The court established that unauthorized distribution of cinematograph films constitutes copyright infringement, allowing for dynamic injunctions to protect against evolving infringement tactics.

ORDER :

I.A. 4182/2025 (Exemption from filing certified and clear copies of documents)

1. The present is an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), on behalf of the plaintiffs, seeking exemption from filing certified/clearer/proper translated copies of documents with proper margins.

2. Exemption is granted, subject to all just exceptions.

3. Plaintiffs shall file legible, clear, and translated copies of the documents, on which the plaintiffs may seek to place reliance, before the next date of hearing.

4. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of.

I.A. 4184/2025 (Exemption from filing documents in separate volumes)

5. The present is an application under Section 151 CPC, on behalf of the plaintiffs, seeking exemption from filing documents in separate volumes.

6. Exemption is granted, subject to all just exceptions.

7. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of.

I.A. 4185/2025 (Application seeking leave to file additional documents)

8. This is an application under Order XI Rule 1(4) read with Section 151 CPC as amended by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, seeking leave to file additional documents.

9. The plaintiffs, if they wish to file additional documents at a later stage, shall do so strictly as per the provisions of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

10. The application is disposed of, with the aforesaid directions.

I.A. 4183/2025 (Exemption from advance service to the defendant nos. 45 and 46)

11. The present is an application under Section 80 read with Section 151 CPC, seeking exemption from advance notice to the defendant nos. 45, i.e., Department of Telecommunications (‘DoT’) and defendant no. 46, i.e., Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘Meit-Y’).

12. Considering the submissions made before this Court and considering the urgent nature of the suit, exemption is allowed.

13. With the aforesaid directions, the present application is disposed of.

I.A. No. 4186/2025 (Application seeking exemption from filing Court fees)

14. The present application has been filed under Section 149 read with Section 151 CPC seeking exemption from filing Court fees.

15. Learned counsel appearing for the plaintiffs submits that since the plaintiffs are foreign entities, therefore, transfer of money for the purposes of purchase of Court fees takes time, as per the Rules.

16. Accordingly, thirty working days time is granted to the plaintiffs to file the requisite Court fees.

17. With the aforesaid liberty, the present application is disposed of.

CS(COMM) 137/2025

18. Let the plaint be registered as suit. 19. Issue summons to the defendants.

20. Summons is accepted by learned counsel appearing for defendant no. 35.

21. Learned counsel appearing for defendant no. 35 submits that a wrong entity has been impleaded as defendant no. 35. She submits that the correct entity to be impleaded is GoDaddy.com LLC.

22. Learned counsel appearing for the plaintiffs submits that he has no objection in carrying out the requisite rectification in the Memo of Parties.

23. Accordingly, with the consent of the parties, defendant no. 35 shall be impleaded as GoDaddy.com LLC instead of the entity which has been named in the original Memo of Parties.

24. Accordingly, let amended Memo of Parties be filed by the plaintiffs within a period of 10 days from today.

25. Upon filing of the process fee, issue summons to the other defendants byall permissible modes.

26. Let the written statement be filed by the defendants within thirty days from the date of receipt of summons. Along with the written statement, the defendants shall also file affidavit of admission/denial of the plaintiffs’ documents, without which, the written statement shall not be taken on record.

27. Liberty is given to the plaintiffs to file replication within thirty days from the date of receipt of the written statement. Further, along with the replication, if any, filed by the plaintiffs, an affidavit of admission/denial of d