Delhi High Court
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. vs Rutracker.Org & Ors. on 8 September, 2022
Author: Navin Chawla
Bench: Navin Chawla
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Reserved on: 26.08.2022
Date of decision: 08.09.2022
+ CS (COMM) 515/2019 & I.A 12927/2019, I.A. 12929/2019 &
I.A. 11119/2022
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC
.....Plaintiff
Through: Ms.Suhasini Raina, Ms.R.Ramya
and Ms.Mehr Sidhu, Advs.
Versus
RUTRACKER.ORG & ORS.
.... Defendants
Through:
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA
1. The Plaintiff has filed the present suit inter-alia praying for the
following reliefs:
"56. In light of the foregoing, it is most
respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may
be pleased to:
i. Issue an order and decree of permanent
injunction restraining the Defendant Nos. 1-19
(and such other mirror/redirect/alphanumeric
websites discovered to provide additional means
of accessing the Defendant Website, and other
domains/domain owners/website
operators/entities which are discovered to have
been engaging in infringing the Plaintiff's
exclusive rights), its owners, partners,
proprietors, officers, servants, employees, and all
others in capacity of principal or agent acting for
and on their behalf, or anyone claiming through,
by or under it, from, in any manner hosting,
streaming, reproducing, distributing, making
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available to the public and/or communicating to
the public, or facilitating the same, on their
websites, through the internet in any manner
whatsoever, any cinematograph
work/content/programme/ show in relation to
which Plaintiff has copyright,
ii. Issue an order and decree directing the
Defendant Nos. 20-28, their directors, partners,
proprietors, officers, affiliates, servants,
employees, and all others in capacity of principal
or agent acting for and, on their behalf, or anyone
claiming through, by or under it, to block access
to the Defendant Nos. 1-19 website identified by
the Plaintiff in the instant suit (and such other
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric websites discovered
to provide additional means of accessing the
Defendant
Website, and other domains/domain
owners/website operators/entities which are
discovered to have been engaging in infringing
the Plaintiff's exclusive rights)
iii. Issue an order directing the Defendant Nos.29
and 30, to issue a notification calling upon the
various internet and telecom service providers
registered under it to block access to the
Defendant Nos. 1-19 websites identified by the
Plaintiff in the instant suit (and such other
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric websites discovered
to provide additional means of accessing the
Defendant Website, and other domains/domain
owners/website operators/entities which are
discovered to have been engaging in infringing
the Plaintiff's exclusive rights);
iv. Issue an order directing the Domain Name
Registrars of the Defendant Website identified by
the Plaintiff in the Plaint to disclose the contact
details and other details about the owner of the
said websites, and other such relief as this
Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper:"
2. The Plaintiff claims itself to be a global entertainment company
under the laws of the State of Delaware, the United States of America,
and as being engaged in the business of creation, production, and
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distribution of motion pictures. The Plaintiff has also received certain
reputed awards, such as the Academy Award for "Best Picture" for
"Argo" in 2012.
3. It is the contention of the Plaintiff that the motion pictures
produced by the Plaintiff, being works of visual recording and which
include sound recordings accompanying such visual recordings, qualify
to be a „cinematograph film‟ under Section 2(f) of the Copyright Act,
1957 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). The Plaintiff claims this Court
has jurisdiction by virtue of Section 13(1) read with Sections 13(2) and 5
of the Act, since the Plaintiff‟s cinematograph films are released in India,
the cinematograph films of the Plaintiff would be entitled to all the rights
and protections granted under the provisions of the Act.
4. The claim of the Plaintiff is premised on the allegation of illegal
and unauthorized distribution, broadcasting, re-broadcasting,
transmission and streaming of the Plaintiff‟s original content by the
Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 32 to 51 (hereinafter referred to as the "rogue
websites"). It is the case of the Plaintiff that as a result of the
unauthorized transmission of their content, the rogue websites infringe
the copyright of the Plaintiff in the original works produced by it, which
have been granted protection under the provisions of the Act.
5. The Plaintiff has impleaded various Internet Service Providers (in
short, "ISPs") as the Defendant Nos. 20 to 28 and the concerned
departments of the Government of India as the Defendant Nos. 29 and
30. The ISPs and the concerned departments have been impleaded for the
limited relief of compliance with any directions of this Court granted in
favour of the Plaintiff.
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6. The Plaintiff has alleged that the Defendant Nos.1 to 19 and32 to
51 are the rogue websites. The Plaintiff, vide an investigation conducted
by an independent investigator, learnt of the extent of the infringing
activity of the rogue websites, in as much as the rogue websites have
infringed the Plaintiff‟s copyright under the provisions of the Act in the
original content by unauthorized distribution, broadcasting, re-
broadcasting, transmission and streaming and/or by facilitating the use of
the rogue websites, inter alia by downloading and streaming the
Plaintiff‟s original cinematograph films in which copyright vests.
7. It is also the case of the Plaintiff that a cease-and-desist notice was
served on the rogue websites calling upon them to cease from engaging
in their infringing activities. Despite the legal notice, the rogue websites
continue to infringe the rights of the Plaintiff in its original content.
8. The learned counsel for the Plaintiff presses only for prayers (i),
(ii) and (iii), as noted hereinabove, of the plaint. The other reliefs as made
in the plaint are not pressed.
9. The learned counsel for the Plaintiff relies upon the judgment
passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in a batch of petitions dated
10.04.2019, including UTV Software Communication Ltd. &Ors. v.
1337X.to & Ors., 2019 SCC OnLine Del 8002, which deal with the
determination of rogue websites.
