DISCLAIMER

Watching/downloading content from piracy sites is illegal. We recommend you to stay away from piracy sites as it may land you in trouble. Always watch/download content from official and legal sites.

Federation Against copyright Act ( FACT)

To be certain you're not visiting copyrighted material, you need to go straightforwardly to video-on-request administrations, for example, Netflix or Amazon Prime, subject to the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT).

Not just is it unlawful to stream films on illicit locales, however it might likewise be a hazard to your PC. To bring the further admonition, CEO of FACT Kieron Sharp stated: "There are unmistakably more ways than any other time in recent memory for clients to watch motion pictures and TV however not liable to genuine sources to observe new movies is certifiably not a dark spot: it is in opposition to guidelines.

The legality of recording movies in the theatre

As per the amended Cinematograph Act, 1952, the recording of movies in the theatre by any recording device, in order to produce a pirated ‘cam print’ of the movie, is illegal and punishable by law. The act of recording by itself is punishable in law, the rest of the process to successfully pirate the movie is irrelevant in deciding the guilt of the pirate.

Pirates who record movies via camcorder can face legal consequences, the provisions for which are described under the Act. The punishment for the same is imprisonment for up to 3 years and a fine payable up to Rs. 10 lakh.

Punishment for piracy Illegal downloading of movies

The Union of India recently issued an amendment to the Cinematograph Act, 1952, in order to clearly define the punishment which can be faced by pirates who, without the written authorisation of the copyright owner, use any recording device to make or transmit a copy of a film. It is not necessary for the film to be fully recorded, or even distributed via the internet. If the perpetrator attempts to record the movie while inside the theatre, he is guilty under the act.

The punishment for this is generally imprisonment, a fine, or both. This punishment can also extend to those who download said pirated movies.

Charges for piracy

Since the crime of piracy is not limited to only the movie industry, the punishment specified above isn’t the only one dealt to pirates. It varies with the industry in which they are committing an act of piracy. The most notable forms of punishment are covered in the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957 and Information Technology Act, 2000. The punishments specified are as follows-

Copyright Act

If a person uses a pirated computer program, or a program that has been manufactured or acquired through copyright infringement, on any computer device, he shall be liable for imprisonment no less than 7 days, extending up to 3 years, and a fine no less than Rs. 50 thousand, which may be extended up to Rs. 3 lakh.

IT Act

If a person gains access to a computer, a network of computers, or computer systems, then proceeds to view, copy and extract the data present on the computer, either through digital means or through a removable storage medium(pen drive or hard disk), without prior authorization from the owner of the computer, he is liable to pay damages as compensation which can go up to a sum of Rs. 1 crore. Any person who downloads said stolen data will also be liable for the same amount.