Dismissed

Maddock Films Private Limited v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Madras HC9 Dec 2024C.S(COMM DIV)/146/2024

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What is this about?

Copyright infringement suit seeking permanent injunctions restraining internet service providers and cable operators from infringing the cinematographic film 'Stree 2'. Counsel for the plaintiff sought leave to withdraw the suit with an endorsement; the Court dismissed it as withdrawn, with no costs, and closed connected applications.

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Maddock Films Private Limited Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam… — Intellectual Property | Madras HC (2024)

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.146 of 2024

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THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 09.12.2024

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.146 of 2024 and

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O.A. Nos.567 and 568 of 2024

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Maddock Films Private Ltd., Rep. by its Authorised Signatory Nandini Kumar .... Plaintiff Vs 1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-110 001.

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2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 5th Floor, Mahanagar Door Sanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

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3. Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi – 110 070.

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4. Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, 05/806, 8th Floor, Windsor Off. CST Road, Kalina Santacruz (East) Mumbai- 400 098.

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

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6. Vodafone India Limited, Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 011.

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

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8. Tata Teleservices Ltd, 10th Floor, Tower I, Jeevan Bharati, 124 Connaught Circus New Delhi 110 001.

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9. GTPL Hathway Ltd. 202, 2 nd Floor, Sahajanand Shopping Centre, Opp Swaminarayan Temple, Shahibaugh, Ahmedabad-380 004.

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

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11. 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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12. Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK' No.4, Canal Bank Road, Chennai - 600 113.

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13. Siti Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd B-10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi North West DL 110033 IN

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

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15. Asianet Satellite Communications, 2A, Il floor, Leela Infopark, Technopark Limited, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 581.

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16. Data Infosys Limited, Station Road, Durgapura, Jaipur 302 018.

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

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

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

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20. Pioneer eLabs Limited, Pioneer Towers, 17 th Floor, Plot No. 16, Survey No.64, Software Unit Layout, APIIk, i-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad : 500 080.

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

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

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23. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 9th Floor Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai -400 021.

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24. Limras Eronet Broadband Services Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor #156, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.

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25. RS Broadband Service India Private Limited, Doshi Towers, First Floor, Old #156, New #205, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.

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26. Spectra ISP Networks Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 21-22, 3 rd Floor Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon-122 015.

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

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

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29. Atria Convergence Technologies Limited No. 17/68, Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan Street New Colony, T.Nagar Chennai- 600 017.

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

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31. Jak Communications Pvt Ltd No 4, J Block, Near 6 th Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai-600 102.

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

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

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Prayer : PLAINT FILED UNDER ORDER VII RULE I OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 AND ORDER IV RULE 1 OF O.S. RULES, 1956 READ WITH SECTIONS 51, 52, 55 AND 62 OF

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THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 and THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 AND SECTION 7 OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, ACT 2015 - SUIT FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION FOR THE INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms :

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a. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 1 to 29 from infringing the cinematographic film “STREE 2” and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages and future websites (including their prefix and suffix) and those Non-Compliant websites mentioned in Schedule-A hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film “STREE 2” 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 in writing;

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b. A permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 30-33 or any other person or entity from infringing the cinematographic film “STREE 2” 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 copyrighted cinematographic film “STREE 2” 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

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communicating the cinematographic film “STREE 2” and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the Plaintiff's copyrighted cinematographic film “STREE 2” 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 and

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c. for costs of the suit.

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For Plaintiff : Mr.T. Pandiyan for M/s.P.K. Law Firm For Defendants : Mr.P.J. Rishikesh for D3 Ms.A.M. Amutha Ganesh for D8

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JUDGEMENT

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The learned counsel for the plaintiff seeks permission of this Court

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to withdraw this suit. He has made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle. Accordingly, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected applications are closed.

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Index: Yes/ No Speaking order / Non speaking order Neutral citation : Yes / No vsi2

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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Maddock Films Private Limited v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

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