In Cinematograph Bill, Centre Proposes 3-Year Jail To Curb Film Piracy

Anurag Thakur withdrew the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill-2019 before introducing the revised Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The government has proposed a maximum three-year jail term and a fine up to five per cent of the production cost of a film for persons making pirated copies of movies, in a bill to amend the Cinematograph Act.

The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill-2023, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur also proposes to grant the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) certificate to films with perpetual validity by doing away with the 10-year validity period.

The Bill was made available in the public domain on Friday.