Don't even THINK about copyright violation, says Indian state
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/22/dont_even_think_about_copyright_violation_says_indian_state/
In a move that has garnered little notice beyond India, the Government of Karnataka state early in August passed laws allowing it to
pre-emptively arrest copyright suspects.
The change happened in the first week of August, when the state amended its Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers,
Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Gamblers Act to include offences under the Indian Copyright
Act and its Information Technology Act.
That change to the law has the possibly-unexpected outcome that the rules of the “Goondas Act” (“goonda” apparently means
“hired thug” or similar) now apply to copyright infringements and hacking. And that means authorities could theoretically arrest someone
for the (alleged) intent to break the law.
As Indian blog Medianama puts it: “even if you are planning to forward an 'objectionable' meme on WhatsApp or forward a copyright
protected e-book to a friend you can be arrested under this Act. What’s even more worrying is that under this Act the arrested person
doesn’t have to be produced before a magistrate for 90 days, which can be extended to a maximum of one year.”
India's Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) says “the State Government accordingly has the power to detain audio and video pirates and
digital offenders, to prevent them from acting in a manner 'prejudicial' to public order.”
The CIS also notes that there's no bail under the “Goondas Act”, and that the national Copyright Act only allows someone to be jailed after conviction. ®
これに反対するのは犯罪者だけ
適用でるのかよこれっていうｗ
インドのカルナタカ州で著作権侵害に繋がる行為を提案しただけで逮捕できる法案が成立したという内容
本の貸し借りレベルの提案でも該当するので逮捕者出まくり間違いなし
俺インド人だけど映画公開されて次の日にはネットに載ってるしこんくらい厳しくしないと死ぬ
すげえ頭悪そうな法律だな
『1984年』の世界が30年遅れでやって来たな
記事だとメインは電子書籍等のデジタルコンテンツっぽいけど犯罪行為全般を抑制する法律から派生してるようだから
紙媒体でも解釈次第で適用し放題だね
ニコ厨ざまあw