ANNOUNCEMENT: DNA’s Mahafreed Irani sends notice to IndiaFacts
In response to the IndiaFacts article entitled DNA Mahafreed’s misleading reportage, which was published on 23 December 2013, Mahafreed Irani sent an email notice in which she indicated that she is considering legal action against IndiaFacts.
In the interest of transparency, the full text of her email notice is appended below (email addresses have been stripped out to protect privacy).
From: Mahafreed Irani <…..>
Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Subject: Take down notice of image and defaming article from IndiaFacts.co.in
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Cc: cybercell.mumbai@mahapolice.gov.in Hi,
I, Mahafreed Irani, am writing this email to you with reference on the above mentioned subject.There is an article published today on the website, Indiafacts.co.in, which is purely written with the intention of defaming me and at the same time uses my image in its article without my permission, infringing my rights.
I need you to take down the article with the image by the end of the day today. Else I’ll be forced to take legal action against the website and the service provider. I will be forced to file DMCA complaint with Google, including a formal police complaint as well with the cyber crime cell of India in case you fail to comply.
Here is the link of the article.
http://www.indiafacts.co.in/dna-mahafreeds-misleading-reportage/I hope to get a conformation email from you by the end of the day today, else I’ll be forced to start legal proceedings against you.
Thanks,
Mahafreed Irani
For the record, IndiaFacts does not intend to defame anybody. The stated credo of IndiaFacts as an organization is a commitment towards decency in public discourse, checking facts about statements and claims that impact public discourse, which includes keeping a watch on distortions in the public space including but not limited to the political, academic, and media spaces.
Because Mahafreed Irani has indicated that she is considering legal proceedings IndiaFacts has already consulted its legal team and taken its advice. IndiaFacts will proceed appropriately, in accordance with the law of the land.
what a pretty picture, why would she ever wanna have it taken down. confounding!
Indian journos have to be the lousiest in the world. Starting with Barkha Dutt’s vendetta against some unknown blogger in times past, it seems that they have become only increasingly more and more obsessed with just getting their side of the story out, freedom of expression be damned. Every other point of view has to be suppressed, not jsut in their own publications but in the whole world. Hence sending notices from legal teams to shut people up and engaging in lawfare against private citizens. What happened to those journalists whose credo was to speak truth to power? For India’s generation F it seems to be exclusively about me, myself and I. Shudder to think what these people would do if they had real power.
All proud Indians support you in the fight against MSM. In the end truth will triumph .
All the best IF team. Sure, you guys will win.
All the best.