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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Microsoft Corporation and awards damages of Rs. 20 lakhs in a 12-year-old copyright infringement suit

Microsoft filed the present suit for permanent injunction against the defendants restraining them from directly or indirectly reproducing/storing/installing and/or using pirated/unlicensed software programmes, thereby infringing the copyright in the plaintiffs’ computer programmes/software titles.

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Repeated blocking of channels proving to be insufficient; Delhi High Court directs Telegram to disclose details of infringing defaulters

Infringers cannot be permitted to seek shelter under Telegram’s policies merely on the ground that its physical server is in Singapore. If the protection of copyright is not evolved as per the changing times, it would have a chilling effect on the progressive initiatives taken by educators in sharing their materials and ensuring accessibility.