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On 22 June 2012, the Madras High Court overturned the block, and clarified that only specific web addresses (or URLs) carrying the illegal copies should be blocked and not the entire website. The decision restored access in India to video and file-sharing sites, including The Pirate Bay.
Brazil has banned many video games since 1999, mainly due to depictions of violence and cruelty, [20] making it illegal to distribute and otherwise sell these games. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Additionally, the Brazilian advisory rating system requires that all video games be rated by the organization, where unrated video games are banned from being sold in ...
Online piracy or software piracy is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission, such as music, movies or software. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] History
On its face, the r/piracy subreddit is an online forum for discussing the topic of digital piracy, but it can lead to the sharing of illegal content. Westend61/Getty Images
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The 1932 Convention of Piracy (CoPir) was provided as one of the thirteen commentaries presented in the 1930 League of Nations Codification Conference on International Law. [11] [12] It held piracy as not a crime against the law of nations; giving faith to the jurisdiction of individual states to repress piracy. [13]
An international anti-piracy coalition has shut down Fmovies, a large illegal streaming operation based in Vietnam, in a major victory for the entertainment industry.. The coalition, which ...
In Media Piracy in Emerging Economies, the first independent comparative study of media piracy focused on Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Turkey and Bolivia, "high prices for media goods, low incomes, and cheap digital technologies" are the chief factors that lead to the global spread of media piracy, especially in emerging markets. [26]