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DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Star India Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Y1.mylivecricket.biz – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiffs' rights to ipl 2021 events. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. injunction against unauthorized streaming. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. no defense from rogue websites. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. suit decreed in favor of plaintiffs. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. final disposal of applications. (Para 9) |
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)
1. Plaintiff No.1- Star India Pvt. Ltd. and Plaintiff No.2- Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. have filed the present suit seeking reliefs in respect of Vivo Indian Premier League 2021 (hereinafter `IPL 2021') cricketing events. Plaintiff No.1 is a leading broadcaster in India and is the exclusive licensee of media rights to various sporting events. Plaintiff No.2 owns and operates the online video streaming platform and website www.hotstar.com and the mobile application "Disney + Hotstar" on which it streams various sporting events amongst other programs.
2. The Plaintiffs have acquired the exclusive Television, Internet, and Mobile Rights for IPL for 5 years starting from 1st January 2018 for a substantial consideration vide an agreement dated 7th September, 2017. Vide the said agreement the Plaintiffs have acquired the right of exhibiting live streaming, highlight clips
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