APPLAUSE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED vs WWW.9XMOVIES.COM.TW & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19th March, 2025 I.A. 7131/2025 In CS(COMM) 418/2024 APPLAUSE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Deepak Singhal and Mr. Gaurav Dhingra, Advocates. versus WWW.9XMOVIES.COM.TW & ORS. .....Defendants Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present suit has been filed seeking relief of permanent injunction, restraining the defendants from infringing the copyright of the plaintiff along with other ancillary reliefs. CASE SETUP IN THE PLAINT 2. The Plaintiff, Applause Entertainment Private Limited, is a company engaged in the business of creation, production, acquisition, exploitation, distribution and monetisation of various audio-visual contents such as web series, motion pictures, etc., on digital as well as non-digital platforms. The plaintiff is stated to be one of India’s leading studios/producers of fictional as well as non-fictional shows/web series/ films and has a reputation for producing high-quality diversified content. 3. The Plaintiff has produced several acclaimed TV and web series, 4. Over the years, the plaintiff has established itself as a highly