Hollywood strikes first AI copyright truce with ByteDance
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has entered into its first agreement with an artificial intelligence company, following months of discussions with ByteDance concerning copyright safeguards for its AI video and image-generation tools, Seedance and Seedream.
Delhi High Court Rules Gurbani Recitation Covered Under Religious Exception
The Delhi High Court declined to grant an ad-interim injunction sought by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to restrain private channel Galactic Television and Communications from telecasting live Gurbani from the Golden Temple....
Bonjour,
Comment ça va? (Well … my French exhausts itself almost immediately after this … Alas)
But speaking of things unmistakably French, here’s something I wanted to share and briefly talk about: the 1852 French decree…
‘Twas a...
Shruti Haasan Moves Bombay High Court Over Personality Rights and AI Deepfakes
Actress Shruti Haasan has approached the Bombay High Court seeking INR 15 crore in damages against 18 defendants for allegedly unauthorised commercial use of her name, image, likeness and voice, as well...
Delhi High Court likely to order takedown of film teaser depicting Salman Khan's black buck case
The Delhi High Court indicated that it was inclined to direct the removal of a film teaser depicting the 1998 black buck poaching case involving actor Salman Khan....
Delhi High Court Holds OpenAI’s Training on Copyrighted Works Falls Under Fair Dealing
The Delhi High Court has held that OpenAI’s training of its large language models on original retrieved copyrighted works amounts to fair dealing and does not constitute copyright infringement. ANI Media...
Delhi HC orders Meta to take down ‘pirated’ Zee content from Facebook
The Delhi High Court directed Meta to take down multiple Facebook URLs unauthorizedly hosting copyrighted content belonging to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued an ex parte ad-interim order,...
Ilaiyaraaja wins copyright battle against GV Prakash's 'Happy Raj'; Madras HC restricts use of 'Pothuvaaga En Manasu Thangam' song
Music maestro has been very strong in protecting the ownership of his compositions, and this has led to many legal battles over the unauthorised use...
Preity Zinta Moves Bombay High Court Against Deepfakes and AI Abuse
Bollywood actor Preity Zinta has approached the Bombay High Court seeking an omnibus protection order for her personality, digital, and inherent attributes including her face, voice, and likeness—against unauthorized AI-generated deepfakes, commercial exploitation,...
Bengaluru Court Re-Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Actor Prakash Raj
A Bengaluru court has re-issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against actor Prakash Raj in a case concerning allegations that he possessed multiple voter ID cards in violation of Section 31 of the Representation of the...
