Spider-Man: No Way Home's second trailer didn't confirm Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will appear in the movie, so why is Sony holding back?

The second Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer didn't confirm the involvement of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's versions of Spider-Man. The build-up to Spider-Man: No Way Home has been dominated by what hasn't been shown. With the film confirmed to be exploring the multiverse thanks to a spell-gone-wrong by Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), there have been countless rumors regarding Maguire and Garfield both returning.

Those rumors only intensified when Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) and Electro (Jamie Foxx) were confirmed to return in Spider-Man: No Way Home, meaning that, regardless of which Spider-Men do appear, both Maguire and Garfield's era would be represented in the movie. For their part, both actors have repeatedly played coy on the casting rumors and said they aren't involved, although few believed them.After speculation, reported leaks, and theories, Spider-Man: No Way Home's trailer still didn't confirm Maguire and Garfield in the movie. Their versions of the characters don't appear in the trailer alongside Tom Holland's web-slinger, failing to reveal that No Way Home would have all three movie versions of Spider-Man teaming up. Of course, this could mean that Sony Pictures is hoping to keep a lid on everything until the movie actually releases next month. But with anticipation ramping up, and the amount of alleged leaks increasing, it would make sense for Sony to put the speculation to rest once and for all by confirming Maguire and Garfield for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

With uncertainty over the involvement of Maguire and Garfield, there's risk of disappointment if they aren't actually in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Likewise, by continuing to hide them when most people assume they'll be in the movie anyway, there's a lot riding on their "surprise" appearance as the pull of the movie, rather than how they factor into the story. Ultimately, that matters far more: that Maguire and Garfield are in No Way Home wouldn't be a shocking revelation at this point, but there can still be plenty of surprises in terms of how they're used and what other Marvel characters make appearances.

The Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer not spoiling Maguire and Garfield being in the movie may not slow down the "leaks," but hopefully, the next month of reveals won't damage the hype in any way. Given how things have been going with leaks, it's likely becoming increasingly difficult for Sony to keep things under wraps, and it's much better to properly reveal things on their own terms (and in HD) so they can take back control of the narrative around the movie. Still, the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer gives just enough of a tease to suggest their inclusions without spoiling anything about their roles.

 

 

The backbone of Red Notice's humor is built upon pop culture movie references, Easter eggs, and hidden nods throughout the popcorn movie.

Netflix's Red Notice is littered with movie Easter eggs, inspirations, and hidden details in homage to the great action-heist flicks that came before it. Critics have not been kind to director Rawson Marshall Thurber's film, whose attempt to meld Ryan Reynold's Deadpool-derived charm and Dwayne Johnson's brusque FBI persona as a begrudging buddy team didn't land with them, though it fared far better with audiences. Thurber takes a rather on-the-nose approach to paying tribute to the action-heist genre Red Notice nestles in, with the film bursting at the seams with tertiary references and red herring-style Easter eggs.

Netflix's Red Notice sees Special Agent John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) and international art thief Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) enter a marriage of convenience as they team up to stop Sarah Black, a.k.a. "The Bishop" (Gal Gadot), from collecting the three ancient eggs of Cleopatra. The pair's daring raid on international arms dealer Sotto Voce's (Chris Diamantopoulos) vault is just the tip of the iceberg on a journey that sees Hartley and Booth battling bulls, escaping a Russian prison, and raiding a lost Nazi safehouse in Argentina. Red Notice pays little notice to the concept of realistic, time-bound travel, with Thurber's film cutting between exotic locations interchangeably as he attempts to weave a fantastical espionage yarn.

After only being in theaters for two weeks, the latest MCU entry is already the seventh highest-grossing film just slightly behind No Time to Die.

Marvel's Eternals has grossed over $300 million globally. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe features an ensemble cast of Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Angelina Jolie, Don Lee, and even features a cameo appearance from Harry Styles. It was directed by Academy-Award-winning director Chloé Zhao whose film Nomadland not only won her the Best Director award, but also won Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards.

The story is about a group of Earth's defenders called Eternals, an alien race of beings who came to protect the Earth over 7,000 years ago, protecting the world from Deviants and a new threat called the Emergence. Since its November 5 debut, the film has received mediocre reviews from critics and has received the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of any MCU film. The film has been criticized for its pacing, run-time, and use of characters while being praised for its themes and visuals.

Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson star as accidental newlyweds in Universal Pictures' new movie Marry Me. Watch the official trailer here!

Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson star opposite each other as accidental newlyweds in Universal Pictures' new movie Marry Me. Lopez plays music superstar Kat Valdez who is set to wed her famous love Bastian (Maluma) before an international audience of fans. Seconds before the public nuptials, she finds out her celebrity love has been unfaithful, prompting her to spontaneously say I do to a random man in the crowd (Wilson). The romantic comedy is based on the webcomic of the same name, which was created and written by Bobby Crosby.

The highly-anticipated movie has had a long journey to release after being announced in early 2019.  It was previously set to debut on February 12, 2021, but was delayed to May 14 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The premiere was then switched yet again to its final date of Valentine's Day 2022. Marry Me is directed by Kat Coiro (Girls5Eva) and also features stars Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman, John Bradley, Jimmy Fallon, and Michelle Buteau.

 

 

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is inoffensive family-friendly entertainment, but it doesn’t have any soul, charm, or good drama to justify its existence.

Hollywood is hesitant to let go of the Ghostbusters franchise, but Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a reminder that some things should stay in the past instead of being resurrected. The sequel relies too heavily on nostalgia and action without any of the goofy light-heartedness that made 1984’s Ghostbusters memorable to begin with. Directed by Jason Reitman, who revives the franchise from the original’s director and father Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is inoffensive family-friendly entertainment, but it doesn’t have any soul, charisma, or good drama to justify its existence.

Callie (Carrie Coon) is struggling financially, but decides to leave her old life behind and packs up her two kids — Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) — and moves to Summerville, Oklahoma after her father, Egon Spengler, dies. Having been estranged from her father, Callie was surprised he’d left her a dirt farm. While there doesn’t seem to be anything to it but junk and dirt, Phoebe, alongside new friend Podcast (Logan Kim) and summer school teacher/seismologist Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), discovers Egon was preparing for something sinister to plague Earth. When Phoebe learns her grandfather was a ghostbuster, she follows in his footsteps to stop a catastrophic event from erupting beneath Summerville.

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One of the key defendants in the criminal prosecution of the Scene piracy group SPARKS has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. The US Government signed a plea deal with British national George Bridi, who explained that there was no financial incentive, but that it was all about winning the race from other groups.

For several decades, The Scene has been the main source of all pirated content made available on the Internet.

Technically, release groups operate in a closed ecosystem, but the reality is different. The vast majority of the files published on private Scene servers eventually find their way to public pirate sites.

Feds Bust SPARKS Group

The secretive nature of the Scene has been a major challenge for law enforcement but last summer the US Department of Justice had a major breakthrough. Following a thorough investigation, three men connected to the illustrious SPARKS group were indicted.

One of the defendants, a British man named George Bridi, was arrested in Cyprus on an Interpol Red Notice. After an extradition process that took nearly a year, he was eventually extradited to the United States to face criminal charges.

Bridi Pleads Guilty

During a hearing before Judge Richard M. Berman yesterday, the 52-year-old pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement for his role in the SPARKS conspiracy. This could result in a maximum prison sentence of five years, as well as a hefty monetary fine.

Among other things, Bridi admitted to conspiring with a member of the SPARKS group. He obtained pre-release Blu-ray discs from a distributors in New York, several weeks before their retail release dates.

Before the court, Bridi stated that he only had contact with one member of the SPARKS group. He didn’t see himself as being part of the group. During the hearing, his attorney Louis Freeman further stressed that there was no profit motive involved.

Initially, Bridi didn’t realize that he was engaging in illegal activities. However, during his involvement, which began in 2013, this eventually became clear.

Winning the Race

During the hearing, there was some confusion about the motivation behind the piracy scheme. Bridi said that he initially got involved when he was out of a job. The work he did for SPARKS relieved the boredom and made him feel important. He didn’t care about the movies at all, it was all about the battle with other Scene groups

“It became like a race, we had to win because there were other groups buying from the same distributor,” Bridi said, explaining his involvement.

For outsiders, this “race” appears to be an alien concept, especially when there are crimes involved. However, the now 52-year-old Brit kept going and said he bought roughly 500 pre-release films, noting that not all these these “won” races.

iCloud and other Evidence

The prosecution noted that if the case would have gone to trial, there is sufficient evidence for a conviction. This includes witness testimony, evidence from Bridi’s Apple iCloud account, and purchase records from a distributor that listed his real name.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams is pleased with the guilty plea. In a press statement, he notes that the SPARKS conspiracy caused tens of millions of dollars in losses to film production studios.

“As he admitted in court today, George Bridi participated in an international video piracy ring that illegally distributed worldwide on the Internet nearly every movie released by major production studios, as well as television shows.

“Bridi circumvented copyright protections on DVDs and Blu-Ray discs to illegally share movies online, but he and his crew could not evade law enforcement scrutiny, and Bridi now awaits sentencing for his crime,” U.S. Attorney Williams added.