10. The Plaintiff thereafter filed I.A. 11119 of 2022 under Order XIII-
A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as
"CPC"), as applicable to commercial disputes, seeking a summary
judgment. The said application was listed before this Court on
20.07.2022, wherein this Court recorded that the service and pleadings
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are complete in regard to all the Defendants and that the rogue websites
have neither appeared nor have filed written statements in the present suit
proceedings till date. Further, this Court directed the suit to proceed ex-
parte qua Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 31 to 51 (which includes the rogue
websites).
11. The grounds for filing the present application, as enumerated by
the Plaintiff in the same, are as follows:
a. That all the Defendants have been duly served by the
Plaintiff, however, only the Defendant Nos. 20,24,25, 27, 29 and
30 have entered appearance before this Court.
b. That the Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 32 to 51 being the
rogue websites, against whom the Plaintiff is seeking primary
relief, are illegally streaming the Plaintiff‟s content on their
websites and even after being duly served by the Plaintiff, have
decided not to contest the present suit.
c. That the rogue websites impleaded as Defendant Nos. 1 to
19 and 32 to 51 have no real prospect of successfully defending the
claim of copyright infringement under Section 51 of the Act and
have further not chosen to contest the said claim.
d. Additionally, there is no other compelling reason why the
present suit should not be disposed of before recording of oral
evidence particularly in view of the fact that there is no dispute
regarding the illegal activities of the Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 32
to 51 and in any event, in the absence of any challenge or
opposition to the factual allegations made in the plaint, in view of
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provisions of Order VIII Rule 5 of the CPC, there is no occasion
for recording of oral evidence in the present matter.
12. The learned counsel for the Plaintiff has relied upon Clause 3 of
Chapter XA of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 which
states the grounds under which a Court can pass a summary judgment.
13. The learned counsel for the Plaintiff has drawn my attention to two
affidavits filed by Mr. Manish Vaishampayan, who conducted the
investigation with regard to the aforesaid websites on the instance of the
Plaintiff, to contend that the said websites need to be treated as rogue
websites. With respect to this contention, reliance is placed on the
documentary evidence in support of each of the aforesaid websites:
S. Particulars Court File
No. Pagination along with
Volume Number
1. Print of Contact Details of various websites as available on
WHOIS (primary domains):
1) rutracker.org Pg. 671-675
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol. 4)
2) rutcracker.net Pg.845-850
(Defendant No.1) Folder IV (Vol.5)
3) maintracker.org Pg.928-933
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol.5)
4) cccp-RutRacker.org Pg.752-75
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol.4)
5) Main-RutRacker.org Pg.934-936
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol.5)
6) TodayTvSeries2.com Pg. 984 -986
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
7) TodayTvSeries.club Pg.1017-1019
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(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
8) TodayTvSeries.bid 1066-1069
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
9) OnlineMovieWatch.org Pg.1121-1123
(Defendant No. 3) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
10) OMwMovie.com Pg.1124-1126
(Defendant No. 3) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
11) OnlineMovieWatch.li Pg.1129-1130
(Defendant No.3) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
12) OnlineMovieWatchs.ws Pg.1139-1140
(Defendant No. 3) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
13) OnlineMovieWatchs.bz Pg.1133-1136
(Defendant No. 3) Folder IV (Vol.6)
14) 480ptvseries.com Pg.1264-1268
(Defendant No. 4) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
15)02Tvseries.com Pg. 1289-1292
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol.7)
16) O2TvSeries.co.za Pg.1310- 1312
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV(Vol.7)
17) O2TvSeries.co Pg. 1336-1340
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
18) MovieZadDiction.info Pg.1343-1345
(Defendant No. 6) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
19) MovieZadDiction.live Pg.1386-1389
(Defendant No. 6) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
20) TopTvShows.io Pg.1599-1601
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
21) TopTvShows.me Pg.1602-1604
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
22) TopTvShows.net Pg.1607-1611
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
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23) TopTvShows.co Pg.1614-1617
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
24) TopTvshows.cc Pg.1620-1622
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
25) McUmoViesHome.com Pg.1671-1674
(Defendant No. 8) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
26) Magnetdl.com Pg.1688- 1691
(Defendant No.9) Folder IV(Vol. 8)
27) Magnetdl.Unblocked.dk Pg.1704- 1707
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
28) Magnetdl.Unblocked.live Pg.1708- 1710
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
29) Magnetdl.Unblocked.vip Pg.1713-1716
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
30) Magnetdl.Unblocked.ist Pg.1719-1720
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
31) Magnetdl.Unblocked.uno Pg.1723-1725
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
32) Magnetdl.Unblocked.onl Pg.1728-1730
(Defendant No. 31) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
33) TorrentGalaxy.to 1869- 1870
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 9)
34) Torrentgalaxy.unblockninja.com Pg.1941-1944
(Defendant No.10) Folder IV (Vol.9)
35) torrentgalaxy.unblockproject.icu Pg.2151-2153
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 10)
36) torrentgalaxy.123unblock.fun Pg.2287-2289
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 11)
37) torrentgalaxy.nocensor.casa Pg.2431-2433
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 12)
