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– India bans the Internet Archive over concerns of pirated Bollywood films (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 14, 2017

The ban is the result of a court petition to stop file-sharing websites from distributing pirated copies of recently released Bollywood movies.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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