Hunterrr obtains John Doe order from Mumbai High Court
Hunterrr obtains John Doe order from Mumbai High Court
21st March’15,
Mumbai: Shemaroo
Entertainment Ltd obtains John Doe order from Mumbai High Court to protect its
latest release Hunterrr (starring Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Apte and Sai Tamhankar) from the menace of Piracy. The
order, not only restricts piracy on cable, digital and physical medium but
action can also be taken against a person watching the film from an illegal
source.
Shemaroo Entertainment has sent a copy of the order to various
MSOs, LCOs and ISPs. Further, the Court has directed all police authorities to
act on the order.
Details of the order
The order restrains any person from “ downloading from
internet/ telecasting/ broadcasting/ distributing/ putting on the cable TV
network/disseminating/reproducing or otherwise making available to the public,
the film ‘Hunterrr” or “from (i) making a copy of the said film, (ii)
to sell or give on hire, or offer for sale or hire, any copy of the said film
(iii) to communicate the film to the public in any manner whatsoever including
by way of but not limited to telecasting and/or re telecasting the said film,
or even otherwise dealing with the rights in the said film which vest
exclusively in the Plaintiff, in any manner whatsoever.” ; the order also
restrains others “from communicating or making available or distributing,
or duplicating, or displaying, or releasing, or showing, or uploading, or
downloading or exhibiting, or playing, and/or defraying the movie “Hunterrr” in
any manner from the Plaintiff or in any other manner which would
violate/infringe the Plaintiff’s copyright in the said film “Hunterrr”.
About John Doe order
A John Doe order is defined as an action instituted by a
party who seeks the aid of the Court in fear of some future probable injury to
his rights or interest and the action is brought to prevent a wrong that is
apprehended.
About Shemaroo
Celebrating
the golden jubilee, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd (BSE Scrip Code: 538685; NSE
Scrip Code: SHEMAROO) is among few entertainment companies that has hallmarked
several pioneering efforts with its innovative and out- of-the- box thinking.
Founded in 1962, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is an established Filmed
Entertainment “Content House” in the country, active in Content Ownership,
Creation, Aggregation and Distribution with a large content
library of over 2800 titles.
Shemaroo is engaged in the distribution
of content for satellite channels, physical formats and emerging
digital technologies like the Mobile, Internet, Broadband, IPTV and DTH
among others. With its partnership with the major telecom operators and other
digital media platforms, Shemaroo is at the forefront of the digital age. The
company has also tied up with many content
providers across the country. The “Shemaroo” brand today is synonymous with
quality entertainment in the Indian entertainment eco system. For further
Information, please visit www.shemarooent.com
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