Madras High Court's big decision, more than 12 thousand websites will not be able to broadcast FIFA World Cup 2022
Madras High Court has issued an order banning more than 12 thousand websites from broadcasting FIFA World Cup 2022. These websites were violating the copyright rule.
Muskan 
The world's biggest football tournament FIFA world cup 2022 is going to start tomorrow i.e. Sunday 20th November. The tournament will run for about 1 month, in which 32 teams including defending champions France are participating. A total of 64 matches will be played during this tournament, for which enthusiasm is being seen all over the world including India. Viacom18 has the exclusive copyright rights to telecast these matches in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Apart from this, other companies have the right to broadcast FIFA World Cup 2022 in other countries, through which the countrymen there will be able to watch the live broadcast.
There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people about the FIFA World Cup 2022, due to which more than 12 thousand websites were engaged in preparations for the live broadcasts. The telecast of the tournament through these websites would be illegal as Viacom18 has bought the rights to telecast it. In this regard, the Madras High Court has given a big verdict and banned the illegal telecast of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Viacom18 gave a list of websites infringing copyright rights in the broadcast of FIFA World Cup 2022 to the Madras High Court. Along with this, it was said by Viacom18 that these websites are infringing copyright rights in the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament, after which the court has banned these websites from illegally broadcasting the FIFA World Cup.
Hearing the matter in the Madras High Court, Justice M Sundar ordered ISPs to block websites that violate court rules. On behalf of the justice, it has been said that this order of the court will remain in force till the next hearing on 16 December.
