Delhi HC restrains unauthorised streaming of ICC Cricket World Cup
The Hindu
Delhi HC restrains online platforms from broadcasting/streaming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 unauthorisedly. Star India & Novi Digital Entertainment, having exclusive global media rights, sought injunction against rogue websites. Court observed WC cricket matches "extremely popular" & likely to be streamed unauthorisedly. Injunction granted to restrain rogue websites from disseminating/communicating matches on any electronic/digital platform. Authorities directed to block/suspend websites.
The Delhi High Court has restrained online platforms from broadcasting and streaming the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in an unauthorised manner.
The court's order came on a lawsuit filed by Star India Pvt Ltd and Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd which operates Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform.
The plaintiffs said they have the exclusive global media rights, including the television and digital rights for various ICC events like the World Cup, which is scheduled to be held from October 5 to November 19 in India.
They said being one of the most popular sporting events in the world, a large number of websites were likely to indulge in unauthorised dissemination of the World Cup content.
Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that undoubtedly the World Cup cricket matches were "extremely popular, especially in the Indian subcontinent" and rogue websites, which in the past have also indulged in piracy, were very likely to continue the authorised streaming of matches.
"Thus, there is a need to restrain any rogue websites from disseminating and communicating to the public any part of the cricket match events without authorisation or license from the plaintiffs," the court said in a recent order.
"Accordingly, defendant Nos. 1 to 9 (various rogue websites which are stated to be primarily hosting illegal and pirated content) are restrained by an ad-interim order from communicating, screening, making available or disseminating any part of the ICC World Cup Cricket matches on any electronic or digital platform in any manner whatsoever," ordered the court.
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