Media, Press and Telecommunications Laws

This is the first of its kind comprehensive work on the subject. A total of 67 important statutes have been given in the book, including relevant extracts from some statutes. The statutes have been included with a view to provide the reader with a comprehensive repository of all the laws that he will require relating to this sector, and includes the following laws: statutes that regulate and control the various media such as Broadband, Cable TV Networks, Cinemas, Newspapers, DTH, Radio, Television, Video-Cassettes etc.; the various Acts and Rules relating to the regulatory bodies (their constitution, functions, procedures, powers etc) like the Prasar Bharati, Press Council, the Registrar of Newspapers, TDSAT, TRAI, etc.; and, guidelines for Down linking of TV Channels and for uplinking from India, for DTH, for Exit Polls, etc. This work also includes: various Policy documents such as the Broadband Policy; laws that regulate the conditions of service and employment of workmen employed in this sector; and, laws that are of everyday need and relevance for this sector such as the Copyright Act, IRW(P) Act & Rules, IT Act & Rules, Official Secrets Act, Press & Regn of Books Act, Rep of Peoples Act, Right to Information Act, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, etc. Provisions of several other statutes that are often required have also been given (extracts have been given in some cases where the full statute is not thought relevant): the Constitution of India, Cr.P.C. & I.P.C., Contempt of Courts Act, DMR Act and Rules, Post and Telegraph Acts, Atomic Energy Act, Children Act, Hindu Marriage Act, Prize Chits Acts, Emblems & Names Act & Rules, etc . This is a must book for all concerned with this subject.