Vakil Help Desk News: the Delhi High Court has granted a dynamic injunction to a sports broadcaster, ordering piracy sites that illegally stream live football matches to be blocked and allowing newly discovered mirror sites to be blocked in real time.
Vakil Help Desk News, IPR. Live-sports broadcast rights can be protected with a 'dynamic' injunction that keeps pace with piracy sites as they multiply. The Delhi High Court granted such relief in a copyright and broadcast-rights suit by DAZN Limited.
The dispute
The broadcaster holds the rights to stream a major football league. It sued several rogue websites that were illegally retransmitting the live matches, relying on its broadcast reproduction right under Section 37 of the Copyright Act, 1957.
What the Court held
- There was a prima facie case; live sports lose their value the moment the match ends, so delay would cause irreparable harm.
- The named piracy sites were restrained from streaming the matches, with ISPs to block them and registrars to suspend the domains.
- The broadcaster may report newly surfacing mirror and redirect sites for real-time blocking — a 'dynamic' injunction.
Why it matters
Live-sports piracy is time-sensitive and spreads fast across new domains. A dynamic injunction lets a broadcaster act within hours and against sites that did not exist when the order was passed, protecting the value of the live feed.
What this means for you
If you hold broadcast or streaming rights — sports, events or live content — a dynamic injunction lets you block piracy sites and their new mirrors in real time, which matters most during a live event. Keep your rights paperwork and monitoring evidence ready so relief can be obtained fast. We file and enforce dynamic injunctions and coordinate with ISPs and registrars.