Calcutta High Court rules Vodafone Idea cannot use songs as caller tunes without copyright society licence
The Calcutta High Court held that Vodafone Idea cannot commercially exploit copyrighted songs as caller tunes without obtaining licences from the relevant copyright society. The Court rejected arguments...
Public Notice Inviting Objections on Registration of AIPA as Performers’ Society
The Copyright Office, Government of India, has issued a public notice dated April 30, 2026, inviting objections and comments from stakeholders on an application filed by the All India Performers Association (AIPA) seeking...
Banks must block payments to real-money games under the new Online Gaming Rules, 2026
India’s new Online Gaming Rules, 2026, give the government much tighter control over online gaming platforms, especially those involving money. The key highlight of this development is “user safety features”...
Bombay High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Kartik Aryan, Directs Take Down Of AI-Generated & Disparaging Content
The Bombay High Court, while protecting the 'personality rights' of Bollywood actor Kartik Aryan, observed that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated content with regard to the actor...
Kartik Aaryan seeks protection of personality rights against unauthorised use
Kartik Aaryan has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection of his personality rights against alleged unauthorised commercial exploitation in the digital space. He has instituted a suit against multiple Indian and international e-commerce...
T. Rajendar moves Madras High Court alleging copyright infringement of songs
Actor and filmmaker T. Rajendar has approached the Madras High Court alleging unauthorised use of songs he composed for the film Uyir Ulla Varai Usha. He contends that...
The Supreme Court allows transfer of Illayaraja’s copyright infringement suit againt Sony from Madras High Court to the Bombay High Court
On March 23, the Supreme Court allowed Sony Entertainment's petition to transfer a copyright litigation filed by music master Dr. Ilaiyaraaja in the...
Takedown of ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ Amid Legal Complaints and NHRC Notice
The promotional campaign for KD: The Devil encountered a setback after the makers removed the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ and its Kannada version ‘Sarse Ninna Seraga Sarse’ from YouTube and other...
CIPAM has launched “Orange Minds,” a lecture series aimed at strengthening awareness and understanding of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) among students and young innovators. Inspired by the concept of the Orange Economy driven by creativity, culture, innovation, and intellectual property the initiative seeks to encourage students to...
Bombay High Court Restrains Legends League Cricket from Using PPL's Repertoire
The Bombay High Court granted an interim injunction in favor of Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), restraining Legends League Cricket (LLC) from playing copyrighted sound recordings during the 2026 tournament. The court observed that...
