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In a recent development, the Madras High Court has allowed Reliance Industries Limited to withdraw its business lawsuit concerning alleged piracy threats to the film Dhurandhar. The matter, titled Reliance Industries Limited vs BSNL, was taken up on February 18.
Reliance’s Jio Studios pulls back anti-piracy case on Dhurandhar before Madras High Court
The case was heard by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, who recorded the withdrawal after counsel appearing for Reliance informed the Bench that instructions had been received from the client to discontinue the proceedings. In view of the submission, the Court dismissed the suit as withdrawn, without imposing any costs, and in addition closed the related interim applications.
Reliance, through its media division Jio Studios, had initiated the business motion under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957. The target was to secure everlasting injunctions aimed toward stopping unauthorised online circulation and cable transmission of Dhurandhar. The plea was in the character of a pre-release anti-piracy measure, a treatment steadily pursued by film producers ahead of a theatrical launch.
A broad spectrum of entities had been named as defendants within the matter. These included telecom service providers, web intermediaries and cable distribution networks equivalent to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), MTNL, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Communications, Sify Technologies, Hathway, GTPL Hathway, Asianet Satellite Communications and Spectra ISP Networks, together with several regional cable operators.
Among the many directions sought, Reliance had requested that web and telecom intermediaries be instructed to dam access to web sites found hosting infringing copies of the film, upon receiving notice of such violations. The corporate had also asked for prohibition orders restraining cable operators and other platforms from facilitating cam-recording, duplication, broadcast, distribution or transmission of the film through cable television, DTH services, satellite systems, web platforms or storage devices.
Earlier, on December 5, the Court had granted interim protection, restraining service providers and cable operators from airing or enabling access to pirated versions of the film.
Nevertheless, when the matter was listed again on February 18, Reliance’s counsel conveyed the choice to withdraw the suit and made a proper endorsement to that effect. The Court subsequently passed a temporary order recording the withdrawal and shutting the proceedings. The judicial order didn’t specify any reasons for the corporate’s decision to step back from the case.
Reliance was represented within the matter by Advocate S. Deepak, instructed by PK Law Firm.
Meanwhile, the team of Dhurandhar is currently gearing up for the discharge of the second a part of the film Dhurandhar – The Revenge. While the trailer launch is predicted to be held inside just a few weeks, the film will hit cinemas on March 19.
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