India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government has strengthened the legal and institutional framework to deal with online piracy of cinematograph films, including unauthorized dissemination of films through intermediaries such as Telegram. The Cinematograph Act, 1952 was amended through the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 to introduce specific provisions to curb unauthorized recording and exhibition of films. The newly inserted Section 7(1B)(ii) empowers the Government, under Section 79(3) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to take action against intermediaries hosting pirated content.
Section 79(3)(b) of IT Act, 2000 provides for notification by appropriate Governments to the intermediaries for re...