Bombay High Court Orders Platforms To Take Down Pirated 'Ramayana' Content Within 3 Hours Of Notice

The Bombay High Court has directed internet service providers and online platforms to take down pirated content from Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana within three hours of receiving a notice, after infringing material began surfacing across multiple platforms following the film's theatrical release on November 5.Justice Ashish S. Chavan passed the directions on November 6 in a follow-up application filed by Godpower Media Private Limited, which had secured anti-piracy protection for the film from...

Bombay High Court Grants Anti-Piracy Protection To Ranbir Kapoor-Starrer Ramayana Ahead Of Release

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted ad-interim protection against online piracy of Namit Malhotra's Ramayana, restraining unidentified persons from uploading, streaming or distributing the film without authorisation ahead of its November 5 theatrical release.Justice Madhav J. Jamdar passed the order on November 2 on a suit filed by Godpower Media Private Limited, which claimed that portions of the film, including its trailers and unreleased footage, had already been leaked online.The...

Delhi High Court Permanently Blocks 63 Rogue Sites From Streaming Copyrighted Films Without Permission

The Delhi High Court on 7 October permanently restrained 63 websites, including 123MoviesHub and Putlocker domains, from hosting, streaming, reproducing or distributing copyrighted films belonging to major entertainment studios, including Universal City Studios, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Netflix Studios, Paramount Pictures and Disney Enterprises. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the judgment in a copyright infringement suit filed by the studios against operators of...

Madras High Court Grants Injunction Against Piracy Of Vijay Deverakonda's Ranaballi

The Madras High Court on Thursday granted an interim injunction to Mythri Movie Makers, producer of Ranaballi, to restrain the illegal recording, reproduction, and distribution of the film, which is being released in theatres today, October 16, 2026.The Telugu-language period action drama stars Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna.Justice P.B. Balaji passed the order on October 15, after the producer approached the court apprehending that the film could be illegally recorded and...

Madras High Court Closes Aamir Khan Productions' Copyright Suit Over “Batwara 1947” After Withdrawal

The Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a copyright suit filed by Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd to protect its film “Batwara 1947” from piracy.Justice P.B. Balaji recorded the withdrawal on October 13, 2026.The production house had sued 33 defendants. These included telecom operators and internet service providers such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vodafone India, as well as several local cable operators. It sought a permanent injunction...

Delhi High Court Blocks 20 Rogue Websites Streaming DAZN's Serie A Football Matches

The Delhi High Court has restrained 20 rogue websites, including Stremeo.ru, from streaming DAZN's exclusively licensed Serie A Football Season 2026-27 matches, and directed domain name registrars and ISPs to block them.The Court also allowed DAZN to have newly discovered mirror sites blocked in real time.Justice Tejas Karia passed the ad-interim order on October 12 in a suit filed by DAZN Limited, which seeks a permanent injunction against infringement of its broadcast reproduction rights.DAZN...

Delhi High Court Protects Amazon's Upcoming Film 'Nayyi Naveli' From Online Piracy Ahead Of Release

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday protected Amazon's upcoming film “Nayyi Naveli” against piracy, directing that it not be broadcast or streamed without authorisation by rogue websites once it is released.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the directions on a suit by Amazon Seller Services Private Limited against cinemalux.baby and other such rogue websites and their operators.Amazon told the court it feared the film would be pirated and put online soon after release. The horror-comedy, directed...

Madras High Court Restrains Online Piracy Of Rajinikanth's 'Jailer 2' Ahead Of Release

The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained unauthorised copying and streaming of Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer 2, scheduled for release on October 15, in an interim injunction granted to producer Sun TV Network Limited. Justice P.B. Balaji, by an order dated October 13, also directed internet service providers and other concerned service providers to block access to identified piracy websites and additional mirror, redirect and alphanumeric URL variants notified by Sun TV or its authorised...

Delhi High Court Restrains Chakr Innovation From Using Unlicensed SolidWorks Software On 12 Computers

The Delhi High Court on 5 October restrained Chakr Innovation Private Limited from using, installing or distributing pirated or unlicensed versions of SolidWorks design software, and from tampering with data on 12 computer systems allegedly running unauthorised copies. Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the interim injunction in a copyright infringement suit filed by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp and its Indian sister company. He observed that. “it prima facie appears that plaintiff no.1 is the...

Delhi High Court Allows Real-Time Blocking Of New F1 Italian Grand Prix Piracy Websites Sought By FanCode

The Delhi High Court has allowed Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which owns the FanCode streaming platform, to notify domain registrars, hosting entities, and internet service providers directly about newly discovered piracy websites streaming Formula One and other sporting events licensed to it. The company need not file a fresh application each time.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order on October 1, supplementing an interim injunction granted on September 10. Under the mechanism,...

Publisher's Heir Cannot Claim Copyright Without Proof Of Assignment From Authors: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction to Shakti Sagar, who claimed copyright over 47 law books published by Delhi Law House (DLH) through her late father-in-law and husband. The court held that she had failed to establish a prima facie right because she had not shown how the copyrights were originally acquired from the authors. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held that a person who is not the author can derive copyright title only through an assignment under Section...

Delhi High Court Restrains Nine Rogue Websites From Streaming Ajay Devgn-Starrer 'Drishyam: The Conclusion'

The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ad interim ex parte injunction to Digital18 Media Private Limited, which holds exclusive rights in the Ajay Devgn-starrer Drishyam: The Conclusion. The Court restrained nine websites from hosting, streaming or making the film available online without authorisation.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also directed domain registrars and the government to block the sites and to act against fresh piracy of the film.Digital18 Media, which holds rights in the...