Sentence Early Next Year

Bridi is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2022. While there are no guarantees, his cooperative stance will likely result in a lower sentence than the five-year maximum. The plea agreement lists a guideline of 23 to 37 months.

This is the second guilty plea in the SPARKS case. Previously, Kansas resident Jonatan Correa did the same, which resulted in a sentence of time served and 27 months of supervised release.

The third defendant, Norway resident Umar Ahmad a.k.a. “Artist”, has yet to appear in court. Whether he’s been located yet is unclear.

After being arrested earlier this year, three people have been handed suspended prison sentences and fines for uploading so-called "fast movies" to YouTube. Their trial, which took place in Japan, heard that the defendants uploaded minutes-long movie summary edits to YouTube with accompanying commentary. All three pleaded to criminal breaches of Japan's copyright law.

In the summer we reported on an unusual situation in Japan where copyright holders felt that the rise of so-called ‘fast movies’ represented a threat to their business.

‘Fast movies’ are essentially heavily edited copies of feature-length films that tell the entire story in just a few minutes. However, unlike most official trailers they also tend to come with commentary, in addition to an abundance of spoilers. Available on dedicated YouTube channels they became a roaring success but in Japan, this is a risky business.

With no broad ‘fair use’ style exceptions to lean on in a crisis, channels generating millions of views were seen as a major threat to the movie business. In response, rights holders vowed to do something about them and soon after, three suspects were arrested under suspicion of uploading ‘fast movies’ to YouTube.

“Fast movies are clear copyright infringement and serious crime that goes beyond the scope of legally permitted citation, however minor each act may seem,” anti-piracy group CODA told TorrentFreak at the time.

“Fast movies including spoilers would discourage viewers from watching the original films and thus have a serious adverse effect on the right holders.”

First Hearing: Suspects Go On Trial

Early this month the suspects, who have yet to be named, went on trial in Japan. The investigation by the Police and the Prosecutors office found that the defendants had systematically uploaded local films in ‘fast movie’ format to YouTube for monetary gain.

“The three defendants had been accused of violating the Copyright Act by editing ‘I Am a Hero’ and two other works copyrighted by Toho Co., Ltd. as well as ‘Cold Fish’ and another work copyrighted by Nikkatsu Co., Ltd., cutting the films down to 10 minutes without permission, adding narration and then uploading to YouTube from June to July 2020,” CODA informs TorrentFreak.

All three pleaded guilty to the charges in the indictment with potentially serious consequences, including immediate prison sentences and fines. The prosecution requested the following:

– Defendant A: 2 years in prison + fine of 2,000,000 yen (US$17,472)

– Defendant B: 18 months in prison + fine of 1,000,000 yen (US$8,736)

– Defendant 18 months in prison + fine of 500,000 yen (US$4,368)

Citing the “remorseful attitude” of their clients, the defendants’ lawyers argued that suspended sentences would be appropriate in this case, not the immediate custodial sentences sought by the prosecution.

Second Hearing: Sentencing

During the second hearing which took place this week at the Sendai District Court in Miyagi Prefecture, the judgment against the defendants was handed down. CODA says that due to the earlier guilty pleas and the existence of “lots of hard evidence”, the matter was relatively straightforward.

The lawyers’ request for relative leniency was taken into consideration and the sentences were as follows:

– Defendant A: 2 years in prison (suspended for 4 years) + 2,000,000 yen fine

– Defendant B: 18 months in prison (suspended for 3 years) + 1,000,000 yen fine

– Defendant 18 months in prison (suspended for 3 years) + 500,000 yen fine

CODA Welcomes the Decision

In a statement, CODA says that it finds the judgment a fair one and trusts it will act as a deterrent message to others thinking of uploading ‘fast movies’ to platforms such as YouTube.

“It is never permissible to use works that were created by many creative talents who devoted their time, labor and resources into their works without permission and earn enormous amount of advertising revenues,” the anti-piracy group says.

“CODA shall continue to eliminate illegal use of Japanese content, including but not limited to, ‘fast movies’ and to protect copyright.”

The fines issued to the defendants are payable to the state so if the rightsholders wish to recover damages for themselves, a civil case will have to be filed.

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 2021.11.17-Pre- announcement of the Preservation Points System (Phase 2)
For a long time, PT stations have relied on the behavior of brushing traffic to protect their numbers. That is, after the user level is brushed to the security level, the species is no longer protected and is not active. Only check the website when necessary. This situation is very detrimental to the sustainable development of the website.

We have upgraded in 2021.1 to calculate the points, and will complete the link to the user upgrade in 2022.1.1.

