Wednesday, 9. May 2007
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on May 9, 2007 at 11:08:00 AM CEST
Film piracy mushrooming in Canada
About 1 in 5 bootlegs worldwide originates from that nation. Studios begin to cancel preview screenings.
Hollywood is singing a new tune in its fight against movie theft: "Oh no, Canada."
Piracy north of the border has exploded in the two years since Congress made it a crime to use video recording devices to copy movies in U.S. theaters, according to industry officials. But with piracy laws more relaxed in Canada, bootleggers can operate there almost risk free.
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