A Tamil feature film ‘Kolaiyuthir Kaalam’, starring Nayanthara and directed by Chakri Toleti, found itself in litigation deferring its release date from 14th June, 2019.
The Madras High Court had previously issued an interim injunction deferring the scheduled release date of the film. The copyright in the novel written by...
In my post here, I had covered the single bench ruling of the Madras High Court where the Court had restrained Lyca Productions from imitating or infringing J. Manimaran’s (proprietor of M/s. J.S. Screens) copyright over its original motion film titled ‘Karu’ (Tamil) with any other suffix or prefix...
INTRODUCTION
Film titles are creatively conceived and involve a certain level of intellectual stimulation. Accordingly, these titles are registered with the societies or associations such as the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA), the Film and Television Producers’ Guild of India, etc. to ensure that they are not infringed upon...