Special instructions:
1. The implementation of the point-linking system on this site will not cause existing users to be downgraded , but if they are downgraded due to reasons such as sharing rate, re-upgrade needs to meet the required points.
2. The point system for seeding will not affect your ability to obtain resources on this site.
3. The upgrade link plan will be implemented and completed on January 1, 2022.
4. The limit of seeding points is the same as the time required for the original upgrade.
Specific operations:
1. Upgrade the Power User level on October 16, 2021. In addition to the original requirements, you need to earn 10000 points (completed).
2. 2022.01.01 implements the following standards. The
reference value for the full weekly seeding points is 140*24*7=23520
Power User The level requires 47040 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 2 weeks for the full magic to protect the original upgrade.
The Elite User level requires 94080 points for seeding, which is equivalent to the time required for the upgrade of the full magic to protect the seed for 4 weeks.
The Crazy User level requires 188160 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 8 weeks for the upgrade of the original upgrade.
Insane User level requires 282,240 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 12 weeks for the full magic to protect the original upgrade.
The Veteran User level requires 376,320 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 16 weeks for the full magic to protect the original upgrade.
The Extreme User level requires 470,400 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 20 weeks for the original upgrade of the full magic.
The Ultimate User level requires 564,480 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 24 weeks for the original upgrade of the full magic.
The Nexus Master level requires 1,128,960 points for seeding, which is equivalent to 48 weeks for the full magic to protect the original upgrade.
3. In 2021.12.01, the magic power assessment in the novice assessment was changed to the species preservation points assessment, and the assessment value was 10000.
Note:
Users who registered before November 15th, 2021 may be banned due to the insufficiency of the species preservation points assessment, and they can contact after 12.01 The administrator pardons the ban.
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Channing Tatum releases the trailer for his directorial debut Dog, a buddy comedy featuring “A filthy animal unfit for human company… and a dog.”

Channing Tatum has unveiled the trailer for his upcoming buddy comedy Dog. The film marks Tatum’s first prominent live-action role since 2017, when he starred in Logan Lucky and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Tatum is also known for his roles in Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street, Hail, Caesar!, and The Hateful Eight. Tatum was famously set to star as the X-Men character Gambit in a solo film, but the project languished in development. Still, Tatum hasn’t let the disappointment slow him down; he’s set to star in the upcoming rom-com adventure The Lost City with Sandra Bullock and now Dog, the actor’s directorial debut.

Tatum released the trailer on his Instagram account, where he included some captioned commentary: “This process of making @dogthefilm has been one of the craziest journeys of my life!” The trailer sees two former Army rangers—one human and one canine—embarking on a road trip to a fellow soldier’s funeral. Tatum tries to tame the unruly dog as she lays waste to his car seats, eventually bonding with her over thunderstorms and in the tub. “If you would enjoy watching me get bit by a dog,” adds Tatum, “this will be a very fulfilling and funny movie for you.” Dog is set for a February 2022 release. Check out the trailer below:

 

Mark Rylance and Dylan O’Brien star in the trailer for the upcoming crime drama The Outfit, which premieres in theaters on February 25, 2022.

Oscar-winner Mark Rylance and Dylan O’Brien star in the trailer for the upcoming crime drama The Outfit. The movie focuses on Leonard (Rylance), an English tailor who operates a small tailor shop in a rough part of Chicago who finds himself having to deal with gangsters as clients. The Outfit marks the directorial debut of Graham Moore, who previously won an Academy Award for 2014’s The Imitation Game in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.

Focus Features has now released a trailer for The Outfit, which shows how Rylance’s character gets roped into a potentially deadly conflict involving gangsters with competing interests. Although it appears that Rylance does have some sense of the fact that his clients have a decidedly criminal bent, the tailor seems unprepared and initially unwilling to corporate with the shady individuals that arrive looking for his assistance. You can check out the trailer, along with a poster, below.

 

A new trailer for Pixar’s upcoming animated film Turning Red adds some more context to why emotional teen Mei turns into a Red Panda at whim.

A new trailer for Pixar’s next movie Turning Red shows the mystical connection between lead character Mei and her Red Panda persona. Turning Red follows thirteen-year-old teen Mei Lee (voiced by young actress Rosalie Chiang) as she finds herself transforming into a giant Red Panda every time her emotions are heightened. The film is directed by Pixar artist Domee Shi who previously directed the Oscar-winning short film, Bao. Turning Red also features Grey’s Anatomy’s Sandra Oh as Mei’s overbearing mother, Ming.

