Akimolayan’s view on piracy in Nollywood sparked a controversy. Piracy is like a dark cloud hovering over the global film industry, and Nollywood is no exception. For years, filmmakers have battled ...

If you watch pirated movies for free, it is a legal offense. Under the Cinematograph Act, there are provisions for ...

Who Should Pay for Music and Movie Piracy? Internet service providers have been the target of several lawsuits in recent years faulting them for user piracy. That may change depending on the outcome ...

As abominable as their historical counterparts frequently were, audiences around the world have always been fascinated with the idea of pirates. Roguish figures who live exciting lives outside of the ...

Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like CinemaCon — where no matter how many hits the motion picture industry has taken over the last year (and, uh, it’s taken a lot), exhibitors from all over ...

Nollywood stars have consistently exposed the true cost of piracy. Despite the increasing success of Nigerian films in cinemas and on streaming platforms, illegal downloads, unauthorised TV broadcasts ...

Last year, the Global Innovation Policy Center estimated that worldwide online piracy cost the U.S. economy between $29.9 billion and $71 billion in lost revenue each year. Piracy experts are eagerly ...

For Telugu cinema, 2025 was a year of split screens with glittering highs at the box office on one side, and a shadowy underworld of leaks, hacks and digital theft on the other. While some films ...

Oscar contenders and Sundance breakthroughs alike are suffering at the hands of the people who want to see them the most. Photo: Greg Cotten/Courtesy of Sundance Institute This sort of strategically ...

VdoCipher announced the release of an industry-focused update examining how education, pricing structures, and content accessibility influence patterns of movie piracy across OTT platforms in India.