The government has decided to bring the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 to check piracy in the film industry. The Union Cabinet today cleared a proposal in this regard. Briefing media in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said the Bill will be brought before the Parliament in the upcoming session. He said it is to ensure that the film content does not suffer due to piracy as the menace causes heavy loss to the industry.
The Minister added that the Bill in this regard was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in 2019 and it was sent to the Standing Committee for scrutiny. He said, a detailed discussion was held on the Bill with the stakeholders and also best practices across the world have been taken into consideration while drafting the legislation.
