Imphal, Feb 14 (PTI) Editors Guild Manipur (EGM) has appealed to everyone not to share newspaper content "illegally" on social media without approval from the authorities concerned.

In a statement, it said that sharing e-paper, PDF or photos of newspaper content on social media is illegal and a violation of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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The guild, however, said that links to news stories can be shared.

The body said legal action would be taken against those found sharing news content illegally.

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