It quotes the sections of the old law.And there hasnt been any amendment recently.
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Loading blocked URLs is apparently punishable by 3 years jail and Rs. 3 lakh fine in India
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Why on earth is Boing Boing blocked? I'm using open DNS and obviously, just about everything works fine on BSNL 3G as well as on Hathway here in Kolkata.
@ Ouch - off topic, but my connection to broadbandforum slows down terribly every time I login. I only joined last month, and it was alright for the first couple of weeks, but since then the forum has become unusable when I'm logged in! It loads just fine when I'm not logged in! Also, this little gem pops up every time I click on one of the buttons that use javascipt. My browser's fine, NoScript disabled., checked on IE as well.
they blame the dot. i sent a rti to dot but their pdf file has incomplete addresses and the one i sent to turned out to be wrong so it never reached the destination. have to sent it again.
Visiting blocked URLs in India was fine till now, however not anymore, according to Indian media reports.
If you visit such a URL, you will be shown the following warning.
"This URL has been blocked under the instructions of the Competent Government Authority or in compliance with the orders of a Court of competent jurisdiction. Viewing, downloading, exhibiting or duplicating an illicit copy of the contents under this URL is punishable as an offence under the laws of India, including but not limited to under Sections 63, 63-A, 65 and 65-A of the Copyright Act, 1957 which prescribe imprisonment for 3 years and also fine of upto Rs. 3,00,000/-. Any person aggrieved by any such blocking of this URL may contact aturlblock@tatacommunications.com who will, within 48 hours, provide you the details of relevant proceedings under which you can approach the relevant High Court or Authority for redressal of your grievance."
You don't have to actually download or upload on Torrents to invite the penalty. Just accessing information under a blocked URL will land you in jail and leave your bank account poorer by Rs 3 lakh.
If you visit such a URL, you will be shown the following warning.
"This URL has been blocked under the instructions of the Competent Government Authority or in compliance with the orders of a Court of competent jurisdiction. Viewing, downloading, exhibiting or duplicating an illicit copy of the contents under this URL is punishable as an offence under the laws of India, including but not limited to under Sections 63, 63-A, 65 and 65-A of the Copyright Act, 1957 which prescribe imprisonment for 3 years and also fine of upto Rs. 3,00,000/-. Any person aggrieved by any such blocking of this URL may contact aturlblock@tatacommunications.com who will, within 48 hours, provide you the details of relevant proceedings under which you can approach the relevant High Court or Authority for redressal of your grievance."
You don't have to actually download or upload on Torrents to invite the penalty. Just accessing information under a blocked URL will land you in jail and leave your bank account poorer by Rs 3 lakh.
Now let me interpret it clearly for you. You cannot use VPN to unblock this URL. But the warning does not explicitly mention if you use a proxy of the same website which is using a different URL.
So for example, kat.cr has been blocked. But you should be able to get away if the website's proxy kat.am works as you are accessing a totally different URL and even the mirror server's IP address is also different. No court or lawyer should be able to touch you. But if they prove that you downloaded/pirated a particular content from that site, then it is a different issue.
So for example, kat.cr has been blocked. But you should be able to get away if the website's proxy kat.am works as you are accessing a totally different URL and even the mirror server's IP address is also different. No court or lawyer should be able to touch you. But if they prove that you downloaded/pirated a particular content from that site, then it is a different issue.
sunnykinger
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According to SpicyIP, Bombay High Court recently asked internet service providers in India to not just block URLs but also explain to users why the URLs are blocked and possibly warn them of consequences of illegally accessing copyright work.
Here is the explaination
@Ouch
No, You Won't Go To Jail for Just Visiting a Blocked Website | NDTV Gadgets360.com
@Ouch
No, You Won't Go To Jail for Just Visiting a Blocked Website | NDTV Gadgets360.com
Ta Da Indian Media strikes again No, You Won't Go To Jail for Just Visiting a Blocked Website | NDTV Gadgets360.com
well the important part here is that you can go to jail for downloading pirated media from the internet. most people find it hard to believe this. it's better to be safe than sorry. these warnings are already pushing more people to explore VPNs so that's a good thing.
Piracy was illegal since VCR era I guess. At least people would be aware that piracy can land them into the jail.
that is unlikely to happen till people are actually caught and sent to jail for piracy. the government does not even target vcd/dvd sellers these days as it did many years ago. every local market has stalls where people are openly selling latest pirated movies in full public view.