Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Reproduce newspapers in electronic form: I&B Ministry

Reproduce newspapers in electronic form: I&B Ministry The government intends to bring ‘reproduction of any newspaper in electronic form’ within the ambit of the Press and Registration of Books Act. In the amendments proposed to the PRB Act, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) has also proposed inclusion of a section which says 'paid news' means publishing any news or analysis in the publication for a price in cash or kind as consideration.

The revised bill has been uploaded in the website of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (home page – What’s new) on 08.11.2013. With a view to have holistic view on the subject, suggestions of various stakeholders interested in the subject matter of the Bill are invited by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.  The  suggestions / views  on the proposed bill may be sent to the Under Secretary (MUC), Room No.749, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 001, Tel. No.2338 4853, Fax No.2338 7240, E.mail : mediaunitcell@yahoo.in by 19.11.2013. In case no suggestions are received within the stipulated time, it will be presumed that the stakeholders are in agreement with the amendments of the bill.

Source:| http://mib.nic.in/

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