Live-Streaming Through YouTube A Temporary Arrangement, Says Supreme Court
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Monday said that the live-streaming of court proceedings through third-party applications like YouTube was a "temporary arrangement" until a viable mechanism for hosting the videos in an independent platform is adopted.A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha was hearing a plea seeking directions to preserve the copyright of the Court over. The Supreme Court on Monday said that the live-streaming of court proceedings through third-party applications like YouTube was a "temporary arrangement" until a viable mechanism for hosting the videos in an independent platform is adopted. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha was hearing a plea seeking directions to preserve the copyright of the Court over the video footages of Court hearings live-streamed through platforms like YouTube. The petition was filed by former RSS ideologue K N Govindacharya, who submitted that the copyright of live-streamed Supreme Court proceedings could not be surrendered to private platforms such as YouTube.