Dismissed

Followon Interactive Media Pvt.Ltd. v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Madras HC15 Jul 2020CS/81/2020

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What is this about?

The plaintiff filed a civil suit seeking permanent injunctions against 42 defendants for copyright infringement related to the 'Pakistan Super League 2020'. The plaintiff subsequently withdrew the suit via email, and the High Court dismissed the suit as withdrawn while closing connected applications.

What did the court decide?

Suit dismissed as withdrawn; no order on costs; connected applications closed.

Followon Interactive Media Pvt.Ltd. Vs Bharat… — Civil Procedure and Limitation | Madras HC (2020)

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Dated : 15.07.2020

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN

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C.S.No.81 of 2020
and
O.A.Nos.128 and 129 of 2020
Followon Interactive Media Private Limited,
No.38, Developed Plot,
Industrial Estate,
Perungudi,
Chennai- 600 096.
Represented by its Head-Interactive Solutions
Mr.Deepak Sathyamurthy .. Plaintiff
/versus/
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Bharat Sanchar Bhavan,
Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi-110 001.

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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003. 3. Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070. 4. Aircel Cellular Limited, 5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, 4th Floor, "Rahejas", Main Avenue, Santacruz(W), Mumbai - 400 054.

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Tata Communication Limited Vsb, Mahatma Gandhi Road Fort Mumbai, Maharastra 400 001.

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Vodafone India Limited, Peninsula Corporate Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400 013.

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Idea Cellular Limited, Suman Tower, Plot No.18, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382 011.

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Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai 400 709.

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Tata Teleservices Limited,

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2A, Old Ishwar Nagar, Main Mathura Road, New Delhi - 110 065.

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Syscon Infoway Pvt.Ltd.

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402, fourth floor, skylie icon, Andheri Kurla Road, Behind Mittal ind.estate, Andheri east, Mumbai - 400 059.

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GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2nd Floor, Sahajanand, Shopping Center, Opp. Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad - 400 078.

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, Office 3A, 3rd Floor, LBS Marg, LBS Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai - 400 078.

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BG Broadband India Private Limited, Plot No.54, Marol Industrial Cooperative Area, Off Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059.

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Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK', No.4, Canal Bank Road,

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Chennai - 600 113.

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Siti Broadband Services Pvt.Ltd B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West, DL 110035 IN

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You Broadbank & Cable India Ltd, 2nd and 3rd Floor, IQARA Centre, Near Gujarat Gas Circle, Adajan - Hazaria Road, Surat - 395 009.

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Asianet Satellite Communications,

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2A, II floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkootam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695 581.

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Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur - 302 020.

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Readylink internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot no.7, Sakhthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganpathy, Coimbatore - 641 006.

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Opto Network Private Limited, B-86, Sector - 14 Noida - 201 301 Uttar Pradesh

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India.

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Nettlinx Limited, 5-9-22, 3rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004.

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City Online Services Limited, 701, 7th Floor, Aditya Trade Center, Ameerpet, Hyderabad - 500 038.

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Pioneer eLabs Limited, Pioneer Towers, 7th Floor, Plot No.16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad: 500 080.

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AT&T Global Network Service India Pvt.Ltd., 13th floor, 1305-06, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.

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Nextgen communications Limited Thachil Complex, No.10, 3rd floor, Raja Annamalai Road, Saibaba Mission Post, Coimbatore - 641 011,Tamil Nadu, India.

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Virgo Global Media Limited, 101, Achyuth Mazar, H.No:7-1-621/48, S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 038.

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited, Flat No.A3, 3rd Floor, Office block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 004.

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MyNet Services India Private Limited,

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#12, I Floor, IV Cross, Gandhipuram, Pallipalayam, Erode - 638 006.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd,

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9th Floor, Maker Chambers - IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021, India.

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Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor,

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#156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.

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RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, No.18/7, First Floor, Postal Colony 2nd Street, West Mambalam, Chennai- 600 033.

