JioHotstar.com ownership dispute explained: How JioHotstar domain went from Delhi techie to Dubai siblings

The domain – JioHotstar.com is at the centre of a dramatic showdown involving an app developer in Delhi, siblings based in Dubai and the company Reliance Industries itself. It all started when a Delhi-based techie posted a letter on the internet, asking Reliance executives to fund his higher studies in exchange for giving up the jiohotstar.com domain that he bought in 2023. With the company rejecting his offer, the app developer has sold the domain to two young siblings – 13-year-old Jainam Jain and 10-year-old Jivika Jain. The episode also raises the question of domain ownership: Is it theft, extortion, or a more serious form of cybercrime?