SME Times News Bureau | 24 Jun, 2021
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered
the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) and Telugu Film Chamber of
Commerce (TFCC) and their office bearers from issuing boycott calls in
the future.
The CCI in its June 22 order also said, their boycott
call issued in 2018 following a dispute with digital service providers
like Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt Ltd and UFO violated the Competition
Act.
"Considering the nature/duration of and level of
participation in the strike/boycott call as also considering the
submissions that movies continued to be released during the period of
strike, on a holistic and comprehensive assessment, the Commission
refrains from imposing any monetary penalty upon the associations with a
firm warning that any such future conduct would be construed as
recidivism with attendant aggravated consequences," the CCI said.
The
CCI also directed the two film producer associations to ensure that the
platform of trade associations is not utilised for anti-competitive
behaviour and they are advised to conduct events educating their
respective members about the awareness of competition law and the
consequent need for competition compliance.