38) torrentgalaxy.proX4You.pro Pg.2575- 2577
(Defendant No 10) Folder IV (Vol. 12)
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39) torrentgalaxy.proxybit.pro Pg.2720- 2721
(Defendant No.10) Folder IV (Vol. 13)
40) torrentglaxy.unblockninja.info Pg.2864- 2866
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 14)
41)Tvshows4mobile.com Pg.2891-2894
(Defendant No.11) Folder IV (Vol.14)
42) southFreak.cc Pg.2959- 2962
(Defendant No. 12) Folder IV (Vol. 14)
43) SouthFreak.me Pg.2967- 2969
(Defendant No. 12) Folder IV (Vol. 14)
44)Southfreak.pw Pg.2963-2964
(Defendant No.12) Folder IV (Vol.14)
45) SouthFreak.com Pg.2972-2974
(Defendant No. 12) Folder IV (Vol. 14)
46) torrentfunk.unbocked.dk Pg.3009-3012
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
47) torrentfunk.unbocked.dk Pg.3009- 3012
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
48)Torrentfunk.unblocked.lc Pg.3013-3014
(Defendant No.13) Folder IV (Vol.15)
49) torrentfunk.unblocked.krd Pg.3017- 3020
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
50) torrentfunk.unblocked.sh Pg.3023- 3026
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
51) torrentfunk.unblocked.ink Pg.3029- 3031
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
52) torrentfunk.unblocked.pro Pg.3034- 3036
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
53) torrentfunk.unblocked.gdn Pg.3039- 3041
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
54) torrentfunk.unblocked.pl Pg.3044- 3046
(Defendant No.13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
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55) torrentfunk.unblocked.win Pg.3049- 3052
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
56) torrentfunk.unblocked.app Pg.3055- 3057
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
57) torrentfunk.unblocked.llc Pg.3060-3062
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
58) torrentfunk.unblocked.vet Pg.3065- 3067
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
59) torrentfunk.unblocked.vc Pg.3070- 3072
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
60) torrentfunk.unblocked.mx Pg.3075- 3078
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
61) TodayPkfree.com Pg.3103- 3105
(Defendant No. 14) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
62) MovieEater.org Pg.3156- 3158
(Defendant No. 15) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
63) NovaMovie.net Pg.3226- 3228
(Defendant No. 16) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
64) HollyMovieHd.com Pg.3257- 3260
(Defendant No. 17) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
65) CiNevoOd.live Pg.3317- 3319
(Defendant No. 18) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
66) FreeMoviesWatchOnline.cc Pg.3348- 3351
(Defendant No.19 ) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
67) FreeMovieWatchOnline.me Pg.3352- 3354
(Defendant No. 19) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
68) FreeMoviesWatchOnline.net Pg.3357- 3360
(Defendant No.19) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
69)o2tseries.club I.A. No. 18427/219
(Defendant No. 32) Pg. No. 65-68
70) rutracker-net.ru I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No.33) Pg. No. 74-76
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71) southfreak.club I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 34) Pg. No. 102-105
72) watchmoviesnow.co I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 35) Pg. No. 152-155
73) toptvshows.tv I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 36) Pg. No. 317-319
74)torrentgalaxy.unblockproject.red I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 37) Pg. No. 433-435
75) southfreak.info I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 38) Pg. No. 97- 99
(Vol.1)
76) southfreak.vip I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 39) Pg. No. 102- 105
(Vol.1)
77) southfreak.asia I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 40) Pg. No. 108- 110
(Vol.1)
78)southfreak.work I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 41) Pg. No. 113- 116
(Vol.1)
79) southfreak.casa I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 42) Pg. No. 91- 94
(Vol.1)
80) freemovieswatchonline.ws I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 43) Pg. No. 139- 141
(Vol.1)
81) o2tvseries.website I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 44) Pg. No. 195- 198
(Vol.1)
82) torrentgalaxy.mx I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 45) Pg. No. 356- 359
(Vol.2)
83) torrentgalaxy.su I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 46) Pg. 517- 518
(Vol.3)
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84) watchmovies1.com.pk I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 47) Pg.611-613
(Vol.3)
85) moviesonline.com.pk I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 48) Pg.616- 618
(Vol.3)
86) watchmovies7.com.pk I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 49) 606- 608
(Vol.3)
87) watchmovie.movie I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 50) Pg.644- 646
(Vol.3)
88) torrentfunk.com I.A. No. 7076/2021
(Defendant No. 51) Pg.63- 66
2. Copies of proof of ownership of movie titles
a. Arrow (Series) Season 7 (Warner) Pg.45-90
Folder IV (Vol.1)
b. Wonder Woman (Warner) Pg.91-92
Folder IV (Vol. 1)
c. Gotham Series (Warner) Pg.93-94
Folder IV (Vol 1)
d. Aquaman (Warner) Pg.95-96
Folder IV (Vol. 1)
3. Screenshots of Homepage of various websites (primary domains):
1)rutracker.org Pg. 587-602
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol. 4)
2) cccp-rutracker.org Pg. 676-691
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol. 4)
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3) rutcracker.net Pg.762-777
(Defendant No.1) Folder IV(Vol. 4)
4) MainTracker.org Pg.851-863
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
5) TodayTvSeries2.com Pg.939-943
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol.5)
6) TodayTvSeries.club Pg.987-989
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
7) TodayTvSeries.bid Pg.1020-1021
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
8) OnlineMovieWatch.org Pg.1070-1081
(Defendant No. 3) Folder IV (Vol.6)
9) 480ptvseries.com Pg.1143-1164
(Defendant No. 4) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
10)o2Tvseries.com Pg.1269-1271
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV(Vol.7)
11) O2TvSeries.co.za Pg.1293-1294
