A Napster moment for online video and music platforms in India as piracy soars in lockdownTelegram saw piracy on its platform jump a staggering 1092% or about 11 times during lockdown, while the Internet and mobile on a whole saw...
29 Sep, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
View: Why combating music piracy in India is a losing battleLiberal democracies like Australia, Britain and the US have, on an average, around 4% of GDP contribution from the media and entertainment ...
04 Jun, 2020, 04.21 AM IST
India to US: Tech companies violating copyright lawThe issue finally found a mention in the joint statement issued after the completion of India-US Trade Policy Forum, which talked about coo...
26 Nov, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
Onerous licensing regime killing legal digital musicOne of 4 major legal music streaming services - Dhingana - shut down, leaving Gaana.com, Saavn & Hungama as remaining digital music outlets...
20 Feb, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
Studios check piracy the bollywood style; HC orders taking down of over 100 websitesResponding to a petition by the music industry, the Kolkata HC ordered taking down of over 100 illegal music downloading websites.
28 Mar, 2012, 04.53 AM IST
- Music industry upbeat over HC order on online piracy
Music industry has termed as "landmark" the Calcutta High Court order which it thinks will put a leash on the scourge of online piracy.
22 Mar, 2012, 01.08 PM IST
- Piracy forces closure of 1,500 outlets selling DVDs in Gujarat
FILM and music piracy has led to the closure of almost 1,600 outlets selling original products in Gujarat, in the last four years.
08 Feb, 2012, 12.50 PM IST
- Need for more stringent anti-piracy measures: Kurain
The Patent Office on Thrusday called for more stringent anti-piracy measures besides developing a societal ecosystem that respects intellec...
19 Aug, 2010, 03.19 PM IST
- Nokia to launch music service in India in couple of months
Nokia plans to launch its music service 'Comes With Music' in India in a couple of months
18 Mar, 2010, 12.23 PM IST
- Film ind lost around Rs 4,000-cr due to piracy: Hiren Gada
The Indian film industry incurred a loss of Rs 3,000-4,000-crore last fiscal due to rampant piracy, a top production house official said.
02 Oct, 2009, 12.43 PM IST
- Hollywood, Bollywood join forces to counter piracy
With a few to taking on the menace of piracy in the film and music industry head-on, some studios in Hollywood as well as in India's Bollyw...
24 Apr, 2009, 10.15 PM IST
- Google's China music search faces tough market: Analysts
Google's new China music search feature will solidify its foothold in the world's biggest Internet market, but massive music piracy could s...
01 Apr, 2009, 11.03 AM IST
- Not Music To Ears: Mobile chip piracy rings in Rs 200-crore loss
The Indian Music Industry (IMI) says the total loss to music industry due to piracy is around 600-700 crores per year, out of which music p...
11 Jun, 2008, 12.24 AM IST
- Downloading ringtones, playing music in public might be illegal
While phone chips have joined the ranks as an instrument for physical form of piracy, public performance of music also comes under the ambi...
02 Mar, 2008, 11.30 AM IST
- Music piracy takes new avatar 'mobile chip piracy'
Mobile chip piracy is a technique by which digitised music is copied from a cell phone into the built in memory of another cell phone. iPod...
14 Oct, 2007, 07.45 PM IST
- SpiralFrog strikes deal with EMI Music
SpiralFrog, a new online music service, said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with EMI Music Publishing to authorise SpiralFrog’s us...
07 Sep, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- India must take steps to tackle piracy: IIPA chief
India should, through effective legal remedies, strengthen its enforcement mechanism to tackle the growing menace of optical and Internet p...
09 Jul, 2002, 03.58 PM IST