India has always been a free heaven for accessing torrent websites, but it would now appear that even accessing these comes with a warning: three-year jail, and a possible fine of Rs 3 lakh. In the past, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued orders for blocking of websites, over illegal and pirated content, but new ones keep popping up. Even so, accessing a torrents website was not a problem for most Indian users, and none of the blocked URLs ever flashed a warning sign with the possible consequences. That is until now. In a story first reported by India Today, some torrents websites, which are blocked, flash a warning note telling users that logging on to such websites is a criminal offence and carries punishment.
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