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
12) O2TvSeries.co Pg1315-1316
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
13) MovieZadDiction.info Pg.1341-1342
(Defendant No. 6) Folder IV(Vol. 7)
14) MovieZadDiction.live Pg.1346-1352
(Defendant No. 6) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
15) TopTvShows.io Pg.1398-1405
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
16) McUmoViesHome.com Pg.1625-1634
(Defendant No. 8) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
17) Magnetdl.com Pg.1675- 1679
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
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18) Magnetdl.Unblocked.dk Pg.1692- 1696
(Defendant No.9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
19) TorrentGalaxy.to Pg.1733- 1773
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV(Vol. 9)
20) torrentgalaxy.UnblockNinja.com Pg. 1916- 1939
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 9)
21) torrentgalaxy.unblockproject.icu Pg.2018- 2062
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 10)
22) torrentgalaxy.123unblock.fun Pg.2154- 2197
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV(Vol. 11)
23) torrentgalaxy.nocensor.casa Pg.2290- 2333
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 11)
24) torrentgalaxy.proX4You.pro Pg.2434- 2477
(Defendant No 10) Folder IV (Vol. 12)
25)torrentgalaxy.proxybit.pro Pg.2578- 2622
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 13)
26)torrentgalaxy.unblockninja.info Pg.2722- 2765
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 13)
27)Tvshows4mobile.com Pg.2867-2869
(Defendant No.11) Folder IV (Vol.14)
28) SouthFreak.cc Pg.2895- 2901
(Defendant No. 12) Folder IV (Vol. 14)
29) torrentfunk.unbocked.dk Pg.2977- 2978
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
30) TodayPkfree.com Pg.3081- 3083
(Defendant No. 14) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
31) MovieEater.org Pg.3106- 3112
(Defendant No. 15) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
32) NovaMovie.net Pg.3159- 3161
(Defendant No. 16) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
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33) HollyMovieHd.com Pg.3229- 3230
(Defendant No. 17) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
34) CiNevoOd.live Pg.3261- 3264
(Defendant No. 18) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
35) FreeMoviesWatchOnline.cc Pg.3320- 3322
(Defendant No. 19) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
36) o2tseries.club I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 32) Pg.56-59
37) rutracker-net.ru I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No.33) Pg.69-70
38) southfreak.club I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 34) Pg.77-83
39) watchmoviesnow.co I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 35) Pg.106-110
40) toptvshows.tv I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 36) Pg.156- 159
41) torrentgalaxy.unblockproject.red I.A. No. 18427/2019
(Defendant No. 37) Pg.320- 324
42) Southfreak.info I.A. No.8551/2020
(Defendant No.38) Pg.55-63
43) southfreak.casa I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 42) Pg.55- 69
44) freemovieswatchonline.ws I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 43) Pg.117- 119
45) O2TvSeries.website I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 44) Pg.142- 144
46) torrentgalaxy.mx I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 45) Pg. 199- 252
47) torrentgalaxy.su I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 46) Pg.360- 415(Vol.2)
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48)Watchmovies1.com.pk I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No.47) Pg.519-533(Vol.3)
49) watchmovies7.com.pk I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 49) 519- 529(Vol.3)
50) Watchmovie.movie I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 50) Pg.619 - 623(Vol.3)
51) torrentfunk.com I.A. No. 7076/2021
(Defendant No 51) Pg.58-61
4. Printout of proof of infringement by websites (primary domains):
1) rutracker.org Pg.603-608
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol. 4)
2) cccp-rutracker.org Pg.692-697
(Defendant No. 1) Folder IV (Vol. 4)
3) rutcracker.net Pg.778-783
(Defendant No.1) Folder IV (Vol. 4)
4) Maintracker.org Pg.868-873
(Defendant No.1) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
5) TodayTvSeries2.com Pg.957-976
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol.5)
6) TodayTvSeries.club Pg.999-1008
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol.5)
7) TodayTvSeries.bid Pg.1025-1047
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol. 5)
8) OnlineMovieWatch.org Pg. 1081-1085
(Defendant No.3) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
9) 480ptvseries.com Pg.1202-1229
(Defendant No. 4) Folder IV (Vol. 6)
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10)o2tvseries.com Pg.1278-1283
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol.7)
11) O2TvSeries.co.za Pg.1297-1307
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
12) O2TvSeries.co Pg. 1323-1332
(Defendant No.5) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
13) Moviezaddiction.live Pg.1356-1385
(Defendant No.6) Folder IV (Vol.7)
14) TopTvShows.io Pg.1438-1443
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol. 7)
15) McUmoViesHome.com Pg.1649-1669
(Defendant No. 8) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
16) Magnetdl.com Pg.1680- 1686
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
17) Magnetdl.Unblocked.dk Pg.1697- 1701
(Defendant No. 9) Folder IV (Vol. 8)
18) TorrentGalaxy.to Pg.1791- 1803
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 9)
19)Torrentgalaxy.unblockninja.com Pg.1932-1940
(Defendant No.10) Folder IV (Vol.9)
20) Torrentgalaxy.unblockProject.icu Pg.2071- 2084
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 10)
21) torrentgalaxy.123Unblock.fun Pg.2206- 2219
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 11)
22) torrentgalaxy.nocensor.casa Pg.2342- 2363
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 11)
23) torrentgalaxy.proX4You.pro Pg.2494- 2507
(Defendant No 10) Folder IV (Vol. 12)
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24) torrentgalaxy.proxybit.pro Pg.2639- 2652
(Defendant No.10) Folder IV (Vol. 13)
25) torrentglaxy.unblockninja.info Pg.2782-2795
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol. 13)
26)Tvshows4mobile.com Pg.2871-2885
