"The state judiciary streamed many criminal cases live online, but a chap named Arihant Tiwari found the practice odious because, as explained in a court notice [PDF], he felt the streams were "misused by several private entities in creating reals, clips and memes, which are derogatory and wrongfully portray the legal fraternity." Tiwari pointed to precedents that prevent courts from streaming proceedings on YouTube, Twitter, and other social media services."
"It also ordered its Registry to continue streaming proceedings on Cisco's Webex collaboration service and to provide a link to each stream, but without enabling features that allow recording of each stream. The management tools Cisco provides for Webex apps can disable screen capture. However, it is possible for third-party tools to capture a Webex session, and Cisco's service can also present meetings in a browser - an environment in which blocking screen capture is very hard."
Madhya Pradesh High Court temporarily halted live streaming of bench hearings and criminal cases to protect local lawyers from ridicule on social media. The suspension followed a petition alleging streams were misused to create derogatory reels, clips and memes that wrongfully portray the legal fraternity. The court ordered the Registry to stop public live streams while continuing broadcasts via Cisco Webex without enabling recording features. Cisco's Webex can disable screen capture but remains vulnerable to third-party recording and browser-based presentation where capture blocking is difficult. The court will consider copyright, streaming laws, and access rules before a final decision.
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