But it has. The email was about an infringement of their copyright and copyright is governed in India primarily by The Copyright Act 1957 which has 2 main purposes 1. The protection of the economic rights of the copyright owner 2. The protection of the moral rights of the copyright owner So, the 1957 act deals with copyright violations and action can be brought under that legislation for breaches of copyright. There are a couple of provisions within the Information Technology Act that help to address copyright issues although that was not the primary purpose of that legislation, and the copyright infringement within this act relates to a foreign national infringing the rights of an Indian citizen. The other part in the IT Act removes all liability for ISPs from the actions of their users with regards to copyright violation, but while that protects the ISP it does NOT protect the individual who infringed the copyright, and that leaves the OP open to action under the 1957 Copyright Act.
As I said in Post 13, News International has interests an all continents and it would be easy enough for them to use a local operation to bring the action. Get real. "Fundamental Freedom of Speech" and "Fundamental right to online privacy", when were these ever enshrined in law. There is no such thing as freedom of speech in any country where you can say what you want, when you want, without restriction. As for his right to online privacy, where's the law that covers that? You're forgetting the fact that the OP posted copyright material on his web site which is not only illegal (in India too!) but is fundamentally immoral. The fact that some people allow use of their copyright material in this way to reach new audiences does not overturn the prinicipal of ownership and the right to decide how, if, when, and in what format, their copyright material is used. As for him being a minor, it doesn't negate liability. In that case his parents or guardians would be liable for his behaviour. The letter wasn't threatening, it just stated their case and what they wanted to make it "go away". You may interpret what was said as an implied threat but that isn't the same thing as making a threat. The sender of the email (assuming it is legitimate) stated what they wanted the OP to do, then reserved their rights to take matters further. It wasn't a nice thing to receive, but there was nothing illegal about it.
is soo old and in ground reality nobody uses it , you are googling things up and am talking from real and ground perceptive on Indian laws , of which i have very sound knowledge, till date not a single case has ever been filed in Indian courts regarding online copy rights , infact some 5 years ago some my frns there had literally begged a American media company to come to India and file a case, had they had done i am sure we would have settled it for you google it up too Fox has to tie ups in Indian with Indian company they cannot file a case on any indian citizen .FACT. get real, India is the only reaming true democracy , right to freedom of speech which includes publication and electronic media [ in in this case it is] is enshrined in Indian constitutions , even the biggest of the baddest out there cannot trample on freedom of speech , Indians are very lucky that way . on line privacy is ensured in IT act no isp or tele communications company can spy on you or take any personal info without a supreme court order on CBI warrant only and that too in cases on nation threat , again something which even the politicians are afraid to use in India . !! not American again if a case which again is 1 in 100 x zillion had been filed it would been in minors court and would have disposed of on that ground only if he is underage , parents have no legal responsibility on their children's action , plus it's a civil matter not criminal even if it is a matter for arguments sake. civil matters take upto 15 years to resolved in India !! the letter is threatening cause they are citing American laws on a Indian citizen , he could easily file a criminal case against them no law so no law broken simple !! moral and FOX did you even read the TF link i posed on 1st page!! edit: i would also like to point out that if fox were to enter the into a tie up with Indian company that company would hold controlling share of 51% while fox can only have 49% stake in that company plus a big PLUS fox would have to transfer the copy rights of that show to that Indian company for and if they want to take any legal action, and i mean 100 % full copy rights to a different company , i would love to see that happen . there i just wrapped it up for you from a legal Indian point of view , that is why i keep saying in this forum have a good knowledge of your own country's laws !!
I would just follow what the letter states to do. It's not that hard to follow what they say and its better to take action on your own part then to have them sue you or something.
As a general rule of thumb, it is not wise to use copyrighted content on your website. It is just as bad as stealing, why open yourself up to this kind of liability? Lately I have been getting link exchange requests from sites that host illegal downloads of movies/TV shows.... and they act surprised when I tell them their content is stolen. How is this so hard to comprehend?