Delhi HC is hearing on plea moved by film production houses against allegedly derogatory reporting by Republic TV and Times...
Delhi HC is hearing on plea moved by film production houses against allegedly derogatory reporting by Republic TV and Times Now
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2020-11-09 05:22:32
9 Nov 2020 6:11 AM GMT
Senior Adv Sandeep Sethi appears for TimesNow, Navika Kumar, and R Shivshankar
'There are 38 plaintiffs before the court out of which 35 are companies', he points out
9 Nov 2020 6:10 AM GMT
Senior Adv Sajan Poovayya: I don't understand why Twitter India is made a party to this suit. Twitter doesn't control the content posted on the website
9 Nov 2020 6:10 AM GMT
Nigam: When Defendants are directed to remove videos, then remove them, I don't come into this picture. Only when they don't comply, that YouTube comes into the picture with geo-blocking
9 Nov 2020 6:05 AM GMT
Nigam: If defendants are directed to remove their videos, YouTube as an intermediary doesn't come into this picture
9 Nov 2020 6:05 AM GMT
Nigam: When the complaining person is not before the court, this becomes shadow-boxing against a general corporate entity
9 Nov 2020 6:05 AM GMT
Senior Adv Arvind Nigam argues that Google , YouTube have not been served adequate notice and papers
'There's no reason for YouTube to be a party in this when Google is already a party', he argues
9 Nov 2020 6:04 AM GMT
Court: We aspect clear reportage and neutrality. But this kind of reportage is taking place all over the world
Court reminisces about the Doordarshan days, 'Those were the lovely days', court says
9 Nov 2020 6:04 AM GMT
Akhil Sibal: Idea is not to attack media as a whole, the idea is to ensure some course correction. It can't continue like this
'We're not against the 4th estate, we're afraid of fringe becoming the mainstream'
9 Nov 2020 6:04 AM GMT
Akhil Sibal: Times Now and Republic represent 70% of the English visual media. Their virulent attack increases the vulnerability of the plaintiffs
9 Nov 2020 6:01 AM GMT
Akhil Sibal: There's a malicious attack against Bollywood as a whole, that's why the Association has come together and come forward to protect the interests of its members as a whole