Delhi HC raps Telegram on Jagran e-paper row
‘Reveal users sharing content illegally’
31/05/2020, STAFF REPORTER,NEW DELHI
The Delhi High Court on Saturday directed the messaging app Telegram to disclose the identity of users who are running channels on its platform to illegally share the e-paper version of the Dainik Jagran newspaper on a daily basis.
The High Court also directed Telegram to take down the channels which were indulging in copyright infringement activities against Jagran Prakashan Ltd., the publishers of Dainik Jagran, within 48 hours.
Jagran Prakashan had moved the High Court complaining that Telegram, a Dubai-based company, has allowed its users to create various channels without disclosing their identity.
Some of the users, Jagran Prakshan said, have created channels on which e-papers of the Dainik Jagran are being uploaded in PDF format on a daily basis. It said Telegram with the help of these channels is not only permitting availability of current editions of the e-paper but also previous editions.
Jagran Prakshan said this feature is available only to subscribers. It contended that Telegram through the channels was not only causing “serious financial loss” but also violating its trademark rights as well as copyright in the e-newspaper.
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