In a recent legal battle between Humans of Bombay (HoB) and People of India (PoI) over copyright infringement, Humans of New York (HONY) founder Brandon Stanton weighed in on the matter, expressing his concerns on X (formerly Twitter). Stanton stated, "I've stayed quiet on the appropriation of my work because I think@HumansOfBombay shares important stories, even if they've monetized far past anything I'd feel comfortable doing on HONY. But you can't be suing people for what I've forgiven you for." In response, HoB defended its actions, highlighting the need to protect its intellectual property. HOB shared Court documents on X showing that PoI had indeed plagiarised content previously published by HoB. Following this, the HONY Founder took to X about his conversation with The Washington Post and shared his stance on the case, stating, "But when art begins with a profit motive, it ceases to become an art." Humans of Bombay Gets Brutally Trolled for Its Reply to Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York Founder Amid Row With People of India in Copyright Infringement Case!
Humans of Bombay vs People of India
Delhi High Court issues summons to 'People of India' in copyright infringement suit by 'Humans of Bombay'
report by @prashantjha996 https://t.co/BI2rUzlAUX
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) September 20, 2023
HONY Founder Criticises HoB
I've stayed quiet on the appropriation of my work because I think @HumansOfBombay shares important stories, even if they've monetized far past anything I'd feel comfortable doing on HONY. But you can't be suing people for what I've forgiven you for. https://t.co/0jZM05YyTt
— Brandon Stanton (@humansofny) September 23, 2023
Humans of Bombay Responds to HONY
— Humans Of Bombay (@HumansOfBombay) September 23, 2023
We are grateful to HONY & Brandon for starting this storytelling movement.
The suit is related to the IP in our posts & not about storytelling at all.
We tried to address the issue amicably before approaching the Court, as we believe in protecting our team’s hard work.
PFA
— Humans Of Bombay (@HumansOfBombay) September 24, 2023
Brandon Stanton's Stance on Copyright Battle
Was just asked for comment by The Washington Post regarding a certain court case involving my work, but which thankfully doesn't involve me. I thought it would be worthwhile to share the statement here. For an example of a true artist who has done beautiful things with the… pic.twitter.com/y6Xvz8EGSx
— Brandon Stanton (@humansofny) September 26, 2023
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