INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY AND COPYRIGHT PIRACY ISSUES IN INDIA: A GROWING CONCERN

  • Unique Paper ID: 161381
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 640-647
  • Abstract:
  • This article addresses the evolution and modifications that are needed in Copyright Law with rapidly growing digital age. Copyright law has been drafted in accordance with the progress within the technological world. The exceptional growth in Digital Piracy may be a serious concern for a country nowadays because it is responsible for inflicting immense economic loss to the economy. One of the foremost vital aspects of digital piracy is ‘the behavior of the consumer’ that is responsible for its exponential growth within the 21st Century. Therefore, it is essential to check the consumer's behavior towards digital piracy. This article provides the issues of film piracy in India along with the laws governing piracy and the factors responsible for the digital piracy. The author has examined some methods that are projected to be utilized by the Indian industry to fight and win the battle against the piracy of films, and additionally observes that pirated Indian picture content is available within the Internet and this shows the existence of sturdy demand for that content. This article argues that the Indian film industry may attain solutions for online piracy only by making the legitimate products reach those consumers.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 640-647

INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY AND COPYRIGHT PIRACY ISSUES IN INDIA: A GROWING CONCERN

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