at the center of this inquiry, the Copyright Alliance suggests that screening apps and developers will be helpful. Apple, meanwhile, stresses that "piracy" is one of the reasons why sideloading isn't allowed; a notion that's disputed by Cydia creator "saurik".
India is home to over 500 million (50.3 crores) OTT consumers, although the number of paid subscriptions could be 5 crores, an EY report recently said. As per market estimates, these platforms are also fetching more than Rs 5,000 crore annually. This explains why brands are exploring new avenues to engage with consumers, particularly through branded content production on video subscription platforms.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to extend the last date for submission of comments and counter-comments on its Consultation Paper on issues related to new regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services to 6th June 2022 and 13th June 2022, respectively.
The 17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short fiction and animation films (MIFF-2022) began with an opening ceremony in Mumbai on Sunday.
Netflix is ramping up its original series slate for 2022. Its upcoming original shows include Scoop helmed by Hansal Mehta about the Jyotirmay Dey (J Dey) murder case, Guns and Gulaabs led by the duo Raj and Dk, CAT starring Randeep Hooda and directed by Balwinder Singh Janjua and Heeramandi led by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
With 221.8 million customers as of the end of 2021, Netflix is the most popular streaming service on the planet. In Russia, however, it only had a small number of subscribers
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday inaugurated the 17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for documentary, short fiction and animation films and said he wants global production houses to mount their projects in India.
In a letter to Sanjay Bahl, Director General of the CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) on Thursday, co-signed by bodies such as US Chamber of Commerce US-India Business Council, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and techUK and others, they said CERT-In's requirements may also make it more difficult for companies to do business in India.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw believes the 5G service rollout will happen in August or September, given that the telecom companies in the past have said they would need six months from the spectrum auction to roll out their 5G service ..