Delhi High Court Questions Meta Over Instagram Remix Feature and Copyright Risk

The Delhi High Court questioned Meta about Instagram's Remix feature during copyright proceedings, expressing concern that the tool could facilitate manipulation and reproduction of protected content.

What happened

The Delhi High Court questioned Meta about Instagram's Remix feature during copyright proceedings, expressing concern that the tool could facilitate manipulation and reproduction of protected content. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani asked how the platform addresses misuse of a feature capable of combining or altering users' works. The Court's remarks are observations made during an ongoing case and do not amount to a final finding that the feature itself is unlawful or that Meta is liable for every user infringement. The proceedings will require the platform to explain its technical and legal safeguards while the Court examines copyright enforcement in a user-generated-content environment.

Legal significance

The legal effect is confined to the present judgment, order or procedural development. Party allegations and submissions are not treated as established facts.

Practical consequence

The matter proceeds according to the operative direction, statutory process or next hearing described above.

Source: Original report