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Tamil Nadu.

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Spectra ISP Networks Pvt.Ltd, Plot No.21-22, 3rd Floor, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV,

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Gurgaon - 122 015.

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Pulse Telesystems Private Limited, 51/52, Real Towers,

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3rd Floor Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

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Essel Shyam Communications Ltd. 1121, Hemkunt Chambers, 11th Floor, 89, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110 019 India

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Five Network Solution (I) Ltd. 22/2, Plot No.275-B, Gurunanak School Compound, Sion (West), Mumbai - 400 022. India.

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Atria Convergence Technologies Limited, Indian Express Building, No.1, 2nd Floor, Queen's Road, Bengaluru - 560 001, Karnataka Also at

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No.17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street, New Colony, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

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Action Lane No.16, No.1A Kalpana Appartments, 1st street, Above Padmanaba Nagar Electricity Board, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.

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Jak Communications Pvt Ltd, No.4, J Block, Near 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar East,

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Chennai - 600 102.

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C32 Cable Net Pvt.Ltd. Old No.284, New No.204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014.

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Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd., No.9 A/5, Club Road, Near Mittai Shop, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031.

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Thiru Nagar Satellite Vision Pvt Ltd No.149/80, Vijaya Theatre Complex, Behind Kasi Theatre, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai - 600 083. .. Defendants

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This Civil Suit is filed under Order VII Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code and read with Order IV Rule 1 of Original Side Rules,1956 Read with Sections 51, 52, 55 and 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 and Section 7 of the

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of the High Courts Act, No 4 of 2016, prayed for

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(a) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 37 from infringing the Sporting Event "Pakistan Super League 2020" and to direct them to block all websites/web pages including websites mentioned in "Schedule-A" hosting contents that relate to plaintiff's copyright protected Sporting Event "Pakistan Super League 2020" in any manner, thereby restraining the unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or make available or display or release or show or upload or download or exhibit or play and/or in any manner communicate in and/or through their services immediate of receipt of details of such infringing websites/webpages;

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(b) A permanent injunction restraining the defendants 38-42 from infringing the Sporting Event "Pakistan Super League 2020" by themselves, their partners/proprietor/directors, heirs, representatives, successors in business, assigns, distributors, agents, servants or anyone claiming through them or under them from infringing the plaintiff's Sporting Events "Pakistan Super League 2020" by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing camcording or allowing others to transmit, communicate or make available or distributing or duplicating or displaying or releasing or showing or uploading or downloading or exhibiting or playing and / or in any manner whatsoever from communicating the Sporting Events "Pakistan Super League 2020" without a proper license from the plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the plaintiff's sporting Events "Pakistan

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C.S.No.81 of 2020

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Super League 2020" through different mediums including but not limited to CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, VCD, cable TV, Direct to home services, internet services, multimedia messaging services, pen drives, hard drives, tapes, DAS, satellite, Conditional Access Systems or in any other medium / manner whatsoever;

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(c ) For costs of the suit;

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For plaintiff : Mr. Arun C. Mohan
For Defendants : M/s.A.M.Venkata krishnan
Mr.Dev Eswar
(For 37th defendant)
JUDGMENT

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The learned counsel for the plaintiff had forwarded the

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following E-mail dated 02.06.2020 to the Registrar (Original Side), Commercial Division, Madras High Court, Chennai. The E-mail is as

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follows:-

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"We write on behalf of the plaintiff in

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the above captioned matter.

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We hereby confirm that we withdraw the Civil Suit (Commercial Division) No.81 of 2020 as per our client's instructions.

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Kindly take this as an endorsement

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and do the needful."

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In view of the same, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn.

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No order as to costs. Consequently, connected O.As are closed.

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Speaking Order / Non-Speaking Order
Internet : yes/no

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J.

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C.S.No.81 of 2020 and
O.A.Nos.128 and 129 of 2020

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Followon Interactive Media Pvt.Ltd. v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

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