A new trailer released today by Pixar on YouTube gives a more detailed look into the plot and tone of the upcoming animated flick. Mei’s hobbies and friendships are introduced, as is her love for the fictional boyband 4Town (with new music written by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas for the film). Mei’s transformation into the giant, furry Red Panda, is seen again- but this time with some added plot context. As the trailer reveals, Mei’s family has an ancient, mystical connection to the animal. Complete with the nostalgic tones of NSYNC’s noughties hit It’s Gonna Be Me, the trailer gives viewers a more rounded idea of the film’s character-driven themes and jovial tone. Watch the new trailer below:

 

The new trailer for National Champions features a star college football quarterback starting a controversial strike to fight for student-athlete pay.

The new trailer for National Champions highlights college football stars who strike for paid compensation. National Champions is written by Adam Mervis, who previously penned 21 Bridges, starring Chadwick Boseman. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, best known for helming Gerard Butler's end of the world disaster movie Greenland. National Champions also features a stellar cast, including J.K. Simmons, Timothy Olyphant, Tim Blake Nelson, Lil Rel Howery, Alexander Ludwig, Stephan James, and Kristen Chenoweth.

The trailer, which was shared on YouTube by STXfilms, delves into National Champions' plot, which sees a star college football quarterback, LeMarcus James (James), calling for a player's strike just days before the college football national championship game. James' strike calls for players not to play until they are appropriately compensated as student-athletes. With the game fast approaching and the strike gaining momentum, the head coach (Simmons) and those controlling the money are under the gun and rising tensions. As the trailer heightens the drama, National Champions asks the questions that could change college athletics forever. Check out the trailer for National Champions below:

 

 

Black Friday is a solid B-movie horror-comedy that blends hilarious visual gags with some seriously grisly — if problematic — guts and gore.

The action is brutal in the horror-comedy B-movie Black Friday, which offers audiences gruesome delights with a distinctly campy spin. Produced and starring the legendary Bruce Campbell (best known for playing Ash Williams in the Evil Dead franchise), Black Friday is a fun subversion of the typical zombie survival subgenre, replacing the traditional undead creatures with an alien lifeform that takes over frenzied shoppers. It's a painfully obvious metaphor for retail and consumerism, and the story is hampered by more than a few glaring flaws. Thankfully, it still offers plenty of what viewers are really there for: cheap thrills. Black Friday is a solid camp thriller that blends hilarious visual gags with some seriously grisly — if problematic — guts and gore.

Black Friday centers on a group of retail workers at a large big-box toy store, preparing for the expected Thursday night rush of deal-seekers. However, a mysterious, throbbing pink lifeform infects the shoppers, leading to a chain reaction that causes violent mayhem. With only a handful of workers left — Ken (Devon Sawa), Chris (Ryan Lee), Marnie (Ivana Baquero), Archie (Michael Jai White), Brian (Stephen Peck) and store manager Jonathan (Campbell) — the group must put aside their differences in order to survive the night against the violent, mindless customers.

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In March, pirate IPTV provider ChitramTV was hit with a large copyright infringement lawsuit by DISH Network. This week a Texas court handed down a $31m judgment and a broad injunction that requires ChitramTV and resellers to cease-and-desist, third-party server companies to terminate services, and registries and registrars to disable domains. Even then, the case is still not quite over.

As reported by TF back in March, DISH Network filed a huge lawsuit against pirate IPTV provider ChitramTV.

The complaint also named Dinesh Vigneswaran, the alleged owner of ChitramTV Canada, who allegedly does business from the Chitram.ca website. DISH claimed that ChitramTV obtained its broadcasts and streams, transferred them to its own servers, and then rebroadcasted them to subscribers of the Chitram service.

ChitramTV was accused of distributing, selling and promoting ‘Chitram’ set-top boxes and subscription packages containing more than 500 live TV channels and 10,000 movies, both directly to users and through a network of resellers, including Vigneswaran.

In an effort to shut the service down, DISH said it sent at least 134 copyright infringement notices to Chitram between July 2014 and November 2015. In December 2015, Chitram reportedly “temporarily ceased” transmitting DISH content but by December 2017, it was back online.

All direct complaints were ignored so DISH sent copyright notices to the service’s CDN providers too but according to the broadcaster, Chitram simply moved its business elsewhere.

Demands for Massive Statutory Damages

In its complaint, DISH demanded $150,000 in statutory damages for more than 200 registered works – around $31 million in total damages. The broadcaster also sought to take over the service’s domains as part of a broad injunction. The case would not be straightforward, however.

While DISH had managed to identify Dinesh Vigneswaran from the beginning, finding out the identities and physical locations of those actually behind the main ChitramTV service (Does 1-10) proved impossible. Ultimately, the court allowed DISH to serve a summons to the names ChitramTV and Chitram.tv via two email addresses, one linked to a Chitram domain and another registered to Google. DISH later filed motions for default judgment against Vigneswaran and Does 1-10.

