Cabinet Approves Amendments To The Cinematograph Act 1952; Vishal Expresses Happiness!
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oi-Abhijith
By Manu
The
entire
Indian
film
industry
has
borne
the
brunt
of
piracy
since
the
past
few
years.
The
case
of
the
Tamil
film
industry
has
not
been
any
different
with
piracy
creating
huge
problems
for
the
makers.
Now,
the
latest
news
is
that
the
Cabinet
has
approved
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting's
proposal
to
make
amendments
to
the
Cinematograph
Act
1952.
According
to
the
reports
that
have
surfaced,
the
union
cabinet
has
proposed
to
make
piracy
a
punishable
offence
with
imprisonment
up
to
three
years
and
a
fine
of
up
to
Rs
10
lakh.
This
has
come
as
a
huge
relief
for
the
entire
Indian
film
fraternity,
especially
considering
that
the
experts
have
been
eagerly
asking
for
amendments
to
the
existing
act.
Many
of
the
Indian
celebrities
welcomed
the
Government's
step.
Popular
Tamil
actor
Vishal
took
to
Twitter
to
express
happiness
on
the
latest
step
of
the
Government.
The
tweet
read,
"Happy
to
know
that
the
union
cabinet
has
approved
the
proposed
amendments
to
the
Cinematograph
Act,
1952,
hope
and
wish
it
would
be
passed
in
the
parliament
soon
and
then
strictly
implemented
to
curtail
piracy."
-(sic)