Adlabs promises action over theft of '...Raashee?' printSeptember 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Adlabs Processing Thursday pledged to take action against employees responsible for leaking the master print of forthcoming Bollywood movie "What's Your Raashee?"
Amit Khanna, head of Reliance Big Entertainment which owns the lab, said this in response to legal notices of Rs.50 crore each slapped on his firm and UFO Moviez for allegedly abetting the theft of the master print. "We would like to reassure the film fraternity and the law enforcement agency that we have the most stringent security measures in place.
Licence scheme to curb mobile music piracy launched in PunjabSeptember 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Indian Music Industry (IMI), an association of 142 music companies, Thursday launched Music Mobile Exchange (MMX), a mobile licensing scheme, to curb music piracy on mobile chip in Punjab. Under this initiative, mobile stores and outlets offering mobile music services can operate legitimately by opting for an MMX licence from rights holders and sell music without violating the Copyright Act.
Theft of 'What's Your Raashee?' master print scares Gowariker (superseding earlier story)September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Hours before the release of his new film "What's Your Raashee?" director Ashutosh Gowariker is trying to understand how the master print of his film was allegedly stolen and pirated from a laboratory. "I've been travelling to Toronto and then to Ahmedabad, so I'm not aware of the full situation.
Theft of 'What's Your Raashee?' master print scares GowarikerSeptember 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Hours before the release of his new film "What's Your Raashee?" director Ashutosh Gowariker is trying to understand how the master print of his film was allegedly stolen and pirated from the Adlabs laboratory. "I've been travelling to Toronto and then to Ahmedabad, so I'm not aware of the full situation.
UTV slaps a legal notice against piracySeptember 24th, 2009 Piracy is considered equivalent to crime in our tinsel town. And bolly-celebs have been leaving no stones unturned, just to get rid of piracy.
Depp to return with 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4'September 13th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp has revealed he is reviving his role as pirate captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth instalment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. The actor made the announcement by appearing in his character at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California Friday, reports imdb.com.
Underwater action thriller BLUE ready to take Bollywood by storm!
September 9th, 2009 BLUE, an underwater action thriller directed by Anthony D’Souza, is not only Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd’s but also Bollywood’s most ambitious and promising projects till date. ‘BLUE’ captures the fast paced action, above and below the ocean as never seen before in Indian Cinema!
Under the visionary direction of debutant Anthony D’Souza, this oceanic spectacle features Bollywood stars like Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Zayed Khan, Rahul Dev and Katrina Kaif.
MPAA, multiplexes launch campaign to curb camcord piracySeptember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) collaborated with the Indian film industry and leading Indian multiplexes and Monday launched an initiative to stop camcord piracy in the country. Called the Make a Difference campaign, it was launched here at the Big Cinemas Odeon in the presence of MPAA CEO and Chairman Dan Glickman, PVR Cinemas CEO Amitabh Vardhan, and Adlabs COO Tushar Dhingra.
Karnataka CM felicitatedAugust 28th, 2009 Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was recently felicitated by the Kannada film industry for curbing piracy. Because of piracy, the film industry loses almost 150 crores every year.
Film industry hails Maharashtra anti-piracy ordinance a landmarkJuly 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Maharashtra government has notified an ordinance to curb audio-video piracy, prescribing preventive detention and equating the pirates with drug offenders. The entertainment industry hailed the measure as a landmark that other states should emulate.
And now, Delhi to take anti-piracy measuresJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After Maharashtra, it is now the turn of Delhi to come down on audio-video piracy, with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit assuring a film industry delegation Thursday that she will take necessary steps to curb the menace. "We met the chief minister and explained to her the problem.
Government gets proactive in curbing video piracyJuly 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With video piracy hitting India's film industry hard, the government Tuesday said it has taken a slew of steps to curb the menace, including reduction of entertainment tax and promotion of digital theatres. State governments have been requested to reduce entertainment tax rates, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told the Lok Sabha, th lower house of parliament.
Music of 'Love Kal Aaj' launched in MumbaiJune 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - The music launch of the Bollywood film 'Love Kal Aaj', a story about relationships, took place in Mumbai on Saturday. Saif Ali Khan is the lead actor and co-producer of the film, while 'Jab We Met' fame Imtiaz Ali is directing the flick.
PM assures film producers he would protect the industryJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday promised a film industry delegation that called on him that he would protect the industry against piracy, and that he wanted "Indian cinema to flourish". "Piracy is like the kiss of death for us.
T-Series to nab digital content pirates on ownJune 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Gulshan Kumar-founded T-Series, a brand of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (SCIL) is starting an anti-piracy drive to track those who steal its digital content. "We are starting an anti-piracy drive on our own to track all culprits who steal our copyright work in digital content, as we are suffering huge revenue losses every year due to piracy.
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