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SOUTHERN INDIA

ANTI- PIRACY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH INDIA

 

The Southern India operations of MPA commenced in the latter part of 2002.   It started with a conference attended by the Bangalore police wherein training was imparted for conducting suo motu actions in the city.    Since this time the anti-piracy operations have been extremely successful in the South, with suo motto raids being conducted in all the three states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

KARNATAKA

 

MPA operations in the south started with Karnataka where all the wholesale/retail/libraries, video parlours and cable TV were indulging in piracy.

BANGALORE

 

Esturi Videos, DVG Road, Basavanagudi: A suo motu raid was conducted on this library in Gandhi Bazaar, in Basavanagudi, Bangalore by the Basavanagudi Police and almost 250 VCDs of which 100 were MPA titles were seized. One was arrested after the raid and charge sheet has already been framed now.  According to reports the shop has now stopped dealing in piracy and has only original VCDs.

 

Video World, BDA Complex, Koramangala, Bangalore: This is the biggest library in the area and the Koramangala police conducted a Suo Motu raid in this shop. They seized 95 videocassettes and one was arrested during the raid.

 

Sri Venkateshwara Enterprises, BDA Complex, Koramangala, Bangalore: This is a small library in the same complex and a similar raid was conducted by the Koramangala police and they were successful in seizing 50 videocassettes of MPA titles.

 

Channel 9, Jayanagar, Bangalore: This is one of the biggest libraries in the entire city. Jayanagar police conducted a suo motu raid and seized almost 900 VCDs and 10 DVDs from the shop.

 

SS Videos, SP Road, Bangalore: This is a wholesale shop in the SP Road, the hub of piracy in Bangalore. The S.J. Park police conducted a successful raid in this shop and seized almost 1000 VCDs. The owner of the shop was also arrested.

 

Sweetone Electronics, S.P.Road, Bangalore: This is also a wholesale shop in the S.P. Road. The Ulsoorgate police conducted a raid and seized 1450 VCDs.

 

Mayuri Videos, S.P.Road, Bangalore: This is another big wholesale shop in the S.P.Road.  The S.J.Park police conducted a raid here and seized more than 1000 VCDs.

 

Cable TV

 

There are five Head End operators and around 1000 local cable operators in Bangalore.  A meeting has also been held with the representatives of Head End Operators Association, Cable TV Chamber of Commerce and Cable TV Local Operators Association.    The concerned parties have assured attempts at reduction of pirate activities.   


MANGALORE

 


The town has an abundance of video parlours. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mangalore Mr. A.M. Shaikh, personally raided 2 shops (Pooja Videos, Kathri) on the 27th of November and seized a DVD of the Movie “The Guru”. 

 

 

 

 


The DSP warned all the video parlours in locality of stringent action should they continue to display pirate movies.

 

UDIPPI

 


Video parlours are more prevalent in this district.  Following a meeting with the Superintendent of Police, he has instructed the Circle Inspector to raid suo motu the parlours in Udippi as and when they exhibit pirated movie.   


DAVANGERE

 

Davanagere has an abundance of video parlours, which have become a problem for the exhibitors. Acting on a tip off the Davanagere police raided one video parlour and seized the DVD of “Scorpion King”. The Superintendent of Police has assured more ex officio raids as and when pirated movies are screened.


RAMANAGARA

 

This town has one retail shop and three or four libraries dealing in piracy.  There are two cable TV’s. The Superintendent of Police has promised to conduct suo motu raids on both the Cable TV and the libraries.    The matter is being pursued further.


KOLAR GOLD FIELDS

 

This is a small town and four video parlours that exhibit pirated movies. The Deputy Superintendent of Police has promised actions against the parlours screening pirated movies.


KERELA

 

Wholesale/retail shops and libraries are the two forms of piracy in Kerala. The hub of piracy being Cochin and Trivandrum.


COCHIN

 


On Commissioner of Police’s instructions, the Central Police Station conducted a Suo Motu raid on Sea Breeze, (a first ever suo motu raid in copyright cases here) a retail shop in GCDA Complex, Shanmugam Road, Cochin and seized 1100 vcds and 340 dvds. One person was arrested.

 

TRIVANDRUM

 

Welgates Marketing is the major pirate in Trivandrum. A written complaint on various forms of piracy was submitted to the Commissioner of Police following which the Commissioner has promised to take the necessary steps.

 

 

TAMIL NADU

 

CHENNAI

 

Chennai being the major port, the wholesale market flourishes here. Tamil Nadu has the separate cell, the Video Piracy Cell functioning under the Additional Director General of police Mr. Munzni. A written complaint was submitted to the ADGP requesting him to take immediate action in Burma Bazaar. Subsequent to the complaint, the Video Piracy Cell conducted a Suo Motu raid in a shop in Burma Bazaar, Olympic Telecoms, C2. C, Burma Bazaar, Chennai-1 and seized 95 pirated DVDs.  One person was arrested.

 

The ADGP also suggested a workshop for the police on Copyright laws and has asked MPA to conduct the same sometime in the end of January or February.

 

 

                                                                                                      

 

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