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/
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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