Producers Guild of India wholeheartedly applauds Government of India for giving cabinet approval for the amendment to the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to tackle film piracy and copyright infringement in line with the announcement made by the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi to tackle the menace of camcording and film piracy during the inaugural function of the National Museum of Indian cinema at Mumbai on 19th January 2019.

Siddharth Roy Kapur, President of the Producers Guild of India said `This is a significant move to protect intellectual property in our country. This communicates to all stakeholders that as a country we respect and reward innovation and creativity, and will ensure that the rights of owners and creators of this intellectual property are safeguarded.`