The pirate busters: India’s new IP crime fighters

A menace is a person or thing that is likely to cause harm, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, and in the 21st century, this “menace” for some intellectual property owners is online piracy. It has become the norm to read stories of films being leaked illegally online before their official release in cinemas. This is a problem which is particularly true in India, whose rich film industry is lauded worldwide.