Delhi High Court Issues Dynamic Injunction, Permanently Restrains Rogue Websites Illegally Streaming 'Undekhi' Series

The Delhi High Court has issued a dynamic injunction in favour of Applause Entertainment Private Limited and restrained various rogue websites illegally streaming and making available to public “Undekhi” series premiered on the digital platform 'SonyLIV'. Justice Amit Bansal observed that the defendant websites were making the series available to the public without procuring any valid license or authorization from its maker; Applause Entertainment.“It is clear from the aforesaid analysis that the defendants are rogue websites that are actively and knowingly creating, developing, distributing and making available the plaintiff's show/series on their websites with the common object of exploiting the copyright-protected works of the plaintiff,” the Court said. It added that despite being blocked previously by the court, the defendant websites had emerged again and registered new domain names, which were mirror or alphanumeric versions of the erstwhile websites that were directed to be blocked and taken down, to facilitate copyright infringement.“The defendants' activities have caused irreparable harm to the plaintiffs, as these rogue websites not only violate and infringe the copyrights of the plaintiff in its series/show but also erode and dilute the value of the exclusive rights by taking away significant revenues from the plaintiff,” the Court said. The suit pertained to the rights of Applause Entertainment in the third season of the series which was released in May last year. Justice Bansal decreed the suit in favour of Applause Entertainment and against the rogue websites. The Court permitted Applause Entertainment to implead the mirror websites which provide access to the defendant websites by filing an appropriate application under Order I Rule 10 CPC, supported by affidavits and evidence. It further directed the Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue a notification calling upon the various internet service providers to block access to the defendant websites.Title: APPLAUSE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED v. WWW.9XMOVIES.COM.TW & ORS.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 369Click here to read order

Delhi High Court Issues Dynamic Injunction, Permanently Restrains Rogue Websites Illegally Streaming 'Undekhi' Series

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