Copyright violation: Karnataka HC sets aside court order blocking Congress, Bharat Jodo Yatra Twitter accounts
The Karnataka High Court was hearing an appeal by the head of the Congress' social media and digital platforms, Supriya Shrinate.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Kamareddy. (PTI)A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside the November 7 interim order of a Bengaluru civil court to block the Twitter accounts of the Congress party and its Bharat Jodo Yatra over the alleged violation of the Copyright Act.
The HC was hearing an appeal by the head of the Congress’ social media and digital platforms, Supriya Shrinate.
The HC set aside the civil judge order after the Congress agreed that the offending material — music from the film KGF-2 which is the property of MRT Music — will be removed from its accounts by Wednesday afternoon.
Senior counsel Abhishek Singhvi who appeared for the Congress argued that the civil court order to block the Twitter accounts was “disproportionate action” in the case filed by MRT Music over copyright violation. The HC partly allowed the plea of the Congress party and referred the case back to the civil court.
A civil judge had issued a temporary injunction on the Congress’ official Twitter accounts in the course of a commercial dispute case filed by MRT Music over the alleged violation of copyright.
Last week, an FIR was registered at the Yeshwanthpur police station under the Copyright Act; the Information Technology Act; and the IPC against Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, and Supriya Shrinate, for using KGF-2 music in Bharat Jodo Yatra promo videos.
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