Two members of movie piracy group 'Sparks' arrested in Cyprus and the US
Investigators said the group posed as real-world DVD/Blu-Ray retailers to obtain and leak unreleased movies and TV shows.
Officials from the US Department of Justice have unsealed today charges against three men involved in a movie piracy group known as Sparks.
According to court documents, the group's members operated by "fraudulently" obtaining DVDs and Blu-Ray discs storing unreleased movie and television shows, breaking copyright protections through a process called "ripping," and releasing the shows online, where they were taken and disseminated via illegal video streaming portals or torrent sites.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-members-of-movie-piracy-group-sparks-arrested-in-cyprus-and-the-us/
#Europe #Cyprus #US #movie #piracy
Investigators said the group posed as real-world DVD/Blu-Ray retailers to obtain and leak unreleased movies and TV shows.
Officials from the US Department of Justice have unsealed today charges against three men involved in a movie piracy group known as Sparks.
According to court documents, the group's members operated by "fraudulently" obtaining DVDs and Blu-Ray discs storing unreleased movie and television shows, breaking copyright protections through a process called "ripping," and releasing the shows online, where they were taken and disseminated via illegal video streaming portals or torrent sites.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-members-of-movie-piracy-group-sparks-arrested-in-cyprus-and-the-us/
#Europe #Cyprus #US #movie #piracy
How product placements may soon be added to classic films
Product placement is big business for movies and TV series alike, and items can now be added digitally to films and programmes both new and old.
Fans of classic war flicks will know the scene - actor Steve McQueen revs his motorcycle furiously as he is chased by German soldiers.
Hoping to use the bike to jump over a barbed wire border fence, and reach safety in Switzerland, he pauses to gather his thoughts by a barn.
On the side of the building is a big poster advertising a best-selling beer.
You don't remember the billboard advert? Well it might not have been there the last time you watched The Great Escape, but it could well be the next.
Product placement in films is almost as old as the movie industry itself. The first example of the phenomenon is said to be the 1919 Buster Keaton comedy The Garage, which featured the logos of petrol firms and motor oil companies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56758376
#CGI #ads #movie
Product placement is big business for movies and TV series alike, and items can now be added digitally to films and programmes both new and old.
Fans of classic war flicks will know the scene - actor Steve McQueen revs his motorcycle furiously as he is chased by German soldiers.
Hoping to use the bike to jump over a barbed wire border fence, and reach safety in Switzerland, he pauses to gather his thoughts by a barn.
On the side of the building is a big poster advertising a best-selling beer.
You don't remember the billboard advert? Well it might not have been there the last time you watched The Great Escape, but it could well be the next.
Product placement in films is almost as old as the movie industry itself. The first example of the phenomenon is said to be the 1919 Buster Keaton comedy The Garage, which featured the logos of petrol firms and motor oil companies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56758376
#CGI #ads #movie
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Radarr films
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Mylar comics
Readarr ebooks
Bazarr subtitles
Pulsarr addon to get movies from IMDB
Jellyfin web ui
Jackett
VidMasta
TbFlix
Web:
[Worldwide]
1️⃣https://hdencode.com
2️⃣https://torrentgalaxy.to
3️⃣https://cineb.net
4️⃣https://pahe.life [dynamic domain, changes time to time, if any issue try asking in group chat]
Regional
[India] Encodes in 480p 720p 1080 Mainly x265
https://katmoviehd.nl [Download from filehosting and team drive]
Indian movies
https://jalshamoviez1.art [Download from filehosting]
They use dynamic domains and lots of advertisement [ublock origin is recommended]
Dmca is rough in idnia
German torrent site
https://oxtorrent.com
Turk tv series/movies
https://turkish123.com
Mirror https://w.turkish123.net
This bot fetches subtitles for those who need in all available lang
Don't expect too much and don't abuse it:
@subtitle_dl_bot [credit to @odbots]
Closed source:
@ModdedPrivate (beetv)
Real-Debrid
Cinehub
List will be updated whenever necessary
Harvey Weinstein wasn't hurt during the creation of this list, there was no intention to infringe any copyright and all links were crowdsourced from internet
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