JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. Two storytelling platforms i.e. Humans of Bombay (hereinafter, `HoB') and People of India (hereinafter, `PoI') are in dispute with each other in the present suit. 11. The Plaintiff runs a website called www.humansofbombay.in , and the Defendants run a website by the name www.peopleofindia.io.

3. The Plaintiff - Humans of Bombay Stories Pvt. Ltd. has filed the present suit seeking an injunction restraining the infringement of copyright of content consisting of the following:

(a) photographs,

(b) literary works forming the basis of the stories,

(c) videos,

(d) creative expression, which includes the manner of presenting the said stories.

4. The Plaintiff's case is that it owns and operates a storytelling platform called `Humans of Bombay' since 2014 wherein stories from various individuals are uploaded/presented as interviews, write ups, posts, etc. The Plaintiff claims that it engages in substantial research, and approaches various individuals (hereinafter, `subjects') who are interested in narrating and sharing their life stories. These stories are then converted by the Plaintiff into audio-visual wo