New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The central government has strengthened the legal and institutional framework to deal with online piracy of cinematograph films, including unauthorised dissemination of films through intermediaries such as Telegram.

As part of it, 7,393 URLs have been disabled.

The information was provided by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr L Murugan, in a written reply to a Question asked by Balashowry Vallabhaneni in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

The Cinematograph Act, 1952 was amended through the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 to introduce specific provisions to curb unauthorised recording and exhibition of films. The newly inserted Section 7(1B)(ii) empowers the government...