(Defendant No.11) Folder IV (Vol.14)
27) southFreak.cc Pg.2925- 2939
(Defendant No. 12) Folder IV (Vol. 14)
28) torrentfunk.unbocked.dk Pg.2990-2998
(Defendant No. 13) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
29) TodayPkfree.com Pg.3088- 3100
(Defendant No. 14) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
30) MovieEater.org Pg.3119- 3127
(Defendant No. 15) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
31) NovaMovie.net Pg.3167- 3179
(Defendant No. 16) Folder IV (Vol. 15)
32) HollyMovieHd.com Pg.3234-3256
(Defendant No. 17) Folder IV (Vol.16)
33) CiNevoOd.live Pg.3272- 3281
(Defendant No. 18) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
34) FreeMoviesWatchOnline.cc Pg.3323- 3326
(Defendant No. 19) Folder IV (Vol. 16)
5. Printouts of the DMCA, FAQ, etc. pages, evidencing infringing nature of
the Defendant Websites:
1)Todaytvseries2.com Pg.949-951
(Defendant No.2) Folder IV (Vol.5)
DMCA
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2)Todaytvseries2.com Pg.944-948
(Defendant No.2) Folder IV (Vol.5)
Contact Us
3) TodayTvSeries.club Pg.990
(Defendant No. 2) Folder IV (Vol.5)
DMCA
4) 480ptvseries.com Pg.1165-1169
(Defendant No.4) Folder IV (Vol.6)
DMCA
5) 480ptvseries.com Pg.1170-1173
(Defendant No.4) Folder IV (Vol.6)
Contact Us
6) Moviezaddiction.live Pg.1353-1355
(Defendant No.6) Folder IV (Vol.7)
DMCA
7) TopTvShows.io Pg.1411-1412
(Defendant No. 7) Folder IV (Vol.7)
DMCA
8) McUmoViesHome.com Pg.1635-1642
(Defendant No.8) Folder IV (Vol.8)
DMCA
9) TorrentGalaxy.to Pg.1774-1781
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol.9)
DMCA
10) Torrentgalaxy.unblockninja.com Pg.1916-1925
(Defendant No.10) Folder IV (Vol.9)
DMCA
11) torrentgalaxy.nocensor.casa Pg.2334-2341
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol.11)
DMCA
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12) torrentgalaxy.proX4You.pro Pg.2478-2485
(Defendant No 10) Folder IV (Vol.12)
DMCA
13) torrentgalaxy.proxybit.pro Pg.2623-2630
(Defendant No.10) Folder IV (Vol 13)
DMCA
14) torrentglaxy.unblockninja.info Pg.2766-2733
(Defendant No. 10) Folder IV (Vol.13)
DMCA
15) southFreak.cc Pg.2902-2908
(Defendant No. 12) Folder IV (Vol.14)
DMCA
16) TodayPkfree.com Pg.3086-3087
(Defendant No. 14) Folder IV (Vol.15)
DMCA
17) Southfreak.info I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No.38) Pg. 64-69
DMCA (Vol.1)
18) torrentgalaxy.mx I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 45) Pg. 253- 261
DMCA (Vol.2)
19)torrentgalaxy.su I.A. No. 8551/2020
(Defendant No. 46) Pg. 416-422
DMCA (Vol.2)
14. I have heard the learned counsel for the Plaintiff.
15. In UTV Software (supra), a Coordinate Bench of this Court, as far
as rogue websites are concerned, identified the following illustrative
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factors to be considered in determining whether a particular website falls
within that class:
"59. In the opinion of this Court, some of the
factors to be considered for determining whether
the website complained of is a FIOL/Rogue
Website are:-
a. whether the primary purpose of the website is to
commit or facilitate copyright infringement;
b. the flagrancy of the infringement, or the
flagrancy of the facilitation of the infringement;
c. Whether the detail of the registrant is masked
and no personal or traceable detail is available
either of the Registrant or of the user.
d. Whether there is silence or inaction by such
website after receipt of take down notices
pertaining to copyright infringement.
e. Whether the online location makes available or
contains directories, indexes or categories of the
means to infringe, or facilitate an infringement of,
copyright;
f. Whether the owner or operator of the online
location demonstrates a disregard for copyright
generally;
g. Whether access to the online location has been
disabled by orders from any court of another
country or territory on the ground of or related to
copyright infringement;
h. whether the website contains guides or
instructions to circumvent measures, or any order
of any court, that disables access to the website on
the ground of or related to copyright
infringement; and i. the volume of traffic at or
frequency of access to the website;
j. Any other relevant matter.
60. This Court clarifies that the aforementioned
factors are illustrative and not exhaustive and do
not apply to intermediaries as they are governed
by IT Act, having statutory immunity and function
in a wholly different manner.
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69. Consequently, the real test for examining
whether a website is a Rogue Website is a
qualitative approach and not a quantitative one."
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16. This Court, in UTV Software (supra) further
held as under:
"29. It is important to realise that piracy reduces
jobs, exports and overall competitiveness in
addition to standards of living for a nation and its
citizens. More directly, online piracy harms the
artists and creators, both the struggling as well as
the rich and famous, who create content, as well
as the technicians-sound engineers, editors, set
designers, software and game designers-who
produce it and those who support its marketing,
distribution and end sales. Consequently, online
piracy has had a very real and tangible impact on
the film industry and rights of the owners.
30. The Indian Copyright Act, 1957 ("the
Copyright Act") confers a bundle of exclusive
rights on the owner of a "work" and provides for
remedies in case the copyright is infringed.
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34. The above definitions make it clear that
making any work available for being seen or
heard by the public whether simultaneously or at
places chosen individually, regardless of whether
the public actually sees the film, will constitute
communication of the film to the public. The intent
was to include digital copies of works, which
would include within its scope digital copies of
works being made available online (as opposed to
the physical world). Communication can be by
various means such as directly or by display or
diffusion. In this context, definition of
"broadcast" is also relevant which identifies
communication to public by wireless diffusion or
by wire. Thus, making available of a film for
streaming or downloads in the form of digital
copies on the internet is within the scope of
"communication to the public".
