Indian BitTorrent Sites Unblocked By ISPs - Sigh Of Relief For Many

Indians are all heaving a sigh of relief because their ISPs have unblocked the access to the file-sharing, video-streaming BitTorrent sites that include #-Link-Snipped-#, Torrentz.eu, Vimeo among others. It was in news last month that following #-Link-Snipped-# after they received the ‘John Doe’ court order. Thousands of users from various states of India found the access to torrents blocked. The ISPs who were supposedly suffering from the public wrath, decided to appeal the broad court order because they felt that the broad blockades also prevented the public from accessing many legitimate files.



Responding to the appeal, the Madras High Court declared that the copyright holder can’t demand broad takedowns. So, instead of closing down the entire website, the copyright holder has to list the infringing URL and inform its particulars within 48 hours. After this order was issued late last week, millions of Indians regained access to their favorite file-sharing sites.

We are sure that the copyright holders are disappointed and unhappy with the new restrictions, but tens of thousands of independent artists will be seen rejoicing by this move. We would like to read your views.

Via: <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/indian-isps-unblock-bittorrent-sites-after-appeal-120620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian ISPs Unblock BitTorrent Sites After Appeal * TorrentFreak</a>