TDSAT passed an order on Thursday on Dish TV’s plea ordering Prasar Bharti to supply DD Sports channel in an unencrypted mode. This means that the matches can be seen on DD Sports on other DTH operators as well.
Amazon approached the court arguing that the TDSAT order diluted its (Amazon) rights as all private cable and DTH operators can retransmit the signal shared by them with Prasar Bharti.
“Completely misapplying the scope of Section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, which is an obligation on private cable operators to carry Doordarshan channels, the Ld. TDSAT has exalted the obligation of cable operators into a right which they can seek and enforce against Prasar Bharati as well as impinge upon third party Intellectual Property Rights,” the plea argued.
It added that the order would effectively legitimise the infringement and piracy of Amazon’s rights.
Source: Barandbench
