MUMBAI: Viacom18 Media is cracking the whip on illegal streaming of the IPL matches online. It recently received a dynamic+injunction  order from the Delhi high court in its favour restraining six  pirated web sites from showing the most prized cricket tournament globally.

When a company or an individual receives a dynamic+injunction, it allows it to protect copyrighted work as soon as it is created ensuring no irreparable loss to the authors and owners of the copyrighted work.

The reason the order was given is because any delays in blocking the rogue signals could lead to severe losses for Viacom18 considering the short duration of the IPL matches.  

The court directed Viacom18 to communicate the details of crooked websites  to the DoT and MeitY on a real time basis so that they can issue blocking orders as well as to the ISPs so that actions can be taken immediately. It also ordered domain name registrars to lock and suspend the pirating websites and disclose their complete details.

The bench observed that the current VUCA world of the internet, calls for robust and effective legal remedies with courts being proactive in updating, adapting, and modifying their directions to address  challenges that crop up effectively