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. "Certain news reports indicate that people may be prosecuted for mere access to websites due to the notice by Tata Telecommunications not being phrased properly. "The notice is not properly worded," added Gupta.In this case, TCL had gone to court in a copyright infringement case, according to SpicyIP, a blog on intellectual property (IP) and innovation law and policy. The said error message text was allowed by the judge only for TCL, and none of the other internet service providers who were part of the case. "Also, the order is to operate only till September 19, 2016, when it will be revisited by the court," notes SpicyIP in the blog.TCL did not respond to a request for comment from ET at the time of going to print.

Source: Times of India August 23, 2016 06:13 UTC