Howzat: Delhi HC ex parte bans bars from screening Star's TV cricket world cup coverage without copyright licence

Saturday, 22 March 2014 By Legally India Legally Wired

Delhi high court Justice GS Sistani yesterday banned pubs and restaurants in Delhi and other cities from ‘exhibiting’ Star India TV coverage of the T20 cricket world cup without the broadcaster’s licence, in an interim ex parte stay order in a copyright claim brought by Star and others. [PTI]

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Confused? 22 Mar 2014, 17:31

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Does telecast of live cricket game fall within the ambit of copyright law per se ? are they equating the broadcast to a cinematography work?

Guest 23 Mar 2014, 02:54

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This is atrocious!! What bloody nonsense. Don't these broadcasters make enough money off advertisers. Let the bar guys earn their own stuff. In any event, won't DD show Indian matches, what prevents the bars from showing DD?

The Delhi HC obviously only has teetotallers at the helm!

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