Ficci and the US-India Business Council (USIBC) will share information related to piracy, and several stats were quoted, detailing the extent of loss to the media and entertainment industry at FICCI Frames:
As per V.J. Lazarus, President of the Indian Music Industry (IMI), the IMI shut down 630 sites offering illegal downloads, reports Indiantelevision.com. Each day, on an average, they conducted 6.8 raids, made 7.41 arrests and seized 9500 CDs. They got 943 convictions, with Tamil Nadu accounting for maximum convications. It was also mentioned that India has professional camcoder pirates. Giving a legal perspective, lawyer Tamali Sengupta noted that courts do not allow for punitive damages. She also pointed out that there aren’t enough legal outlets in India for DVD and VCDs (Ed: I think that’s going to change with the impending retail boom). More here.
Business of Cinema adds that Time Warner Sr. VP International Relations & Public Policy for Asia Pacific, Hugh Stephens gave details on the suggestions for optical disc law:
– Licensing of plants
– Registration system for those engaged in commercial burning
– Providing for inspection authority
– Applying “source identification code” to discs, blanks, masters/stampers
– Establishing licensee record-keeping requirements
– Establishing a mechanism to deny, suspend or revoke licenses
– Establishing government record-keeping requirements
– Establishing adequate penalties for violations of a license, including criminal penalties and the possibility of plant closure
– Controls on the export of discs, and export and import of equipment and raw materials.
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