Delhi HC Blocks 72 Websites From Streaming 'Bang Bang'
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The
Delhi
High
Court
Tuesday
directed
various
internet
and
telecom
service
providers
to
block
access
to
72
websites
hosting
the
yet-to-be
released
Hrithik
Roshan
starer
Bang
Bang.
Justice
Manmohan
Singh
said
the
court
is
totally
against
the
piracy
of
copyrighted
material,
including
movies,
and
"it
is
almost
equivalent
to
duplicating
currencies".
"The
websites'
owners
are
committing
piracy
and
collecting
illegal
profits,
who
are
peeping
behind
the
curtain
and
laughing
at
the
producers
of
the
movies.
If
this
is
not
fraud
what
else?
In
fact,
piracy
in
copyright
cases
is
a
curse
to
well-established
system
of
the
country
and
it
should
be
curbed
and
dealt
with
with
iron
hands," the
court
said.
Producers
of
Bollywood
film
Bang
Bang
had
moved
the
high
court
seeking
to
block
nearly
72
websites
that
may
allow
online
access
to
the
film.
The
film
also
stars
Katrina
Kaif,
and
is
scheduled
to
be
released
Friday.
Fox
Star
Studios
has
sought
a
blanket
injunction
against
these
websites
and
also
hauled
service
providers
in
its
suit.
The
plea
said
that
every
day
multiple
websites
provide
access
to
illegal
content
by
communicating
films
to
public
without
authorization
of
the
rightful
owner,
adding
that
this
interferes
with
"theatrical
exploitation
of
film".
The
producers
termed
the
websites
as
"rogue"
and
accused
them
of
supporting
and
hosting
streaming
of
movies
and
collecting
illegal
profits
by
providing
video
on
demand.