(1) Every person exhibiting any film on television screen through 18[Video Cassette Recorder or VCDs or DVDs],-
(a) licensed under section 5; or
(b) for domestic purposes to the family members of the house-hold;
shall in respect of each film which he exhibits, produce when demanded 19[by any officer of and above the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police] in this behalf a letter of consent for such exhibition from the person who is the first owner of the copyright of the cinematograph film under section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and in case such
17. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2005.
18. Added by Act No.13 of 2005.
19. Substituted by Act No.14 of 2011.
Power to issue directions.
Letter of consent.
Central Act XIV of
1957.
10 [Act No.12 of 1993] copyright has been assigned under section 18 of the said Act from the assignee of such copyright.
(2) Every person keeping a Video library licensed under this Act shall, in respect of each film in the possession, produce when demanded 20[by any officer of and above the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police] in this behalf a letter of the copyright of the cinematograph film under section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and in case such copyright has been assigned under section 18 of the said Act, from the assignee of such copyright.
21[(3) Every person licensed under the Act, either to sell or to record recorded video cassettes or VCDs or DVDs shall in respect of each recorded video cassette or VCDs or DVDs in his possession, produce when demanded 20[by any Officer of and above the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police] in this behalf a letter of consent from the person who is the first owner of the copyright of the recorded video cassette under section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and in case such copyright has been assigned under section 18 of the said Act, from the assignee of such copyright.]
9. 21[(1) No person licensed under the Act to exhibit films on television screen through video cassette recorders or V.C.Ds or D.V.Ds shall exhibit or permit to be exhibited, any film other than a film which has been certified as suitable for public exhibition by the authority constituted under section 3 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and which, when exhibited, displays the prescribed mark of that authority and has not been altered or tampered with in any way since such mark was affixed thereto.]
20. Substituted by Act No.14 of 2011.
21. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2005.
Licensee to exhibit only certified films.
Central Act XIV of
1957.
Central Act XXXVII of
1952.
[Act No.12 of 1993] 11
(2) No person licensed under this Act for keeping a video library shall sell, let on hire, distribute, exchange or put into circulation in any manner whatsoever any film other than a film which has been certified as specified in subsection (1).
22[(3) No person licensed under the Act, for selling recorded video cassettes or V.C.Ds or D.V.Ds shall sell, let on hire, distribute, exchange or put into circulation in any manner whatsoever any recorded video cassette or V.C.Ds or D.V.Ds containing a film which has not been certified as specified in sub-section (1).]