35. It is pertinent to note that the definition of
"communication to the public" was first added in
the Copyright Act by the 1983 Amendment and
was as follows:-
"Communication to the public" means
communication to the public in whatever manner,
including communication though satellite".
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53. Also should an infringer of the copyright on
the Internet be treated differently from an
infringer in the physical world? If the view of the
aforesaid Internet exceptionalists school of
thought is accepted, then all infringers would shift
to the e-world and claim immunity!
54. A world without law is a lawless world. In
fact, this Court is of the view that there is no
logical reason why a crime in the physical world
is not a crime in the digital world especially when
the Copyright Act does not make any such
distinction.
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80. In the opinion of this Court, while blocking is
antithetical to efforts to preserve a "free and
open" Internet, it does not mean that every
website should be freely accessible. Even the most
vocal supporters of Internet freedom recognize
that it is legitimate to remove or limit access to
some materials online, such as sites that facilitate
child pornography and terrorism. Undoubtedly,
there is a serious concern associated with
blocking orders that it may prevent access to
legitimate content. There is need for a balance in
approach and policies to avoid unnecessary cost
or impact on other interests and rights.
Consequently, the onus is on the right holders to
prove to the satisfaction of the Court that each
website they want to block is primarily facilitating
wide spread copyright infringement.
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82. One can easily see the appeal in passing a
URL blocking order, which adequately addresses
over-blocking. A URL specific order need not
affect the remainder of the website. However,
right-holders claim that approaching the Court or
the ISPs again and again is cumbersome,
particularly in the case of websites promoting
rampant piracy.
83. This Court is of the view that to ask the
plaintiffs to identify individual infringing URLs
would not be proportionate or practicable as it
would require the plaintiffs to expend
considerable effort and cost in notifying long lists
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of URLs to ISPs on a daily basis. The position
might have been different if defendants' websites
had a substantial proportion of non-infringing
content, but that is not the case.
84. This Court is of the view that while passing a
website blocking injunction order, it would have
to also consider whether disabling access to the
online location is in the public interest and a
proportionate response in the circumstances and
the impact on any person or class of persons likely
to be affected by the grant of injunction. The
Court order must be effective, proportionate and
dissuasive, but must not create barriers to
legitimate trade. The measures must also be fair
and not excessively costly (See: Loreal v. Ebay,
[Case C 324/09]).
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86. Consequently, website blocking in the case of
rogue websites, like the defendant-websites,
strikes a balance between preserving the benefits
of a free and open Internet and efforts to stop
crimes such as digital piracy.
87. This Court is also of the opinion that it has the
power to order ISPs and the DoT as well as
MEITY to take measures to stop current
infringements as well as if justified by the
circumstances prevent future ones."
16. It is notable that the Plaintiff had filed similar application under
Order XIII-A of the CPC (as applicable to commercial disputes) in
similar suit, being Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v.
https://Otorrents.Com & Ors., (CS (COMM) 367 of 2019); Warner
Bros. Entertainment Inc. v.https://www2.Filmlinks4u.is& Ors., (CS
(COMM) 368 of 2019); Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
v.http://Mp4moviez.Io & Ors., (CS (COMM) 399 of 2019); and Warner
Bros. Entertainment Inc. v.
https://WWW.TAMILROCKERMOVIES.COM & Ors .(CS (COMM)
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419 of 2019), wherein this Court, relying on the judgement, UTV
Software (supra) has decreed the suits in favor of the Plaintiff.
17. In the present case, vide order dated 18.09.2019, this Court had
granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the Defendant Nos. 1 to
19 (and such other domains/domain owners/website operators/entities
which are discovered during the course of the proceedings to have been
engaging in infringing the Plaintiff's exclusive rights), their owners,
partners, proprietors, officers, servants, employees, and all others in
capacity of principal or agent acting for and on their behalf, or anyone
claiming through, by or under it, are restrained from, hosting, streaming,
reproducing, distributing, making available to the public and/or
communicating to the public, or facilitating the same, in any manner, on
their websites, through the internet any cinematograph
work/content/programme/ show in relation to which Plaintiff has
copyright.
18. Vide the same order, this Court had directed the Defendant Nos. 20
to 28 to block the domain names and its URLs with the IP addresses
mentioned in the table hereinbelow:
Defendant S. Domains URLs IP Addresses
No. No.
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1. 1. rutracker.or https://rutracker.org 195.82.146.21
g 4
2. rutracker.net https://rutracker.net/ 195.82.146.21
4
3. maintrac http://1.maintrack 37.1.216.121
ker.org er.org/forum/inde
x.php
4. mkvtomp4.r http://mkvtomp4.ru 109.70.27.4
u
5. cccp- http://tt.cccprutracke 37.1.206.118
rutracker.or r.org/forum/index.ph
g p
6. main- http://main- 37.1.206.127
rutracker.or rutracker.org/forum/i
g ndex.php
2. 7. todaytvser http://www.todayt 185.112.156.5
ies2.com vseries2.com/ 8
8. todaytvs https://www.today 104.31.80.148
eries.clu tvseries.club/
b
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9. todaytvs https://todaytvseri 104.31.81.148
eries.bid es.bid/
3. 10. onlinem https://onlinemovi 192.124.249.1
ovie ewatch.org 7
watch.or
g
11. omwmovie https://omwmovie 104.18.38.152 104.18.39.1
.com .com 52
12. onlinem https://onlinemovi 104.28.14.188 104.28.15.1
oviewat ewatch.li 88
ch.li
13. onlinem http://onlinemovie 104.18.42.95 104.18.43.9
ovie watchs.ws 5
watchs.
