Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction Against Piracy Sites Streaming Warner Bros, Netflix Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim dynamic+ injunction restraining dozens of piracy websites from hosting or making available copyrighted films and television shows owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and other global entertainment companies. The injunction will operate until April 20, 2026. The suit was filed by Warner Bros along with other major global entertainment companies, including Netflix, Disney, Apple and Crunchyroll, seeking protection of their exclusive rights in films and television content. Justice Tejas Karia, while passing the order on December 18, 2025, held that the companies had established ownership of the copyrighted works and that the websites were making the content available without authorization. The court noted, “The infringing websites are, on real-time basis, offering for viewing and downloading the Plaintiffs' Copyrighted Works, without their consent or a valid license, resulting in financial losses to the Plaintiffs.” The companies told the Court that they are leading global enterprises engaged in the creation, production, and distribution of films and television shows and that they own or hold exclusive distribution rights over a vast catalogue of content protected under the Copyright Act, 1957. The works placed before the Court included popular titles such as Friends, The Conjuring 2, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Stranger Things, Squid Game, and The Jungle Book. They also pointed out that several websites were engaged in large-scale online piracy by offering these works for streaming and download without any license, despite takedown notices issued on December 5, 2025. After examining screenshots and other material placed on record by the global platforms, the court found that the companies had made out a prima facie case and that the balance of convenience lay in their favor. It held that irreparable harm would be caused if immediate relief was not granted and restrained the identified infringing websites as well as persons acting on their behalf from hosting, streaming, reproducing, distributing, or communicating the copyrighted works in any manner. The court also directed Domain name registrars to lock and suspend the infringing websites within 72 hours . It also directed the registrars to provide available registration details of the website operators in a sealed cover, while internet service providers were ordered to block access to the websites within the same time frame. Taking note of the tendency of piracy platforms to resurface through new domain names, the Court granted a “Dynamic+ injunction.” Explaining the need for the measure, the court said, “To keep up with the hydra-headed nature of the infringement actions of such infringing domains/websites, this Court finds it fit to grant a 'Dynamic+ injunction' to protect the Plaintiffs' Copyrighted Works as soon as they are created, to ensure that no irreparable loss is caused to the owners of Copyrighted Works, as there is an imminent possibility of the Plaintiffs' Copyrighted Works being uploaded on Infringing Websites or their newer versions immediately thereafter.” The court clarified that any non-infringing website blocked pursuant to the order may approach the court by filing an affidavit stating that it does not host or intend to share unauthorized content. The injunction will remain in force until April 20, 2026, when the matter will be listed next. Case Title: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc & Ors v. animesugez.to & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 17Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 6Case Number: CS(COMM) 1361/2025For Plaintiffs: Advocates Siddharth Chopra, Raghav Goyal, Mehr Sidhu, A Moin & Aditya Singh ThakurFor Defendants: Advocates Yash Raj & Geetanjali Vishwanathan for D-48 & 56Click Here To Read/Download Order

Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction Against Piracy Sites Streaming Warner Bros, Netflix Content

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