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MUMBAI:
The Bombay High Court has passed its first unconditional
John Doe order for Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film
Gangs of Wasseypur.
The
order was passed by Justice B.R. Gawai as an ex-parte
ad-interim order against all defendants restraining
them from distributing copies of the film through any
means without a licence from its producer.
With
the effect of the order, the film cannot be shown through
CD, DVD, Cable TV, DTH, internet, etc without permission.
The
co-producers of the film, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,
had moved the HC against cable operators, internet
service providers and other unknown defendants seeking
preemptory orders restraining them from pirating the
film on any platform.
Senior
counsel Venkatesh Dhond and Ameet Naik appeared for
the film producers.
Similar
orders have earlier been passed by the Delhi HC for
other films.
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