IMI Representation to DPIIT_Decriminalising minor offences under the Copyright Act 1957
The letter can be found here
Indian Creative Industries and Smart Cities
The M&E Sector in India has an economic contribution of US$23.9 billion and is on track to cross US$33.6 billion by 2021. A derivative or ancillary of the M&E sector is live events which has an economic contribution of US$1.05 billion. These economic indicis are restricted to Film, TV and Music. It does not include the other creative industries like Theatre, Art (such as tribal Warli folk paintings) & Sculpture (US$ 204 million), Crafts including handicrafts (US$ 3.6 billion), Artisanal textiles (such as Phulkar from Punjab, Chanderi from Madhya Pradesh and Ikats from Andhra Pradesh)- US$343 Million. The extended creative industry is a touch point for #skillindia #msmeindia #digitalindia #startupindia #makeinindia. It is also a huge employment generator in the formal and informal sector alongside self-employed and gig economy workers. Lastly, the Creative Industry has been identified as a champion sector by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. The full representation is attached here
IMI Letter to Dr. Shashi Tharoor _Rule 3(9) of the Draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules], 2018
The letter can be found here
IMI Letter to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad_ Rule 3(9) of the Draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules], 2018
The letter can be found here
IMI Representation to Shri SudhiRanjan Mishra_ Proposed Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
The letter can be found here
IMI Comments _ Draft National E-Commerce Policy.
The letter can be found here
IMI – Comments on Draft Intermediary Guidelines
The letter can be found here
Representation to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the proposal to amend and insert Section 7(4) in the Cinematograph Act, 1952
IMI stated in its representations that the term ‘audio-visual’ in the phrase ‘… uses any audio-visual recording device….’ be deleted in the proposed Section 7(4) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952. IMI recommended this deletion as it would broaden the scope of the recording devices which abet film piracy. The full representation can be found here.
IMI representation to Ashok Dimri-MEA_Why ratification of WPPT is Sound Policy for India
The letter can be found here
The negative impact of Section 49 (a) of the Import Policy 2012-2015 of Bangladesh, Ministry of Commerce on Indian content in Bangladesh.
The letter can be found here