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Dynamic Injunction
Judicial Orders, Injunctions & Precedents
Definition
An equitable court order issued in intellectual property and copyright disputes that extends automatically to new, mirror, redirect, or alphanumeric websites created by rogue piracy networks without requiring the plaintiff to file a fresh lawsuit each time.
Example
In UTV Software Communication Ltd. v. 1337X.TO, the Delhi High Court granted a dynamic injunction directing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and ISPs to block mirror and redirect URLs of rogue piracy websites upon notification to the court joint registrar.