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Software piracy levels in India dropped by three percent in 2009, but these still remained high at 65 percent of the total software programmes installed on computers in the country, causing losses of around $2 billion to the industry, says a study.

India and Seychelles enhance anti-piracy cooperation, said President James Michel following a meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this week.

Wikipedia joined a chorus of voices from the tech community protesting two congressional bills being debated that are meant to target online piracy.

The number of pirated software and operating systems installed in personal computers in China has shown a decline, official statistics have revealed.

"This report focuses on the global Online Movies Market status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players. The study objectives are to present the Online Movies development in United States, Europe and China. Online movies refer to the movies which are avaliable on the Internet. People can watch them online or some enterprise offer download watch later services. Rapid increase in streaming of music has created new opportunities for players to expand their business. Reduction in piracy rates due to the emergence of online streaming service providers is anticipated to prevent loss incurred by artists and producers. In 2017, the global Online Movies market size was xx million US$ and it is expected to reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, with a CAGR of xx% during 2018-2025."

The Global Games Market is expected to grow with a double digit CAGR during the period 2018 - 2025. The factors such as increasing penetration of internet, growing adoption of PCs and smart-phones, continuous advancements in technologies, emergence of virtual reality (VR) and powerful marketing strategies adopted by the game developers are the major drivers for the global gaming market. However, the issues such as piracy, laws and regulations, and concerns relating to fraud during gaming transactions are expected to hamper market growth.

Four Almirante Padilla Class frigates designed and built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) are in service with the Colombian Navy. The frigates are used to conduct missions such as anti-piracy, anti-smuggling and counter-terrorism. They are also deployed in patrol missions across Caribbean and Pacific waters.