Sony Pictures Networks Secures a Dynamic John Doe Injunction to Protect Copyright Infringement of the India Tour of England Cricket Series

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Sony Pictures Networks Secures a Dynamic John Doe Injunction to Protect Copyright Infringement of the India Tour of England Cricket Series

  • Saturday, July 2, 2022 3:04PM IST (9:34AM GMT)
 
India:  Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) obtained a Dynamic John Doe injunction order from the Hon'ble Delhi High Court to prevent copyright infringement for the India-England International Cricket Series in July 2022 ("Cricketing Series"). This will protect SPN against unauthorised and illegal IP disclosure on the internet and other social media platforms.
 
As per the Dynamic John Doe Order, certain Multi System Operators (MSO), Local Cable Operators (LCO) and Websites/Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are prohibited from communicating and broadcasting to the public the Cricketing Series due to their indulgence in piracy and infringing SPN's copyright in the broadcast and digital transmission rights for the Cricketing Series. The said Order prohibits the Websites/URLs in any manner, from hosting, streamlining, reproducing, distributing, making 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 or event in which SPN has copyright. The said Order further prohibits MSOs and LCOs from in any manner hosting, streaming, reproducing, distributing, broadcasting, making available to the public and/or communicating to the public any unauthorised and unlicensed reproduction or broadcast on the local channels or through other means of various copyrighted content, including but not limited to the Cricketing Series through cable network. Further, in general, various Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are directed to block access to the Websites/URLs. If SPN discovers any other websites / MSOs/LCOs infringing its copyrights in respect of the Cricketing Series, it can approach the Hon'ble Delhi High Court under this John Doe Order and seek requisite reliefs. In addition, a Local Commissioner has also been appointed to enforce the provisions of the said Order against MSOs/LCOs indulging in piracy by unauthorizedly distributing or transmitting/communicating/redistributing the Cricketing Series without a valid license from SPN.
 
SPN had acquired an exclusive license from the England and Wales Cricket Board Limited (ECB) to broadcast/communicate the said Cricketing Series to the public in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and the Maldives in 2021.

However, the said Cricketing Series had to be stopped midway, after 4 test matches, owing to rising Covid cases. The current John Doe Order protects SPN's copyright for the remainder of the Cricketing Series, starting July 2022, which comprises one test match, three T20 matches and three One-Day International matches.
 
The matches will be available on SPN's linear channels SONY SIX, SONY SIX HDSONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 4, SONY TEN 4 HD, and its digital platform SonyLIV.


About Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks)

Sony Pictures Networks is the consumer-facing identity of Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited, which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan.

The Company has several channels including Sony Entertainment Television (SET and SET HD), one of India's leading Hindi general entertainment television channels; MAX, India's premium Hindi movies and special events channel; MAX 2, another Hindi movie channel showcasing great India Cinema; MAX HD, a high definition Hindi movie channel airing premium quality films; WAH, the Hindi movies channel for rural markets; SAB and SAB HD the family-oriented Hindi comedy entertainment channels; PAL, a genre leader in rural Hindi speaking markets (HSM) showcasing the best of Hindi general entertainment and Hindi movies from its content library; PIX and PIX HD, Sony BBC Earth and Sony BBC Earth HD, the premium factual entertainment channels, Sony AATH, the Bangla entertainment channel; YAY!, the kids entertainment channel; Sony Sports Network – SONY SIX, SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD; SONY TEN 4, SONY TEN 4 HD; Sony मराठी, the Marathi general entertainment channel; SonyLIV - the digital entertainment VOD platform and Studio NEXT the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media. The Company reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in 167 countries.

The Company is recognised as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry. It is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, ‘Aon Best Employers India’ awards in recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices, consistently ranking amongst India’s Top 10 Companies with Best Health & Wellness Practices by SHRM & CGP Partners and listed by Working Mother & AVTAR as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India.

The Company is in its 27th year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.

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