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MUMBAI: Observing that consent is at the heart of the matter, the Bombay high court has directed streaming platform Amazon Prime to immediately take down the Telugu film ‘V’ until the producers delete the scene in which model-actress Sakshi Malik’s photograph had been used without her prior permission.
“Simply using another’s image, and most especially a private image, without consent is prima facie impermissible, unlawful and entirely illegal. In a given case, it may also be defamatory, depending on the type of use,” said Justice Gautam Patel on Tuesday. The order came on a defamation suit filed by Malik against the “utterly illicit use” of her photograph by Venkateshwara Creations Pvt Ltd and V Venkata Ramana Reddy aka Dil Raju in the film ‘V’ that was released on September 4, 2020, and since then was available on Amazon Prime. In August 2017, Malik had uploaded photos on her Instagram account and one of these pictures was used in the film i
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HC asks Amazon to take down Telugu film over actor s defamation case
The Bombay High Court has directed OTT platform Amazon to take down a Telugu movie until the makers of the film deleted a scene in which a city-based actor s photograph was allegedly used without prior permission. Justice Gautam Patel on Tuesday heard a defamation suit filed by model and actor Sakshi Malik against Venkateshwara Creations Pvt Ltd for allegedly using her photograph without permission in their movie.
Malik s advocate Saveena Bedi said the scene showed Malik s photograph, referring to her as a commercial sex worker. Simply using anothers image, and most especially a private image, without consent is prima facie impermissible, unlawful and entirely illegal. In a given case, it may also be defamatory, depending on the type of use, the court said in its order.