Copyright

TAKEAWAYS ABOUT SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTABILITY FROM WHAT TRANSPIRED AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT *Long post ahead* PART 1: Software Copyright – Basic concept and background PART 2: Analysis of the Google v. Oracle oral arguments at the US Supreme Court. PART 1: SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS Turn back to 1980, it is a new day, in...

On the 23rd of May, Justice C. Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court while dealing with the matter of RDB and Co. v. Harper Collins India Pvt. Ltd. regarding the ownership of copyrights to the screenplay of 1996 film ‘Nayak’ held that the first owner of the copyright...

Introduction On 8th October 2023, NRI author George Thundiparambil filed a lawsuit against the team behind the novel “Barroz - Guardian of D’ Gama’s Treasure”, asserting that both the novel and forthcoming 3D film of the same name, infringed on his copyrighted work MAYA. The lawsuit has been filed in...

The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce submitted its 161st Report on Review of the Intellectual Property Regime in India. Read report here. The Committee has recommended to amend Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957 for incorporating ‘internet or digital broadcasters’ under statutory license in wake of the...

I am pleased to bring to you our first guest post by Ankit Relan. Ankit Relan, is a practicing attorney in the Delhi High Court, and represents some of the biggest names in the film and music industry in India. He handles the copyright and technology law practice at...

Hello Readers, You might have read about the recent Ranjhana rift. I have a few things to say about that, not on the legal issue per se, but on the much-bandied idea of change of meaning after release. As I reflect on Raanjhanaa controversy — where both the director and the...

INTRODUCTION Copyright can be infringed by an act as simple as clicking a picture of a copyrightable work, or printing posters of a famous band and hanging them in private property. Despite the existence of a proper legal framework to protect the rights of a copyright holder, this form of...

As per the press release issued by Novex Communications, it has announced its alliance with music label Tips Industries Limited for their sound recording rights. Under the Assignment Agreement, Tips has granted exclusive rights to Novex for all On-Ground Performance rights of Tips sound recording repertoire. The deal would...

Introduction: The Additional District Judge, Ludhiana had passed an order dated 23rd November,2023, whereby Dreamline Reality Movies (“Respondents / Dreamline”) were granted an order to restrain Super Cassette Industries Private Limited (“Appellant / T Series”) from producing, telecasting, selling or releasing the movie “Dear Jassi” until the final determination of...

On the occasion of the Copyright Amendment Act, 2012, we at IPRMENTLAW conducted the biggest copyright virtual conference. Link to the recording of the conference: here  PANELISTS: (See details here) Guest of honor: Mr. Raghavendra G.R (Joint Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law) Keynote speaker: Mr. Blaise Fernandes (President, Indian Music Industry) Industry...