The Delhi High Court released an order banning the unauthorized use of content from the entertaining daily soap TMKOC, thereby enhancing protection for intellectual property rights. Published: August 17, 2024 4:08 PM IST By Edited by is a charming and enduring Indian TV series that has captivated audiences ranging from kids to the elderly. It’s amassed a robust online fanbase, generating a plethora of memes and video content across social platforms like Instagram.
Nevertheless, the frequent unauthorised usage of its content has caused dismay to the creators. Consequently, Asit Kumarr Modi and Neela Film Productions feel obliged to rise legally against these violations, opting to seek justice in the Delhi High Court to protect their intellectual property rights. The Delhi High Court has decreed that no unauthorised usage of material from the show is permitted, reinforcing the protection of its intellectual rights.
The court order read, “An order of ex parte ad-interim injunction is passed thereby restraining the defendant nos. 1 to 12 and 14 to 21, (including the John Doe parties), 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, from in any manner, hosting, streaming, broadcasting, transmitting, exhibiting, making available for viewing and downloading, providing access to and communicating to the public displaying, uploading, modifying, publishing, updating, sharing (including to its subscribers and users), offering for sale on their websites, through the internet, or in any manner or platform whatsoever, any content, goods or services, that in any manner whatsoever, amounts to infringement/passing off, of the plaintiff’s copyrighted material/ registered trademarks, including, but not limited to the title, the Characters, Format and Underlying Materials in the said show or anything else, which otherwise amounts to an infringement of the plaintiff’s Copyright/registered trademarks/passing off of the goods/services offered by the defendants.” has Neela Film Productions as its backbone.
They recently hit the headlines for their exclusive possession of aspects of the show – be it its unique title, the characters that people adore, the captivating dialogues, or any related intellectual property. Their concerns stem from incidents of gratis usage on a myriad of digital platforms, which includes phony product sales as well as unauthorised creation of content using the show’s characters. The Court conferred validity to the claims by Neela Film Productions and delivered a restraining order as a result.
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