'Like giving key to robber & not house's owner': Delhi HC asks Meta why scammers access Rights tool, not creators

The direction comes after concerns were raised that fraudulent actors have allegedly exploited the platform’s copyright-protection mechanism to target original content

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani directed Meta to place its policy and eligibility requirements for accessing Rights Manager on record. The court also sought an explanation from the company on the grounds used to reject applications from creators seeking access to the…

“Why does everybody not have access to it then? It is like giving the key to the robber and not to the owner of the house,” Justice Bhambhani remarked