Humans of Bombay (HOB) founder Karishma Mehta has faced a fresh wave of criticism amid the ongoing controversy after a video of her old speech went viral. A few days ago, the storytelling platform filed a copyright infringement case against an Instagram page called People of India. In a restored old video, Mehta can be seen giving a speech at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi, where she explains that the idea of HOB came to her “out of the blue”. The clip sparked chatter with many criticizing her and saying that the idea of her platform was derived from the work of American writer Brandon Stanton – Humans of New York.
Karishma Mehta, the founder of Humans of Bombay, was criticized on social media after her old interview went viral.
The old video was re-shared on Xu by host @nikhiilist. In the clip, Mehta can be heard saying, “Completely by accident and out of the blue, I came across the idea of Humans of Bombay and I started it. And it clicked. It was a prime time to start something new.” (Also read: ‘When art begins with a profit motive…’, Humans of New York founder’s latest research on Humans of Bombay that makes…)
He goes on to talk about his struggles. “For the first three years, Humans of Bombay generated no revenue. It was completely self-driven, self-managed, and I barely made any money.”
@nikhiilist also tagged Humans of New York while re-sharing the video. In an earlier statement shared by Stanton, he wrote: “I’ve kept quiet about the appropriation of my work because I think @HumansOfBombay is sharing important stories, even if they cashed in far more than anything I’d like to do at HONY. But you can’t sue people for what I forgave you.”
Watch full video of Karishma Mehta’s address to students at IIFT here:
This video was re-shared on X on September 24th. Since it was published, it has been viewed more than five thousand times. The share also has over 3000 likes. Many took to the comments section of the post to share how Mehta’s idea to start Humans of Bombay came from Humans of New York.
Here’s how people reacted to this video:
The individual wrote: “When you lie hundreds of times, it no longer counts as a lie.”
Another said: “Categorically influential. Unoriginal. Petty and never gives credit to those who deserve it. And yes, they have a huge fight.”
A third commented: “When people blatantly lie, it’s time you don’t forgive them @humansofny.” (Also read: ‘About IP, not storytelling’: Humans of Bombay clarifies copyright lawsuit
“And the concept and name turned out to be an exact replica of Humans of New York…damn! What a coincidence.” expressed another.
A fourth said: “Audacity. I feel the embarrassment at second hand.”
“Storytelling gone wrong,” said another.
On the case of the people of Bombay v. the people of India
Humans of Bombay, a storytelling platform, has filed a case in the Delhi High Court against another online storytelling site People of India for copyright infringement.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn