The Bombay High court recently passed a John Doe order laying down a set of safeguards to minimise over-blocking. The Delhi High Court on the other hand ordered blocking of 73 websites for showing “substantial” pirated content. This blog post traces the history of John Doe orders in India, their impact on free speech and…
When file-sharing website Kickass Torrents (KAT) went offline after its alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, was arrested in Poland last week, Indians were the most heavily affected by the move. India provided a big audience for KAT, with Kat.cr—the most popular of its many URLs—having seen 24% of its traffic come from India, more than any…
The Madras High Court has put the onus of stopping illegal downloads of Rajnikanth’s upcoming movie Kabali on internet service providers (ISP). The court has restrained 169 registered ISPs in India from allowing illegal downloads of the movie that will be released worldwide on July 22, news report said.