2023:DHC:2796 Dorsey, the founder of the Twitter, as well as the digital trading card NFT of the famous footballer Erling Haaland, both of which were sold for huge amounts. 22.10.Striker as well as any other OFS games do not require NFTs for playing the game. 22.11.The sale price or resale price of an NFT Player Card is not based on the real-world performance of the player. The NFTs sold on the Striker platform are valued according to the personality/stature of the player. For NFTs of any particular player, the artistic work underlying the NFT is identical across the categories of NFTs, but the price is different. Hence, the price is not a function of artistic work but the personality of the player. 22.12.Both the plaintiff no.1 and the defendants are selling and trading in Digital Player Cards. The only difference is that the plaintiff no. 1 has entered into exclusive contracts with plaintiffs no. 2 to 6, whereas the defendants have not. SUBMISSIONS ADVANCED ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT NO.1 23. The following submissions have been made on behalf of the defendant no.1: 23.1. The reliance placed on behalf of plaintiffs on judgments of the American courts are not applicable as the same are based on specific statutes and not common law. 23.2. In common law jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom [hereinafter “U.K.”], celebrity rights exist only in the context of endorsement. Reliance in this regard is placed on the judgment of the Court of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AMIT BANSAL CS(COMM) 108/2023 Signing Date:26.04.2023 Page 15 of 51 13:09:16