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52. In the present case, the website 'indiatvlive.com' of defendant No. 1 is not wholly of a 'passive' character. It has a specific Section for subscription to its services and the Case No. 96-17087 D.C. No. CV-96-0089-EHC D.C. Case No CV-96-03284-DDP; Appeal No. 97-55467 89 F. 3d 1257 (6th Cir. 1996) Signing Date:26.10.2021 18:25:53 options (provided on the website itself) for the countries whose residents can subscribe to the services include India. The services provided by defendant No. 1 can thus be subscribed to and availed of in Delhi (India) i.e. within the jurisdiction of this Court. It may also be noticed that an article entitled 'Archer Entertainment Joins India Minister for Overseas Affairs in Launching IndiaTvLive.com' (http:///in- sys-con.com/read/243792.htm; http://www.archeremc.com/ Me-dia-Center/Company-News/'sp : 2 0060705 quotes IBL CEO Abhesh Verma as saying that 'The platform provides us the extremely lucrative opportunity to reach both inside and outside of India. Overseas Indians represent the most affluent ethnic consumers of any expatriate group. Within India, we will target a whopping 500 million consumer class with a steadily rising broadband connectivity.' Another article 'Archer launches IPTV Platform for Indian content in the US' (http://us.indiatelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/july/july45.htm) again filed by defendant No. 1 contains a similar statement. This indicates that defendant No. 1 intended to target expatriate Indians as well as Indians within the country. Further the stand taken by defendant No. 1 in its written statement is that defendant No. 1 company has a global presence including in India. Defendant No. 1 also claims to be the first IPTV delivery system of Indian content from India. The website of defendant No. 1 was launched in India as well as in Los Angeles. Thus, defendant No. 1 company has sufficient connection with India."