WAVES 2025 – Anti-Piracy Challenge:
A key initiative under “Create in India” to promote indigenous innovation in Digital Content Security.
- The Anti-Piracy Challenge is a flagship initiative under the Create in India Challenge, part of WAVES (World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit) 2025.
- Organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, WAVES 2025 will be held from May 1–4, 2025, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- The challenge aims to advance technologies like fingerprinting and watermarking to combat the rising threat of digital piracy in India.
- WAVES 2025 : WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) is a global event organized by the Government of India.
- It aims to position India as a hub for media innovation, IP creation, and content development.
- Sectors covered include: Broadcasting, Films, TV, Radio, Animation, Gaming, Comics, Advertising, and Emerging tech like Generative AI, Augmented/Virtual/Extended Reality (AR/VR/XR) and Digital Media Platforms.
- Supports the Creative Economy, which is valued at $30 billion and employs nearly 8% of India’s workforce.
- Contributes to the growth of India’s Media and Entertainment (M&E) sector, projected to reach $44.2 billion by 2028, currently the 5th largest globally.
