A: Indirectly, yes. Piracy forced studios to shorten theatrical windows, leading to the "direct-to-digital" releases during COVID, which normalized legal streaming for millions.
A: In theory, yes under Indian copyright law, but in practice, authorities target distributors and uploaders, not individual downloaders. Still, it is a punishable offense.
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