T-series to get Rs5 lakh in fine for porn website

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed two Chinese cyber pirates and a US based company to pay a compensation of Rs5 lakh to T-series for using the music company’s brand name in a pornography website. The court also restrained them from using the name, “Super Cassettes”, for their website.

Justice RS Endlaw passed the order on a petition filed by Super Cassettes Industries Limited, seeking compensation from cyber pirates Wang Zhi Zhu Ce Yong Hu and Ying ter Wang Ju Le Bu in whose name the domain name Supercassettes.com was registered. A US company responsible for promoting the site was also made a party to the case. The music company contended that the website, dealing in adult and pornographic images, was inimical to its corporate image, goodwill and reputation and sought damages of Rs25 lakh from them.

The court, after hearing the contention of the company, passed an ex-parte order as the Chinese nationals and US-based company ICL Ltd, which was behind the impugned domain name, failed to appear before it.

“A decree for damages in the sum of Rs 5 lakh is being passed in favour of the plaintiff (T-Series) and against the defendants (Chinese nationals and US company) jointly and severally. The company shall also be entitled to costs of the suit from the defendants,” justice Endlaw said.