DISH Wins $31m Judgment

This week District Judge Lynn N. Hughes handed down a default judgment in the case noting that after being served on August 20, 2021, the unknown individuals behind ChitramTV had not answered or otherwise appeared.

“DISH Network, L.L.C., will take $31,050,000 from ChitramTV, plus 0.15% post-judgment interest. This reflects the statutory damages of $150,000 for ChitramTV’s willful infringement of 207 of DISH’s registered copyrighted works,” the Judge wrote.

While the $31m win makes for good headlines, the question of whether DISH will ever recover a penny remains unanswered for now. However, the Judge also issued a broad injunction that should make it much more difficult for ChitramTV to operate and sell its services in the United States.

Broad Injunction

In response to DISH’s requests, Judge Hughes’ order requires ChitramTV to stop distributing the broadcaster’s channels (or the works airing on those channels) in the United States. ChitranTV is also enjoined from distributing, selling, or promoting set-top boxes, subscriptions or services that provide access to DISH content. Importantly, the same also applies to its resellers, meaning that if anyone pops their head above the parapet on ChitramTV’s behalf, DISH is likely to be right there.

The injunction also covers third-party service providers that have (or may in the future) allow ChitramTV to operate in the United States.

Several are named – Private Layer, IP Volume, Cooperative Investments, Owl Protect, Virtual Systems, Alkar0AS and FDCServers – but the list can be expanded to encompass other providers too. None are allowed to assist ChitramTV to distribute DISH content in the United States and are required to comply within 48 hours of receiving the order.

The injunction also covers registries and registrars that currently (or may in future) control ChitramTV-related domains including but not limited to Thulsi.tv, Chitram.tv, Chitram.ca, Oranthservice.site, and Newmembership.net. The .TV Corporation, Verisign, Canadian Internet Registration Authority and Radix FZC (and any future entities) are required to disable and then transfer to DISH any infringing domains. They too have 48 hours to comply with the order.

IBCAP Welcomes The Judgment

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), of which DISH is a member, welcomes the decision as it will allow them to shut ChitramTV down and target any resellers that may appear.

“We are very pleased with this legal victory as it will enable us and our members to shut down one of the most popular South Asian pirate services operating in the U.S. The injunctions imposed, along with the transfer of current and future domains associated with ChitramTV, will have a devastating effect on ChitramTV and any dealer selling ChitramTV,” said Chris Kuelling, executive director of IBCAP.

“A dealer that continues to sell ChitramTV after receiving notice of the injunction will be in contempt of the Court’s order and liable for further damages. Dealers should be aware that it’s not worth risking their business by selling pirate IPTV services.”

While the judgement stands, immediately after it was issued Judge Hughes withdrew the entry of default against Dinesh Vigneswaran, the only individual to be personally identified by DISH. The reason is that Vigneswaran did indeed answer the complaint and according to our monitoring of the case, that actually happened in late October. This means that the case is not over just yet.

Vigneswaran Answers Complaint

In a letter accompanying his answer, Vigneswaran says that a summons dated March was dropped off at the porch of his home in May, with another document following up in October. He says that the original documents confused him, in part because the envelope was unmarked, had no stamp, and was sent from the United States.

“It has become common these days that you get calls and mails trying to victimize for fraudulent scam. So I thought this is some false letter and I ignored it. Moreover I didn’t have the time to think or investigate on this [sic],” he told the court.

Vigneswaran went on to explain that he used to work as head of sales for Lycatel’s Lyca TV and during that tenure was approached by someone to promote Chitram TV. At the time he refused but after Lyca lost a few of its channels and customers began asking for refunds, he felt a responsibility to compensate family and friends who had bought the service from him.

What followed was a relationship with ChitramTV, ostensibly to provide a compensatory service to aggrieved customers. Vigneswaran denied that the mentioned websites were ever owned or maintained by him and insisted that he wasn’t an owner of ChitramTV.

“I was forced in this situation because I wanted to safe guard my name and reputation from family and friends and move along for the betterment of my family,” he concluded.

Whether any of this will have a bearing on his fate remains to be seen but by filing an answer and having his reasons for not doing so sooner accepted by the judge, he remains in play. That was confirmed in an email from IBCAP to TorrentFreak stating it is their understanding that the case against Vigneswaran will proceed.

A conference has been scheduled for February 3, 2022.

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One thing before getting to the main point of this post...We want to, again, welcome all the new members that have joined our ranks during the recent opening. Glad to have you here! Also, a continued thanks to all the existing members that have worked to make this site the amazing resource that it is. Thank you all!

