Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel move Delhi High Court against sports fantasy platforms (Twitter Image)
Five Indian cricketers like Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel have moved the Delhi High Court seeking action against the illegal use of their names and pictures.
Five Indian cricketers, along with digital collectibles platform Cricket Rerio, have reportedly moved the Delhi High Court to restrain the online fantasy sports platform from creating and issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using their names and photos. Could A report published by Bar and Bench claimed that Rerio and five Indian players – Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi – filed their appeals before the Division Bench against the single judge’s order.
The single judge had issued an order stating that online fantasy sports platforms can use the names and photographs of prominent personalities. The Delhi High Court, in its April 26 order, had said that such an act is permissible under the aspects of the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a).
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Former Solicitor General of India and senior advocate Harish Salve represented Rerio before a division bench of Justices Manmohan and Saurabh Banerjee on Thursday. At the same time, Mukul Rohatgi came on behalf of some players. Salve claimed in his submission that Rerio had recognized the rights of the players, paid for and obtained the rights to use that respective persona.
“By making a tradeable card, you (other OFS) have crossed a line. Because a tradeable card is not based on a player’s performance, it is based on his personality. You can take the example of Sunil Gavaskar If someone today says that it is a bat signed by Gavaskar and through digital means they take his signature, then you are violating his privacy and it can also be passing off,” the Bar and Bench quoted Salve as saying. Said to.
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Meanwhile, Mukul Rohatgi cited the performance of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Rinku Singh in the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rohatgi cited Rinku’s incredible match-winning knock in the IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans in his argument. Rinku hit five sixes in the final over of that contest to take his team to victory.
“There is a cricketer named Rinku Singh. He has become famous for hitting five sixes to win matches. Now, he deserves to earn money. He is entitled to use his personality,” Rohatgi reportedly said.
After the conclusion of arguments, the bench directed both the parties to file their written submissions within a period of seven days. The bench listed the matter for further hearing on May 23.