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Need Specificity In Court Orders On Online Copyright Violation In India, Transparency From ISPs

It's worrying how court orders to prevent copyright violation are being issued and executed in India: Mint reports that Reliance Entertainment has now got a John Doe order from the Delhi High Court directing all Internet Service Providers to block video-sharing websites, not just for one film this time, but most big budget films. This explains why many of our readers have reported that they can't access torrenting site The Pirate Bay, but more worryingly, sites like Vimeo and PasteBin. Given that this is a John Doe order, and is for multiple films, it means that Reliance Entertainment now can wield it to repeatedly block access to websites it deems might infringe their copyright. Keep in mind that Pastebin is an anonymous information and code sharing platform and cannot be used for hosting videos, while Vimeo is also used for personal videos - for example, @gkjohn's wedding video. Given that this John Doe order is going to be applicable for multiple films, there are a few points I'd like to highlight: 1. ISPs overcompensate: This is an issue that we feel also applies to IT Rules, which should be recalled or modified (sign this petition). ISPs over-react and overcompensate, and in order to ensure that they don't violate either DoT orders or Court Orders, they end up infringing upon consumer rights by blocking access en masse. We cannot expect ISPs to protect user rights to access the web, neither can they be dependent on for protection of freedom of speech. Someone identify for…

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Founder @ MediaNama. TED Fellow. Asia21 Fellow @ Asia Society. Co-founder SaveTheInternet.in and Internet Freedom Foundation. Advisory board @ CyberBRICS

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