Coming off another great opening, we thought we would try something new (the code may need a bit of tweaking but we think it's good)!

After a few background changes, we're ready to try a new feature out. From now until Dec. 1, all NEW TV and WOC uploads will be counted as doubleseed towards your ratio. While we love you Movie and Games folks, we feel like these categories need a bit of help filling out and we think this will help. You won't be forgotten. We just want to try a couple new features out.

Please post any bugs that may have been introduced to the Bug Reports forum and we wil get them sorted ASAP.

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In response to a lawsuit filed by Take-Two Interactive, four men behind the popular re3 and reVC Grand Theft Auto fan projects claim their work is protected under fair use. Among other things they fixed bugs, something the plaintiff stopped doing years ago. They also improved the games which, if anything, enhanced the market for the original games, which are required for the mods to run.

Earlier this year a group of programmers and Grand Theft Auto enthusiasts released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse engineered modifications for GTA 3 and Vice City.

The projects allowed fans to enjoy these dated games with significant enhancements and were a hit with fans.

However, Take-Two and Rockstar Games took exception and responded with a DMCA takedown filed at Github to have the repositories removed. The team fired back using the DMCA counternotice system and ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’ were restored.

Early September, Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the team, arguing that the aim of the projects was to create and distribute pirated versions GTA 3 and Vice City. The company demanded damages under copyright law claiming that the team “willfully and maliciously” copied, adapted and distributed its source code and other content without permission.

Take-Two also demanded damages for alleged misrepresentations in the defendants’ DMCA counternotices.

Team Behind ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’ Fights Back

Through their attorneys, Angelo Papenhoff (aap), Theo Morra, Eray Orçunus, and Adrian Graber have now responded to the complaint. They address each of the plaintiff’s allegations, largely denying them but in some cases stating insufficient knowledge to form a response.

Broadly, however, they insist that they did not commit any type of copyright infringement, something they expand upon in a shortlist of affirmative defenses, i.e defenses based on facts other than those that support the plaintiff’s claim.

Affirmative Defense – Fair Use

Right off the bat, the defendants assert that anything they did in connection with their GTA 3 and Vice City projects were actions protected by fair use under the Copyright Act. If any copying of copyright-protected material did occur, that was undertaken to allow for interoperability of software and fixing bugs present in the original titles.

As a result, any alleged ‘reverse engineering’ of original code represents a transformative use of that content, i.e it added something new, with a further purpose or different character, and did not substitute for the original use of the work.

To the extent that copying of copyrighted material did occur, if any, this was necessary to allow for the interoperability of software and was kept to the minimally required amount.

The answer further points out that the original games were released over 15 years ago and the plaintiff stopped releasing patches and bug fixes several years before any of the alleged actions of the defendants took place.

Another important fact highlighted in the answer to the complaint is that the defendants’ modifications are useless in their own right. In fact, anyone who wished to make use of ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’ could not do so without already possessing copies of GTA 3 and Vice City, games that Take-Two stopped making available for purchase on its online stores.

This leads to the question of whether the alleged conduct of the defendants affected the market for those games and if so, in what way. According to the answer, the mods did not affect the market but to the extent they did, any shift would’ve been positive since people needed to purchase the games to use the mods.

“Any complained of copying of copyright protected material that did occur, if any, was not undertaken for profit or commercial purposes. The doctrine of fair use bars the relief sought by Plaintiff,” the response adds.

Plaintiff Actually Encouraged Game Mods

Despite now aggressively suing the creators of ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, Take-Two has previously allowed third parties to develop mods of its software (including for GTA 3 and Vice City) without any adverse action in response. That’s according to the answer which states that Take-Two (or its “subsidiaries or predecessors interest”) have “showcased” mods and even released portions of its software to the Multi Theft Auto (MTA) mod project.

“These supported, encouraged, or allowed ‘mod’ projects, upon information and belief, required the reverse engineering of software just as Defendants are alleged to have undertaken. Upon information and belief, Defendants had an implied license to undertake any complained of actions or Plaintiff abandoned is copyright,” the answer reads.

Extraterritorial Application of US Law

Take-Two’s complaint alleges that Angelo Papenhoff is a resident of Germany and the response admits that. However, the claim that Theo Morra is an individual located in New Zealand is denied. Similarly, it is denied that Eray Orçunus is located in Turkey and Adrian Graber is located in Germany.

While these factors aren’t expressly cited in the defendants’ third affirmative defense (the extraterritorial application of US law), the complaint alleges that the copying of copyrighted material was undertaken outside the United States. As such, US copyright law lacks reach, the defendants say.

