India, Sept. 1 -- Not too long ago, while the Indian Premier League was being played on the field, a parallel battle was being fought for intellectual property in the Indian courtrooms. In an unprecedented decision, the Delhi High Court, in the case of Star India v. IPTV, while addressing the prevalence of digital piracy in cases of live streaming platforms, crafted an expansive remedy - the Superlative Injunction. This relief allows the plaintiffs to block rogue websites and applications in real-time without judicial vetting.
In its radical model, it places enforcement discretion in the hands of private parties, raising serious concerns. Since Superlative Injunctions (SI) tend to block entire websites rather than taking down infringing pa...