Boy held for uploading Mohanlal film Drishyam online
Kottarakkara(Kerala): A youngster who allegedly uploaded ‘Drishyam’ on the Internet was arrested by the anti-piracy cell here and released on bail.
The 17-year-old boy had made a website of his own and uploaded the movie which is in violation of the Copyright Act and is punishable under the Information Technology Act of 2000, said the Kottarakkara police.
A case against the boy was registered under the IT Act for piracy and copyright breaches.
“The boy, after uploading the movie, invited his friends and others to watch it. The producer of the movie, Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirvaad Movies, lodged a complaint with the police and the DGP, and we along with the anti-piracy cell arrested the boy,” said R. Vijayan, CI of Kottarakkara police.
Manoharan, manager, Aashirvaad Movies, said, “Many people in the U.S., who watched the movie on the Internet, informed us. Police should take stringent action against the perpetrators.”
The anti-piracy cell of the cyber police blocked the site and has started investigation.
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