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Ananta Release on OTT - Main Points and Insights
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Web Series Release and Legal Status: The web series Ananta was already released on OTT platforms and viewed by many viewers. Courts have held that once a web series is released and accessible to the public, an injunction preventing its telecast cannot be granted. For example, in Krishna Kishore Singh VS Sarla A Saraogi - Delhi and KRISHNA KISHORE SINGH Vs SARLA A SARAOGI & ORS. - Delhi, courts acknowledged the release and viewership, indicating that subsequent legal actions cannot restrain the telecast.
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Rights and Damages Post-Release: As per Krishna Kishore Singh VS Sarla A Saraogi - Delhi, post-release, the plaintiff's right to claim damages remains, but the grant of an injunction against telecast is not feasible once the content is publicly available.
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Court's View on Release and Injunctions: The courts have emphasized that the release of a film or web series in theaters or OTT platforms, especially when already viewed by the public, limits the scope for injunctions against further telecast or streaming. BIKRAMJEET SINGH BHULLAR Vs YASH RAJ FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. - Delhi notes that courts have permitted OTT release even after theatrical release, considering the totality of circumstances.
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Legal Proceedings and Fines: In cases involving accused individuals (e.g., YOGISH vs STATE OF KARNATAKA - Karnataka and YOGISH vs STATE OF KARNATAKA - Karnataka), courts have ordered the release of accused persons on payment of fines, highlighting procedural aspects unrelated to the OTT release but indicative of ongoing legal processes.
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Analysis and Conclusion
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Once the Ananta web series was released on OTT platforms and viewed by the public, courts generally declined to grant injunctions against further telecast or streaming, recognizing the content's public domain status (Krishna Kishore Singh VS Sarla A Saraogi - Delhi, KRISHNA KISHORE SINGH Vs SARLA A SARAOGI & ORS. - Delhi, BIKRAMJEET SINGH BHULLAR Vs YASH RAJ FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. - Delhi).
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Legal remedies such as damages remain available post-release, but restraining orders against telecast are unlikely after the content is accessible to viewers.
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The courts have shown a pragmatic approach, permitting OTT releases even after theatrical releases, considering the circumstances and the public's access to the content (BIKRAMJEET SINGH BHULLAR Vs YASH RAJ FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. - Delhi).
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2023 0 Supreme(Del) 3373 • India - Delhi
C. HARI SHANKAR
When the web series was already released in the OTT platform and it was also viewed by scores of people, an injunction against the telecast of web series cannot be granted. ... In the first place, para 43 of the judgment dated 10 June 2021 of Narula, J. does not restrict the right of the plaintiff, consequent to release of the film, to damages. ... A reading of para 10 of the order of the Division Bench, in fact, conveys the clear impression that the Division Bench was of the view that, with the release of the film, the ....
2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 1910 • India - High Court of Karnataka
B.VEERAPPA, K.S.HEMALEKHA, JJ
vi) The jurisdictional Superintendent shall take steps to release accused Nos.4 and 5 forthwith on payment of fine in case if they are in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of two months or if they have already paid the fine, release ... Ananda s/o Sri. ... Ananda S/o Sri. Kookra Panara, and Mr. ... Ananda told her that he is in Bolwar and she conveyed the same to her husband told her that he went to Ananda and paid him Rs.1,500/- and he al....
2023 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 5126 • India - High Court of Delhi
When the web series was already released in the OTT platform and it was also viewed by scores of people, an injunction against the telecast of web series cannot be granted. ... Lall, learned senior counsel, who appears on behalf of respondent no. 3, says that the content of the subject film has not changed, from the date it was released, on the subject OTT platform, i.e., 11.06.2021. ... A reading of para 10 of the order of the Division Bench, in fact, conveys the clear impression that the Division Bench was of the view ....
2023 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 7378 • India - High Court of Delhi
Considering the totality of circumstances and the fact that the film had been released in theatres, Court permitted Defendant No. 1 to release the film on OTT Platforms. ... Despite this, Plaintiff waited till 03 days prior to the proposed release date to file the present suit. Additionally, film has been released in theatres and on the OTT platform and is already in the public domain. ... Subsequently, Defendants No. 1, 3, 8 and 9 prayed that Defendant No. 1 be permitted to ....
2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 23322 • India - Principal Bench at Bengaluru
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