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PRATHIBA M. SINGH
Universal City Studios Llc. – Appellant
Versus
Dotmovies. Baby – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh (Oral)
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
I.A. 14122/2023 (u/S 80 CPC)
2. This is an application filed by the Plaintiffs, seeking exemption from serving notice to Defendant No. 26-Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Defendant No. 27-Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) under Section 80 of the CPC.
3. Exemption is allowed. However, Mr. Harish V. Shankar, ld. CGSC has been requested to accept notice.
4. Accordingly, application is disposed of.
CS(COMM) 514/2023 & I.A. 14120/2023(u/O XXXIX Rules 1 & 2 CPC)
5. The Plaintiffs before this Court are well-established Hollywood Studios which are engaged in the production, distribution of a large volume of original creative content including cinematograph films, TV series, motion pictures, etc. (hereinafter `content'). The list of Plaintiffs in the present petition is set out in the following table:
| Plaintiff No. | Name of the Plaintiff |
| 1. | Universal City Studios LLC. |
| 2. | Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. |
| 3. | Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. |
| 4. | Netflix Studios, LLC |
| 5. | Paramount Pictures Corporation |
| 6. | Disney Enterprises, Inc. |
6. The Plaintiffs claim that the content created, produced an
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