On Monday, a Commercial Court in Bangalore directed Twitter to temporarily block handles of Indian National Congress (INC) & Bharat Jodo Yatra in a copyright infringement suit that was filed by MRT Music (plaintiff), reports Bar & Bench.
The suit accused the handles of illegally "using sound records of film KGF-Chapter 2.
The court ruled that prima facie materials established that if the alleged illegal use of sound records was encouraged, the plaintiff would suffer an irreparable injury & the same would also lead to encouraging piracy at large," the report added.
The Court said, "Plaintiff has specifically produced CD showing the side by side file i.e., original version of his copyrighted work with that of the illegally synchronized version. These prima facie materials available before this court at this stage establishes that if same is encouraged plaintiff who is in the business of acquiring cinematography films, songs, music albums etc., will be put to irreparable injury & further same leads to encouraging the piracy at large".
The Court also instructed Twitter to take down 3 links & ordered it to block the handles of INC & Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Counsel for MRT emphasied that since the respondents were resorting to illegal means to use their music & infringing their rights, it was important that a Commissioner was appointed to inspect & conduct an electronic audit & preserve the contentious material on Congress' Twitter account & Bharat Jodo Yatra's Twitter, Instagram, YouTube & Facebook accounts.
The Court agreed added the "object of granting injunction would stand defeated if a commissioner was not appointed."
An administrator has been appointed as local commissioner to visit the accounts and conduct an electronic audit
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