“The United States Copyright Act should not be applied outside the United States and its territories. To the extent Plaintiff seeks to extend the application of the United States Copyright Act to cover activities outside the United States, its claims should be barred,” the answer concludes.

“Bug Fixes and Enhancements” Come At a Bad Time For Take-Two

For months there has been speculation that the real reason behind Take-Two’s legal action against the ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’ developers is that they were planning to officially release enhanced versions of their old games. The latter component was confirmed with the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy, which includes remastered versions of GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas.

Unfortunately, that has been nothing short of a disaster. As reported by Eurogamer, the Definitive Edition was unplayable due to software problems and is only now available again for purchase after three days of downtime. Refund requests have been coming in thick and fast and the title has been review bombed down to an aggregate score of 0.5 on Metacritic.

2021-11-24 is HDHome's 7th anniversary, here we want to say thanks to everyone on HDHome.

Events during the anniversary:
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Netflix debuts a new Don't Look Up trailer seeing Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence's astronomers panicking over the impending apocalypse.

Netflix debuts a new Don't Look Up trailer and first poster seeing Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence's astronomers panicking over the impending apocalypse. Oscar winner Adam McKay is writing and directing the sci-fi black comedy, for which he was previously set to reunite with Paramount Pictures following his work on The Big Short. Netflix would subsequently scoop up the rights to the project in Netflix with Jennifer Lawrence signing on to star in the film, McKay having written the role specifically for the fellow Oscar winner.

McKay would begin expanding his ensemble cast for Don't Look Up shortly thereafter as Leonardo DiCaprio officially signed on for the other lead role, having worked with the writer/director to tweak the script to his liking. Development would continue as Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett and Chris Evans all joined at various points to star in the film. Production on Don't Look Up would run from November 2020 to February 2021 after being delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the film is now gearing up for a holiday release.

While Andrew Garfield gives a driven and kinetic performance as Larson, Tick, Tick… Boom! is messy, missing a distinct spark and emotional depth.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who’s best known for writing the musical Hamilton, has officially made the jump from musical theater to directing his first feature film. That Miranda chose Tick, Tick… Boom! — which is based on the semi-autobiographical musical by the gone-too-soon Jonathan Larson (Rent), who composed the play/film’s music — to direct in his first outing isn’t surprising considering the subject is also a musical theater icon. While Andrew Garfield gives a driven and kinetic performance as Larson, Tick, Tick… Boom! is messy, missing a distinct spark and emotional depth. 

Written by Steven Levenson, Tick, Tick… Boom! follows Jonathan Larson (Garfield) in 1990. He’s a struggling musical theater composer who is trying to workshop Superbia, a sci-fi space rock musical he’s been working on for eight years. Eight days before he turns 30, Jonathan doesn’t feel like he’s achieved anything in his life — his musical still lacks the most crucial song, he hates his job at the local diner, he overlooks his girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), a dance teacher, and is uninterested in living the corporate life of his best friend Michael (Robin de Jesús), who left the world of acting for something more stable. As the clock ticks away, Jonathan feels like time is running out and he's still stuck in the same place as an artist.

While often hard to watch, 7 Prisoners is an important film that dissects its characters and the bleak world they find themselves embroiled in.

7 Prisoners, from director Alexandre Moratto, is steeped in devastation and layers that punctuate the stark realities of laborers, power structures, and dynamics. Co-written by Moratto and Thayná Mantesso, the film, set in Brazil, is gruesome and bold, deeply nuanced and unrelenting in its exploration of power — who wields it, who is hurt by it, and how those at the very bottom of the rung can transition from the oppressed to the oppressor. While often hard to watch, 7 Prisoners is an important film that dissects its characters and the bleak world they find themselves embroiled in.

Mateus (Christian Malheiros) spends his days working the fields in the countryside. The 18-year-old lives with his mother and sisters, with big dreams to go to college and become an engineer. To make money to support his impoverished family, and to leave the field work behind for good, Mateus takes a job in São Paulo with three other young men — Ezequiel (Vitor Julian), Isaque (Lucas Oranmian), and Samuel (Bruno Rocha). They're tasked to work in a junkyard that immediately looks like a prison. The mattresses are dirty and dank, the area is surrounded by barbed wire fences, and their boss Luca (Rodrigo Santoro) carries a gun to keep them in line. Forced to strip copper and do other laborious work, Mateus quickly realize that they’re not allowed to leave and everything they need, including food, is a part of their debt that Luca tracks to ensure it’s paid off. And as Mateus learns the ropes and gets in with Luca, the lines between right, wrong, and power begin to blur.