MUMBAI: Film producers expressed their strong opposition to amend the 53-year-old copyright bill which would bestow independent rights to writers, lyricists and singers, thereby entitling them to royalty.
Members of Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPA) deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD and opposed the proposed Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2010, saying it will affect their interest, mentions a PTI report.
Producers like Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Yash Chopra and Ramesh Sippy expressed their views before the Standing Committee.
The bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha in April and has been referred to the Standing Committee headed by Oscar Fernandes.
The amendment seeks to bring the country's copyright laws in line with international standards in Internet and digital technology and provide for stringent punishment up to two years imprisonment and fine for violation.