Statement on Rario’s plea against Striker
Earlier this week, a very important interim order was passed by the Delhi High Court, which will have an immense impact on India’s Online Gaming industry. This is the official statement from Striker on the matter.
In a landmark judgment on NFT and Web 3, Hon’ble Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by Rario against Striker and digital gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL), to prevent Striker from using public information available on cricket players.
We are tremendously grateful to the Delhi High Court for establishing that there can be no monopoly over NFT technology. Indie game developers like Striker can’t survive in a world where NFT tech is monopolised by a few.
Welcoming the historic verdict from Delhi High Court, our Co-Founder, Nitesh Jain said,
We are tremendously grateful to the Delhi High Court for establishing that there can be no monopoly over NFT technology. Indie game developers like Striker can’t survive in a world where NFT tech is monopolized by a few. But, just like you can’t tell photographers to stop using color pictures available in public, you cannot ask developers and artists to not make NFTs out of publicly available images or information. This protects the rights of both indie developers who cannot afford expensive licenses, and the artist community that we work with to use this revolutionizing new tech (NFT) to make art out of public information and images. Using blockchain and NFT technologies also allows us, among other things, to keep our systems free of fraud and foster transparency.
We are also thankful to our senior counsel Amit Sibal, and our briefing counsels Maanav Kumar, Tara Narula and their entire team for their advocacy. We are also deeply grateful to All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) and Winzo for their unwavering support. Your support has not only impacted Striker but also the broader community, as your efforts have helped to establish an important precedent that will benefit others in the future.
