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...
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...
