Delhi High Court Restrains Foreign Entities from Issuing Groundless Copyright Strikes Against TV9

The Delhi High Court restrained several foreign media organizations from issuing copyright infringement threats against TV9 Network.

The Court was hearing a plea by TV9 challenging YouTube copyright strikes over news footage of global events, including wars and natural disasters.

The Court observed that TV9 used only brief, segmented extracts within larger news narratives, constituting "fair use" under Section 52 of the Copyright Act. Holding that such limited usage for news reporting does not amount to independent commercial exploitation.

Consequently, the Court granted an injunction against the foreign entities, noting their failure to initiate formal legal proceedings despite issuing multiple strike notices.

[Associated Broadcasting Co. Ltd. v. Google LLC & Ors.]