Humans of Bombay (HOB) recently filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the People of India (POI) to protect their intellectual property. The platform’s founder Karishma Mehta has now taken to Instagram to respond to the controversy surrounding the case and also informed that the court has ‘backed their claims’.
Pictured is Karishma Mehta, founder of Humans of Bombay (HOB). (Instagram/@karimehta05)
In the post, she revealed that she was inspired by Humans of New York (HONY) and founded HOB to show how storytelling can positively impact society. She also mentioned that the Delhi High Court had issued a ‘summons to the concerned party’ as there was ‘significant impersonation’, including recordings and records.
In the next few lines, she shared how 16 POI posts were deleted for plagiarism when HOB reported it to Meta. “However, this did not stop the plagiarism, even after we tried to settle the matter amicably. We have no choice but to rely on legal counsel,” reads part of the note.
The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of HOB, barring POI from using their ‘literary works and creative expressions’.
The note goes on to read, “The outcome of this case will set a precedent for the creator community and hopefully go a long way toward preserving the original content that creators work so hard to create.”
“Our story,” Humans of Bombay wrote while sharing Karishma Mehta’s message.
Check out the full note posted on Instagram here:
The post was shared a few minutes ago. Since then, he has collected dozens of likes. Many even commented on the post. While some supported her, others expressed their disagreement with her.
See how people reacted to this Humans of Bombay post:
“Kudos to the team,” one individual posted.
Another added, “Congratulations.”
“You made a difference and that’s all that matters. HNY cannot post about the people of India, taking inspiration is not a crime, copying and posting things that are the company’s intellectual property is a crime. Kudos to all the amazing stories you’ve posted and yes, they matter,” commented a third.
A fourth wrote: “Let’s all be honest. No one would want their entire work copied and pasted without the courtesy of giving credit. I wouldn’t comment morally, but from a legal point of view, HOB has every right to initiate a lawsuit.”
“Bruh, you copied Humans of New York. Please don’t preach that you’re an angel when you’re just being hypocritical about this whole thing,” expressed a fifth.
A sixth joined in: “In the interview you said yourself that the idea of HOB was something you had thought about. Is it?”
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Source: newstars.edu.vn