The Madras High Court Orders Blocking Over 13K Websites To Prevent 'Vikram Vedha' Piracy

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Mumbai, October 3 - Superstar Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's action thriller Vikram Vedha is playing in theaters and doing decent business. While the makers are encouraging the audience to the film in theaters, there have been reports of the film getting leaked online.

It has been reported that movie has been leaked online through various websites, and to prevent such activities, the Madras High Court has taken a big decision.



According to Law Beat, the court recently passed an interim injunction restraining websites, including several unidentified ones, from infringing any copyright pertaining to "Vikram Vedha". Over 13,000 websites have been blocked to prevent piracy.

Reliance Entertainment Studio, the co-producer of the film filed a suit before the high court stating that it had invested substantial sums of money in the production of the film that had been released on over 4,000 screens across the country.

Justice M Sundar passed the order on September 30, stating that the interim injunction shall operate for a period of six weeks. The court also ordered that the websites or any individual person must not record or reproduce any part of the film to make it available for public viewing, duplication, or distribution.

Meanwhile, "Vikram Vedha", directed by Pushkar–Gayathri, grossed over 65 crores in the opening weekend at the worldwide box office. It is made in over 100 crores budget and has a decent run at the box office so far. The film is expected to get the benefit of the Dussehra holiday.

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