Overview

• The interim injunction issued by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy restrains 36 ISPs and five Chennai cable networks from streaming or telecasting pirated versions of Coolie.
• The ex parte order covers all existing websites and pages hosting illegal copies as well as any that emerge in the future.
• The injunction followed a review of CBFC records that confirmed Sun TV Network Limited as the film’s producer.
• Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and starring Rajinikanth alongside Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Aamir Khan, Coolie has broken pre-sale records ahead of its August 14 release.
• The court warned that piracy would inflict irreparable financial and creative harm on the production house if left unchecked.