Introduction
The law of trademarks protects commercial symbols and signs appended to goods and/or services, including, but not limited to — a word, logo, number or device. Its twin purpose is to act as a source identifier for brands and help consumers distinguish the goods and/or services of one proprietor...
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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...
Introduction
In the case of Karan Johar v. India Pride Advisory Pvt. Ltd., the Bombay High Court delivered a significant ruling, issuing a restraining order against the release of the film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” / “Shadi Ke Director Karan Johar”. The Court halted the film's release and...
INTRODUCTION
Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis in their ground-breaking article “The Right to Privacy” introduced a fundamental principle as per which an individual shall have full protection in person and in property. They defined Privacy as a principle as old as the common law.
The right to privacy as an independent and distinctive...
Authors: Yukta Chordia and Kanika Chhajerh
The incident that took place at the Coldplay concert between Astronomer’s CEO Andy Byron and its Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot has become one of the most talked-about moments in recent memory. What started as a spontaneous interaction has snowballed into a corporate controversy...
The Telangana High Court, in a recent decision titled M/S Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited v. Nandi Chinni Kumar and Ors., has upheld the concept of “life rights” as elements of copyright- and in fact, upheld an order for an injunction against the Appellant’s (hereinafter, “Defendant”) film, for violating...
Recently the dispute between Shumita Deb (daughter of legendary musician Late Manna Dey) and Saregama reached the Supreme Court where the latter agreed to remove and not make any further use of the photographs and the name of Manna Dey on the cover of the subject CDs on a...
Recently, HMJ Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court delivered a judgment with far-reaching implications, as the Hon’ble Court rejected the Plaintiffs’ application for interim injunction in Digital Collectibles Pte. Ltd. & Ors. v. Galactus Funware Technology Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. . In what is, in all likelihood, a...
Imagine a future where the voice of a legendary singer, long deceased, is brought back to life to sing new songs. With the advent of AI voice cloning, this future is not just a possibility but a looming reality. This piece explores the implications of AI voice cloning in...
Often the Right to Privacy is viewed in conflict with certain other constitution safeguards: primarily the fundamental right of Freedom of expression, and often the scope and nature of the right to Privacy is tested through new parameters. Consequently, a balance needs to be struck and the boundaries and...