ws
14. onlinem http://onlinemovie 104.27.168. 94 104.27.169.
ovie watchs.bz 94
watchs.b
z
4. 15. 480ptvseri https://www.480p 208.91.198.13
es .com tvseries.com/ 1
5. 16. o2tvseri http://o2tvseries.com 163.172.11
es.com 0.117
17. o2tvseri https://o2tvseries.c 163.172.11
es.co.za o.za 0.117
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18. o2tvseri http://o2tvseries.co/ 104.24.116.66 104.24.117.
es.co 66
6. 19. movieza https://www.movi 104.27.176.24 104.27.177.
ddiction.i ezaddiction.info 8 248
nfo
20. movieza https://moviezadd 104.27.150.20 104.27.151.
ddiction.l iction.live/ 7 207
ive
7. 21. optvshows http://toptvshows.io 104.24.126.38 104.24.127.
.io 38
22. toptvshows http://toptvshows.co/ 104.18.46.188 104.18.47.1
.co 88
23. toptvsho http://toptvshows.me 104.24.114.23 104.24.115.
ws.me 0 230
24. toptvshows http://toptvshows.cc 104.27.170.12 104.27.171.
.cc 3 123
25. toptvsho http://toptvshows.net 104.28.8.60 104.28.9.60
ws.net
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8. 26. mcumovi https://mcumovies 185.53.90.11
eshome.c home.com/
om
9. 27. magnetdl http://www.magn 104.27.166. 104.27.167.
.com etdl.com 192 192
28. magnetdl https://magnetdl.u 104.26.2.213 104.26.3.21
.unblock nblocked.dk/ 3
ed.dk
29. magnetdl magnetdl.unblock 104.18.36.230 104.18.37.2
.unblock ed.live 30
ed.live
30. magnetdl magnetdl.unblock 104.18.50.219 104.18.51.2
.unblock ed.vip 19
ed.vip
31. magnetdl magnetdl.unblock 104.31.68.62 104.31.69.6
.unblock ed.ist 2
ed.ist
32. magnetdl magnetdl.unblock 104.31.94.3 104.31.95.3
.unblock ed.uno
ed.uno
33. magnetdl magnetdl.unblock 104.27.162.92 104.27.163.
.unblock ed.onl 92
ed.onl
10. 34. torrentgala https://torrentgala 104.24.100.72 104.24.101.
xy .to xy.to/ 72
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35. torrentgala https://torrentgala 104.27.178.24 104.27.179.
xy.unblock xy.unblockninja.c 4 244
ninja.com om/
36. torrentgala https://torrentgala 104.27.160.92 104.27.161.
xy.unblock xy.unblockproject 92
project.icu .icu/
37. torrentgal https://torrentgala 104.28.12.166 104.28.13.1
axy.123u xy.123unblock.fu 66
nblock.fu n/
n
38. torrentgal https://torrentgala 104.24.108.19 104.24.109.
axy.nocen xy.nocensor.casa/ 5 195
sor.casa
39. torrentgal https://torrentgala 104.24.96.212 104.24.97.2
axy xy.prox4you.pro/ 12
.prox4you
.pro
40. torrentgal https://torrentgala 104.27.180.73 104.27.181.
axy.proxy xy.proxybit.pro/ 73
bit.pro
41. torrentgal https://torrentgala 104.31.68.156 104.31.69.1
axy xy.unblockninja.i 56
.unblockn nfo/
inja.info
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11. 42. tvshows4 http://tvshows4m 163.172.110.1
mobile.c obile.com/ 17
om
12. 43. southfrea https://southfreak.cc 104.31.74.161 104.31.75.1
k.cc 61
44. southfreak. https://southfreak 104.28.26.129 104.28.27.1
me .me/ 29
45. southfrea https://southfreak.pw 104.24.104.19 104.24.105.
k.pw 6 196
46. southfrea https://southfreak. 104.28.10.117 104.28.11.1
k.com com 17
13. 47. torrentfu https://torrentfunk. 104.26.2.213 104.26.3.21
nk.unblo unblocked.dk 3
cked.dk
48. torrentfu https://torrentfunk. 104.27.142. 32 104.27.143.
nk.unblo unblocked.lc 32
cked.lc
49. torrentfun https://torrentfunk. 104.27.142.32 104.27.143.
k.unblock unblocked.krd 32
ed.krd
50. torrentfu https://torrentfunk. 104.18.56.181 104.18.57.1
nk.u unblocked.sh 81
nblocked.
sh
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51. torrentfu http://torrentfunk. 104.31.16.3 104.31.17.3
nk.unblo unblocked.ink
cked.ink
52. torrentfun https://torrentfunk. 104.31.16.3 104.31.17.3
k.u unblocked.pro
nblocked.
pro
53. torrentfu https://torrentfunk. 104.31.18.30 104.31.19.3
nk.unblo unblocked.gdn 0
cked.gd n
54. torrentfu https://torrentfunk. 104.27.184.40 104.27.185.
nk.unblo unblocked.pl 40
cked.pl
55. torrentfun https://torrentfunk. 104.24.120.15 104.24.121.
k.unblock unblocked.win 0 150
ed.win
56. torrentfunk https://torrentfunk. 104.31.16.3 104.31.17.3
.unblocked unblocked.app
.app
57. torrentfunk https://torrentfunk. 104.31.16.3 104.31.17.3
.unblocked unblocked.llc
.llc
58. torrentfunk. https://torrentfunk. 104.31.18.30 104.31.19.3
unblocked.v unblocked.vet 0
et
59. torrentfunk https://torrentfunk. 104.24.102. 104.24.103.
