Madhya Pradesh HC upholds IT Rules copyright takedown provision

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a creator's petition and upheld Rule 3(1)(b)(iv) of the IT Rules, 2021, which platforms use to remove posts over copyright complaints. The court did not rule on whether Instagram wrongly removed the petitioner's posts and directed him to remedies under the IT Act.

• The ruling came on September 17 in a case brought by the memexnasha account with 31,000 followers
• Instagram removed his April and August 2025 posts after copyright complaints
• Rule 3(1)(b)(iv) of the IT Rules, 2021 was found constitutional
• The Delhi High Court is separately examining copyright strike misuse