In the current issue of illegal torrents, say the government blocks the URL to an illegal torrent website. Downloading, uploading and sharing pirated movies and music on filesharing sites is also illegal and punishable under these laws.Ī new law introduced in 2012, Section 65A of the Copyright Act, 1957, punishes the ‘circumvention of technological measures’. The same happens if you share the video with a friend- then you are guilty of copyright infringement by distributing the illegal content. So if you watch a pirated movie on Youtube, you are not violating the law, but if you save it to your phone, you are guilty of copyright infringement. To be accused of copyright infringement, you need to do something further, such as downloading the content. Under Indian copyright law, merely viewing copyright protected content is not an offence. The warning essentially summarises the existing laws which can apply to a person illegally accessing copyright protected material:ġ. In any case, it is not possible for the government to ‘create’ a new law merely through the issue of a warning. The laws quoted in the warning are nothing but standard laws preventing copyright infringement.
Laws quoted in the warning are nothing new Any person aggrieved by any such blocking of this URL may contact at 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"
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. "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. Internet users fear that because of this warning, now even viewing illegal content can land them in jail. According to reports, a website blocked in India now hosts a new warning, which threatens to jail people accessing blocked URLs for 3 years and give a fine for Rs.
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