of plaintiffs in such situations where they have to repeatedly seek blocking orders against infringing channels. Thus, unless and until the identity of the operators of these channels – who are ex facie infringers of the Plaintiffs’ copyright – are disclosed, the Plaintiffs are rendered remediless for recovering damages. ‘Take down’ or blocking orders are merely token relief for the interregnum and without monetary relief of damages, coupled with mushrooming of infringing platforms, the copyright owner’s spirit to create and write may be considerably negated. The protection of the same is integral to the public policy behind the legislation as well. The legislative intention to prevent such continued infringement and effectively implement the provisions of the Copyright Act would be frustrated by any interpretation to the contrary. D. Infringement of the Plaintiffs’ Copyright and Remedies 41. Plaintiff No.1 is a teacher who has invested enormous effort in preparing books and course material for students, who intend to give competitive examinations. She is a renowned author with various books covering a variety of subjects. She delivers lectures and coaching to students through online platforms, as also through her company KD Campus Pvt. Ltd. – Plaintiff No.2. The said company runs several coaching centres, where thousands of students have enrolled. Both the Plaintiffs have published course material, teaching material, books, sample question papers, educational books, question banks, model questions and previous year’s question-answers etc. All this involves enormous labour and effort to satisfy the basic test of originality. During the pandemic, Plaintiff No.1 had delivered lectures online both through the website www.kdcampus.org and the Plaintiffs’ mobile Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:31.08.2022 12:12:31 CS (COMM) 282/2020 Page 29 of 51