.unblocked unblocked.vc 225 225
.vc
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60. torrentfunk https://torrentfunk. 104.31.18.30 104.31.19.3
.unblocked unblocked.mx 0
.mx
14. 61. todaypkfre https://www2.tod 104.18.56.198 104.18.57.1
e.com aypkfree.com 98
https://www4.tod
aypkfree.com
https://www3.tod
aypkfree.com
http://todaypkfree
.com
15. 62. movieeater https://movieeater. 104.18.32.202 104.18.33.2
.org org/ 02
16. 63. novamovie https://www.nova 104.18.44.114 104.18.45.1
.net movie.net/ 14
17. 64. hollymovi https://www3.hol 104.28.8.220 104.28.9.22
ehd.com lymoviehd.com 0
http://hollymoviehd.
com
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18. 65. cinevood.l https://cinevood.l 104.27.170.17 104.27.171.
ive ive/ 0 170
19. 66. freemovie http://www.freemo 104.28.2.103 104.28.3.10
swatchonli vieswatchonline.cc 3
ne.cc /
67. freemovie http://www.freemo 104.24.104. 104.24.105.
swatchonli vieswatchonline.m 242 242
ne.me e
68. freemovie https://freemoviesw 194.145.20
swatchonli a tchonline.net 9.115
ne.net
19. The learned counsel for the Plaintiff submits that pursuant to the
ex-parte ad-interim order dated 18.09.2019, the Defendant No. 29 has
issued a notification in compliance. The learned counsel for the Plaintiff
further states that the Defendant Nos. 20 to 28 have blocked the rogue
websites, that is, the Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 32 to 51‟s websites.
20. Also, vide the same order, this Court also observed the following:
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"19. Further, as held by this court in UTV
Software Communication Ltd. (supra), in order
for this court to be freed from constant monitoring
and adjudicating the issues of
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric websites it is
directed that as and when Plaintiff files an
application under Order I Rule 10 for
impleadment of such websites, Plaintiff shall file
an affidavit confirming that the newly impleaded
website is mirror/redirect/alphanumeric website
with sufficient supporting evidence. Such
application shall be listed before the Joint
Registrar, who on being satisfied with the material
placed on record, shall issue directions to the
ISPs to disable access in India to such
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric websites".
21. In light of the aforesaid direction, the Plaintiff filed applications
under Order I Rule 10 of CPC for the impleadment of the Defendant Nos.
32 to 51 in the present suit proceedings, being I.A. No. 18427 of 2019,
I.A. No. 8551 of 2020, and I.A. No. 7076/2021, which were allowed by
this Court vide orders dated 24.12.2019, 30.09.2019 and 12.07.2021
respectively, and the ex-parte ad-interim order dated 18.09.2019 was
thereby extended to Defendant Nos. 32 to 51.
22. On 09.05.2022, the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) passed the
following order in regard to the Defendants:-
"No written statement filed by newly impleaded
defendant no.51despite service.
All of the contesting defendants against whom
substantial relief has been sought by the plaintiff
have been served, however they have not prefered
to appear to contest this case or to file written
statement and affidavit of admission/denial of
documents. In this regard law shall take its own
course.
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Learned counsel for plaintiff submits that there is
no document for admission/denial of documents.
Hence, pleadings stand complete.
Other defendants who were supposed to comply
with interim directions have already complied
with. Let the matter be placed before the Hon'ble
Court for further directions on 20.07.2022."
23. Since the Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 32 to 51 are not appearing
despite notice, and have been proceeded ex-parte, in my opinion, the suit
can be heard and decided summarily. The Defendant Nos. 1 to 19 and 32
to 51 have no real prospect of successfully defending the claim of
copyright infringement and have further not chosen to contest the said
claim. The present matter is mainly concerned with the enforcement of
the injunction orders which are passed against the rogue websites who do
not have any defense to the claim of copyright infringement but use the
anonymity offered by the internet to engage in illegal activities, such as
copyright infringement in the present case.
24. On the basis of the evidence placed on record and keeping in mind
the factors identified by this Court in UTV Software (supra), I find that
there is sufficient evidence to hold that the Defendant nos. 1 to 19 and 32
to 51 are "rogue websites" and that this is a fit case for passing a
Summary Judgment invoking the provisions of Order XIIIA of the CPC,
as applicable to the commercial disputes.
25. In UTV Software (supra), the Court also examined the issue of
grant of dynamic injunctions and permitted subsequent impleadment of
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric websites which provide access to the rogue
websites, by filing an application under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC
before the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) alongwith an affidavit with
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supporting evidence, confirming that the proposed website is
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric website of the injuncted defendant websites.
At the request of the counsel for the Plaintiff, the same directions are
liable to be made in this case also.
26. Accordingly, I.A. No. 11119 of 2022 under Order XIIIA of CPC,
as applicable to commercial disputes, seeking a Summary Judgment is
allowed. All the pending applications are also disposed of.
27. The suit is decreed in terms of prayers (i), (ii) and (iii) of the
Plaint. The Plaintiff is also permitted to implead any
mirror/redirect/alphanumeric websites which provide access to the
Defendants Nos. 1 to 19, 32-37, 38-50, and 51‟s websites by filing an
appropriate application under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, supported by
affidavits and evidence as directed in UTV Software (supra). Any
website impleaded as a result of such application will be subject to the
same decree.
28. Let a decree sheet be drawn up accordingly.
NAVIN CHAWLA, J.
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