Rajinikanth's Petta illegally screened in government buses; TFPC chief Vishal urges state to curb piracy
There were brief clips doing the rounds on social media, showing Rajinikanth Petta being screened in government buses.
Sivakarthikeyan's Seema Raja, Samantha Akkineni's U-Turn leaked online hours after theatrical release
Both of Samantha Akkineni's films, Seema Raja and U-Turn, released on Thursday but got leaked online hours later.
For migrant labourers in Mumbai, mobile downloads are as close as they can get to their favourite movie stars
From action to romance, Pawan Singh’s punches to Kesari Lal’s humour, dubbed versions of Telugu blockbusters to recorded orchestra music — migrant workers get their weekly dose of 70 mm entertainment on their phone screens, all for Rs 20 at their neighbourhood mobile phone shop
Vishal accused of making deal with Lyca Productions to ignore piracy; TFPC President responds to allegations
Actor Vishal has responded to the piracy-related allegations made against him as he said there must be proof to substantiate the claims of his malpractice.
India comes out on top when it comes to censoring content on the internet: Report
The findings of the report indicate that India not only blocks URLs related to pornographic websites and piracy but also of those belonging to NGOs, human rights groups and even feminist groups.
Microsoft seeks KPMG's help to crackdown on software piracy in India
Microsoft told Reuters its SAM program is run as per global standards, while KPMG said it follows “appropriate procedures agreed in our engagement with clients”.
Aksar 2: Zarine Khan's film gets leaked online three days after theatrical release
Multiple websites are offering its customers to watch the full HD print of Aksar 2 for free while the film released just this past Friday.
Newton: Rajkummar Rao-starrer, India's Academy Awards entry gets Rs 1 cr grant from Centre
Rajkummar Rao's Newton has been given this grant by the Centre, as confirmed by chairman of jury CV Reddy, to "encourage good and meaningful cinema."
Game of Thrones season seven illegally streamed or downloaded over a billion times
According to a report from anti-piracy firm MUSO, the seven episodes of "Game of Thrones" season seven each averaged 14.7 billion illegal views.
Facebook acquires US-based startup to Source3 to help filter out pirated content
The startup builds technology to detect intellectual property that has been shared by Internet users without permission.
Pirate Bay breaking copyright laws, says top EU court
Making available and managing an online platform for sharing copyright-protected works, such as 'The Pirate Bay,' may constitute an infringement of copyright.
ExtraTorrent shuts down for good, takes down mirrors and erases all data
Visitors of the site are now greeted with a farewell message, accompanied by a warning to not fall for fake sites and clones.
Baahubali 2 piracy row: Illegal copy of film traced to Bihar theatre
Police have busted a theatre in Begusarai district of Bihar which was used to make a high-definition copy of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
Disney Pictures held to ransom by hackers threatening to leak new Pirates of the Caribbean film
Walt Disney Pictures has not confirmed which film it is being blackmailed for - Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars 3 or Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Somali pirates hijack Indian commercial ship Al Kaushar with 11 crew members on board
Pirates have hijacked a Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia and the vessel is heading toward the shore, a former government anti-piracy official told Reuters on Monday.
Search engines Google and Bing agree to fight online piracy; sign a code of conduct with Britain
Web sites that stream or host pirated material may find it harder to feature on the first pages of two leading search engines, Google and Microsoft.
Google and other search engines want to implement a voluntary anti-piracy code: Report
Copyright infringement has been a thorn in the side of the entertainment industry for decades now. In the internet era, search engines like Google do, involuntarily, enable copyright infringement.
The Grand Tour by Amazon is the most pirated TV show in history
The piracy rates for The Grand Tour stands out, and is more than the piracy rates of other hit shows, including Game of Thrones.
Bihar CM asks students to use free Wi-Fi to download books and not movies
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday advised youths, particularly students, to use free Wi-Fi facility to download books instead of movies.
KRK tweets clip of Shivaay's opening scene; producers threaten legal action
Self-proclaimed film critic Kamaal R Khan has now courted fresh controversy by seemingly sharing a video clip of the opening scene of Shivaay on micro-blogging platform Twitter.