Dismissed

Viacom18 Media Private Limited Represented By Its Power Of Attorney v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Madras HC14 Feb 2024C.S(COMM DIV)/16/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The High Court of Judicature at Madras allowed the plaintiff to withdraw a civil suit filed under the Copyright Act seeking a permanent injunction against various telecommunication and internet service providers for alleged infringement of the film 'FIGHTER'. The suit was dismissed as withdrawn.

What did the court decide?

The suit was dismissed as withdrawn upon the plaintiff's request and permission granted.

Viacom18 Media Private Limited Represented By Its Power… — Intellectual Property | Madras HC (2024)

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C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.16 of 2024

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THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 14.02.2024

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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.16 of 2024 and

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O.A. Nos.44 and 45 of 2024

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Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd., Rep. by its Power Agent, Mr.Krishma Shah .... 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. Vodafone Idea Ltd. (formerly Idea Cellular Limited), Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 011.

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5. Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited, 3A, 3 rd Floor, 'Çorpora', L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup(West), Mumbai- 400 078.

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6. You Broadband & Cable India Limited, Plot No 54, Marol Co-operative Industrial Estate, Makwana, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059. 7. Rail Tel Corporation of India Ltd., 6th Floor, Block III, Delhi Technology Park, Shastri Park, Delhi – 110 053. 8. Shyam Spectra Pvt. Ltd., A-60, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase – I, New Delhi – 110 028. 9. Sify Technologies Limited, 2nd Floor, 'TIDEL PARK', No.4, Canal Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113. 10. AT & T Global Network Service India Pvt. Ltd., 13th Floor, 1305-06, Mohan Dev House, 13, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110 001. 11. Peak Air Pvt. Ltd., No.36/567 G, Ananthapuri Building, P.F. Road, Kaloor, Cochin – 682 017. 12. Knet Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (Cherrinet), No.141, Prakash Towers, Ground Floor, OMR, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai – 600 041. 13. Limras Eronet Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd., 2/7

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No.18/7, 1 st Floor, Postal Colony, III Street, West Mambalam, Chennai – 600 033. 14. Raaj Internet (I) Private Ltd., Old No.12, New No.27, Singanna Chetty Street, Chintadripet, Chennai – 600 002. 15. Joister Infoserve Private Ltd., Shop No.4, Borivali Neelkamalco, Daulat Nagar, RD No.10, Borivalli East, Mumbai – 400 066. 16. Ready Link Internet Services Limited, Galaxy, Plot No.7, Sakthi Colony, RK Puram, Ganapathy, Coimbatore 641 006. 17. Nettlinx Ltd., 5-9-22, 3 rd Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004. 18. Excitel Broadband Private Ltd., Plot No.48, 2 nd Floor, Okhla Industrial Estates, Phase III, New Delhi – 110 020. 19. Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd., Flat No.A3, 3 rd Floor, 3/7

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Office Block, Samrat Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004. 20. Dawn Supports Private Ltd., 39/4916/D3, Divans Towers, Karimpatta Cross Road, Pallimukku, Kochi, Ernakulam – 682 016. 21. Thalainagar Digital Cables (P) Ltd., No.16, South Park Street, Venkatapuram, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 053. 22. Cable cast New Media Pvt. Ltd. 26/1, 1 st Floor, 3rd Cross Street, Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar Chennai – 600 020. 23. C32 Cable Net Pvt. Ltd., Old No.284, New No.204, Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 014. 24. Team 5 Network 13 M, Block AM Garden, Mandaveli, Chennai – 600 028. 25. SND Satellite Vision, New No.40/83/1, Muttiah Street, Vellala, Teynampet,

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Chennai – 600 086.

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26. Starvision Cable TV Network, Krishnapirya Buildings, Kidangoor South, Kottayam – 686 583.

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... 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, 61(1) & 62 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 AND THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 AND SECTION 7 OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION – 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 20 and other known and unknown persons / entities from infringing the cinematographic film "FIGHTER" and said Work be directed to block all websites/web pages including websites mentioned in Schedule hosting contents that relate to Plaintiff's copyright protected cinematographic film "FIGHTER" 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/web pages in writing:

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b) A Permanent injunction restraining the Defendants 21-26 from infringing the cinematographic film "FIGHTER" 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 "FIGHTER" by copying, recording, reproducing or allowing cam- cording 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 cinematographic film "FIGHTER" and said Work without a proper license from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would violate / infringe the Plaintiff's

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copyrighted cinematographic film "FIGHTER" 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.Vijayan Subramanian

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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

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Court bundle. Accordingly, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. No