Showtime started out as an entertainment venture and eventually directed its attention towards curbing video piracy, implementation of Cinematograph Act and other related law enforcement fields.

As private detectives for the Central Board of Film Certification (Ministry of information and broadcasting, Government of India) we have been proactively involved with the enactment of the Indian Entertainment laws. Our company has become synonymous with law enforcement in the entertainment business. However we have not limited our boundaries. We do not let any factor hinder our determination and we have envisioned a very broad level for our services.

Current Market Scenario:

Surveys conducted all over the country have proved that there are many fraudulent companies, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, engaged in the production and marketing of duplicated goods. This is causing serious harm to national as well as international brands.

IPR Vigilance India is taking a huge step towards providing adequate services in this direction so as to help the industrial sector in curbing this product duplicity.

We are providing law enforcement services for various market sectors.

IPR Violation:

IPR violation is a wide spread social disease and needs to be eradicated from its roots. This can only be achieved with a very high level of competence and experience. Showtime has taken up the mission of restricting the IPR violations in India . Our country has a huge potential for such fraudulent activities, and we have set up a team of dedicated professionals to restrain such ongoing activities.

This problem can only be tackled with a robust legal support as well as efficient networking team in India. There are many facets to the eradication of this disease.  We will leave no stone unturned in order to stop IPR violations. For this process our working strategy includes:

Conducting Raids:

Once our team of efficient detectives investigate the actual areas of concern we are legally authenticated to conduct raids. Our previous experience in conducting raids would be our guiding force and we will ensure a just modus operandi.

Trap Purchase:

We have the sound system to conduct sting operations, wherein our team would make bulk purchases of the duplicated products from manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers to gather ample evidence against counterfeit companies.

Grey Market Investigation:

We are geared to conduct in depth analysis of the market and conduct investigations at every level in order to find out the exact areas of concern. Our teams would gather relevant information for us to base our future planning and strategies.

Legal Support:

The procedure of conducting such raids and investigations require its full share of legal backing. We are proud to inform that we have one of the best legal supporting systems. Our team of eminent civil and criminal lawyers and our contacts with the top notch police officials provide us with a strong backing to conduct raids and investigations.

Cable Copyrights and Video Piracy:

We have been working in this field for the past 16 years. Our company and our associates have brought the cable rights for nearly 1500 English and Hindi movies. We have conducted over 180 raids all over India. Most of the cable operators operable in India are working within our network and they are authenticated by us to screen movies. We keep a tight vigil and conduct regular raids and ensure that the offenders are punished.

Cinematograph Act:

Showtime was the first company to be appointed by Censor Board of Film Certification (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India) as a private detectives to locate theaters where obscene movies were being screened all over the country. We have conducted numerous
raids in Delhi , Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai.                

Questions were raised by members of parliament about the activities of Showtime in conducting raids on violation of the Cinematograph Act. and  because of our previous success the Govt. of India decided to appoint us as private detectives for the most criminally active states in India
- Bihar and Jharkhand.

Cyber Crimes:

Hardware and software together form a major chunk of counterfeited goods worldwide, according to recently released data by Canada’s Gieschen Consultancy. Approximately $80m worth of hardware and software were counterfeited across various countries of the world. IPR Showtime India has devised its own strategies to over come cyber crimes. We have legal advisors on our panel; proficient in cyber laws who guide us through various nitty gritty details of this contemporary branch of crime.