Need to curb Infringement of copyright on OTT

Abstract

There was a time when people used to watch movies at a theatre. There was a time when peopleused to watch their favourite TV shows on a specific time. If they missed the show on specified time, they never used to get the second chance of viewing it again. But, with the growth in the technology, this barrier was resolved. The Over TheTop platform which came into existence has made significant change in everything. Today, people can view their favourite TV shows at any time and at any place. People can watch movies at their home’s instead of going to the theatre. All the required things people can get it through their mobile phones with the help of OTT. This is possible because the Author of work comes up with the new and original ideas on OTT which helps him to get a good revenue for his well being. However such idea gets drastically failed when the cheaters try to steal the original idea of a person and creates the pirated version. The most sad part is when the cheaters doesn’t get caught due to no strict laws framed by legislature for OTT platform. Hence the researcher through this research paper will prove as to how there is infringement of copyright on OTT platform, and why there is a need to bring strict laws and make amendment to the copyright Act 1957 which will help to curb the problem of infringement of copyright and help the author to create new work with innovative ideas on OTT platform which will not only help the viewers but in turn will help for the growth of economy.