Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Bills and Acts
Why in news?
- The Standing Committee on Information and Technology tabled its report on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament.
Key highlights of the report:
- Union government is dragging its feet on overhauling the archaic film certification and censorship mechanism, bringing only incremental changes to the Cinematograph Act that was first introduced in 1952.
- The Cinematograph Amendment Bill, 2019, is a belated measure by the government to tackle the issue of piracy. It seeks to introduce two Sections to the Cinematograph Act, 1952 —
- one, prohibiting illegal recording in cinema halls to make a “pirate copy” of the film, and
- second, prescribing punishment of up to three years or a fine of up to ₹10 lakh for the said offence.
- The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in February last year and referred to the Standing Committee.
- The committee has found the scope of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019, limited. The Bill only tackles illegal recording at cinema halls. Also, the punishment prescribed in the Bill is too little when compared with the losses that a pirated film can lead to.
For more such notes, Articles, News & Views Join our Telegram Channel.
Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC –Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS. https://triumphias.com/pages-all-courses.php