IC 814 web series: ANI sues Netflix, producers for alleged copyright violation
The agency told the Delhi HC it does not want to be associated with the ‘anti-national and unpatriotic’ show, which it claimed used its footage without licence.
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The Delhi High Court on Monday served notices to streaming platform Netflix and the producers of its show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack on a plea by Asian News International alleging trademark infringement and copyright violations, reported Bar and Bench.
Matchbox Shots and Benaras Mediaworks, the producers, in addition to Netflix, were directed to respond to ANI’s petition in two days. The matter is scheduled to be heard on Friday.
The news agency told the court that the show used its footage of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharaff and militant Masood Azhar without licence.
ANI’s lawyer told the court that the show’s producers had approached the news agency with a request to use the footage in 2021 but no formal agreement had been reached in the matter.
“This show is not only controversial but anti-national and unpatriotic in the eyes of the public,” ANI’s counsel argued. “I do not want to be associated with them… Four out of the six episodes use my footages extensively. I engaged a cameraperson in Pakistan who possibly has the only shot of Masood Azhar being released in Pakistan.”
ANI also contended that in one instance on the show, its logo is visible, which amounts to trademark infringement. The news agency asked that...
