Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and the British Video Association (BVA) have announced plans to restructure, integrating key functions to focus greater resource on shared challenges. Following an extensive consultation process with their respective members and stakeholders, the change is intended to keep both well-respected organisations on a sustainable path […]
An MSO in India has been hit with a visit from Mumbai’s police force for illegally showing unlicensed channels. A report has been filed with the local magistrates. MSO (7 Star) was showing Sky Movies, (amazingly) BBC America, HBO Family, Showtime, MM2, MBC Action and OHM Comedy, on the network Television Post reported that 10 […]
Koleman Strumpf, a Professor at the University of Kansas School of Business, has conducted a study investigating the economic importance of intellectual property protection. In the paper – Using Markets to Measure the Impact of File Sharing on Movie Revenues – Strumpf suggests there are two main empirical challenges: overcoming the non-random timing of the […]
Despite CBS being party to the action brought by the US networks against Aereo which saw the Supreme Court rule that the service operated much like a cable TV company and violated copyright law unless it paid broadcasters licensing fees for offering TV stations to customers’ tablets, phones and other devices, CEO Les Moonves has […]
Researchers at Australia’s Deakin University have helped find the keys to lock out digital music pirates through a newly-developed method that doesn’t compromise the quality of files. The music industry is expected to jump on the major technological breakthrough which could wipe out piracy, a scourge that is estimated to cost €35 billion a year […]
The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP, Home Secretary in the UK government, has used the occasion of a ministerial visit to the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) to comment on the effect IP crime has on legitimate business. Accompanied by Lord Younger, Minister for the Intellectual Property Office and Mike Weatherley MP, Intellectual Property […]
Viewing pirated content is much more prevalent amongst young people, while willingness to access pirated content generally decreases with age, according to findings from Multiscreen, Revenue Assurance and Media Protection solutions specialist Irdeto. The research revealed that the majority of American (70 per cent) and U.K. (72 per cent) consumers are unlikely to watch pirated […]
The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law has released a White Paper – A Call for Action for Online Piracy and Counterfeiting Legislation – which calls on Congress to continue its investigation and discussion of potential remedies to reduce the ongoing injuries suffered by businesses and consumers as a result of massive online […]
CASBAA, the Asian association of the pay-TV industry, has lauded Indian police action in breaking up a ring of streaming-TV pirates and arresting four conspirators in Hyderabad. The activities of the ring were aimed at diverting the signals of Indian pay-TV broadcasters onto the Internet, and retransmitting their signals globally to hundreds of thousands of […]
Industry members of the Creative Industries Council (CIC) have revealed their vision and strategy for the UK creative industries for 2020. The Strategy outlines a plan that will see businesses and Government work together to maintain the UK’s position as a world leader for the creative industries. The sector is recognised as playing a key […]