NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Thursday instructed YouTuber Mohak Mangal to remove segments of a video he had uploaded, contending that its contents related to ANI were harmful to the news agency. The court passed the order while hearing the news agency's defamation case .
Justice Amit Bansal said Mohak should have expressed his opinion in a civilised manner. "'Hafta wasooli', 'gunda raaj', You will take this down... Do it today. Whoever is using this kind of language, please take instructions." The video titled 'Dear ANI' suggests that ANI's copyright enforcement and licensing fee requirements on YouTube were akin to extortion. Senior advocate Amit Sibal and advocate Sidhant Kumar, appearing for ANI, submitted before the court that the content was both defamatory and inflammatory.
"He starts a media campaign against me (ANI) that spiralled into a concerted campaign which is nothing short of vilifying and per se defamatory. They are calling me a thug, extortionist, gunda," Sibal said. He referred to social media statements by Kunal Kamra and Mohammed Zubair, who supported Mohak's position on ANI's alleged practices. Senior advocate Chander Lall and advocate Nakul Gandhi, Mohak's counsels, argued ANI bypassed proper legal channels and was employing threats. "If they have a grievance against me, they can't call me and extort money... that I will block your channel if you don't pay," Lall said.
Justice Amit Bansal said Mohak should have expressed his opinion in a civilised manner. "'Hafta wasooli', 'gunda raaj', You will take this down... Do it today. Whoever is using this kind of language, please take instructions." The video titled 'Dear ANI' suggests that ANI's copyright enforcement and licensing fee requirements on YouTube were akin to extortion. Senior advocate Amit Sibal and advocate Sidhant Kumar, appearing for ANI, submitted before the court that the content was both defamatory and inflammatory.
"He starts a media campaign against me (ANI) that spiralled into a concerted campaign which is nothing short of vilifying and per se defamatory. They are calling me a thug, extortionist, gunda," Sibal said. He referred to social media statements by Kunal Kamra and Mohammed Zubair, who supported Mohak's position on ANI's alleged practices. Senior advocate Chander Lall and advocate Nakul Gandhi, Mohak's counsels, argued ANI bypassed proper legal channels and was employing threats. "If they have a grievance against me, they can't call me and extort money... that I will block your channel if you don't pay," Lall said.
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