Introduction
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on June 12, 2026 introduced the draft Telecommunications (Television, Radio and Associated Services) Rules, 2026 (“Draft Rules”) to consolidate the guidelines issued for television and radio services under the now replaced Telegraph Act, 1885, within the framework...
Author: Sunskar Goyal, is a Final-Year, B.B.A., LL.B (Hons.), Student of SVKM’s NMIMS, School of Law, Indore
INTRODUCTION TO ITS CORE FACTS
Spotify and Universal Music Group have signed a new licensing deal. The “landmark” agreement has introduced a paid...
Government Releases Draft Telecommunications Rules for Television and Radio Services Under New Telecommunications Act, 2023
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on June 12, 2026 introduced the draft Telecommunications (Television, Radio and Associated Services) Rules, 2026 (“Draft Rules”) to consolidate the guidelines issued for...
Mumbai Court Refuses to Halt OTT Release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge in Copyright Dispute
A Mumbai civil court has refused to halt the OTT release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, rejecting a writer’s last-minute copyright infringement claim against director Aditya Dhar and other defendants. Writer...
Reliance Industries Ltd moves Bombay High Court to halt release of Carry On Jatta 4
The upcoming Punjabi film Carry On Jatta 4 has landed in legal trouble ahead of its scheduled theatrical release on June 26, 2026. Reliance Industries Ltd. has approached the Bombay High...
Makers of Tamil Movie 'Karuppu' Issue Apology and Remove Dialogue Disputing Ilaiyaraaja's Copyright
Following a legal notice, the production team behind the film Karuppu formally apologized to music maestro Ilaiyaraaja and confirmed they have removed a meta-dialogue mocking music licensing and copyright restrictions from...
Introduction
The mechanisms of copyright enforcement, particularly automated or unilateral takedown notices on platforms such as YouTube, have increasingly become a point of headache for many creators and have also been a ground for dispute in various instances. You can see our past note...
Delhi High Court orders restoration of the 4PM YouTube channel, orders temporary block on ‘objectionable’ videos
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav of the Delhi High Court has ordered the interim restoration of the YouTube channel "4PM," some two months after the Union government suspended it...
On April 24, 2026, Taylor Swift filed a trademark application for the phrase “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift”, specifically, the sound of her spoken voice, alongside an image of herself onstage in her signature sparkly jumpsuit. Matthew McConaughey did something similar months earlier with “Alright, alright, alright.” The...
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...
