What would you, as a film producer do, if someone came to you and said “I saw something in your movie trailer, but I did not see it in the movie. Pay me 60k for my agony.”
It sounds absurd but that is exactly what happened in this Supreme Court...
WHETHER STATE GOVERNMENTS CAN BAN ‘PADMAAVAT’ UNDER LOCAL CINEMA REGULATIONS PRIOR TO ITS RELEASE?
Anushree Rauta -
Bhansali’s ‘Padmaavat’ (earlier titled Padmavati) has been doing its rounds of controvesies since the inception of its shooting. Prior to the film receiving its certification from CBFC and now even post receiving the censor certificate, some state governments like the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Government have...
Background
The Supreme Court of India, in a recent judgment, overturned a decision of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘Commission’) in which it had found Star India and Airtel guilty of indulging in unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (‘the...
Background
In recent proceedings, the Madras High Court asked the government to decide upon the need for an amendment to the Sports Act, 2007, so as to allow Doordarshan to stream sporting events of national importance on its ‘Over The Top’ (OTT) platforms....
Delhi High Court observed that Google cannot absolve itself from the liability of ensuring that the keywords used are not an infringement of a trademark
An application was moved by DR Logistics before the Delhi High Court, seeking an interim ex-parte injunction against Google India, Google LLC and Just Dial,...
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) vide it’s circular dated 17 October, 2018 has proposed an amendment to the decade-old Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 and has sought feedback on the plan.
The Act requires private sports broadcasters such as Star India and Sony...
HIGH COURT ASKS TV CHANNELS TO NOT ADD DEFAMATORY CONTENT MATERIAL On hearing the plea, Delhi High Court passed an interim order asking media houses to ensure that no defamatory content be uploaded on social media platforms or displayed on their channels. The lawsuit was filed by Bollywood...
PART 2: CRITIQUE : MADRAS HC’S TRYST WITH SECTION 17 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT: ANOTHER DECISION TO PONDER UPON
Akshat Agrawal -
M/S Indian Record Manufacturing Co. Ltd. v. Ilaiyaraaja
Before I venture into this post, I would like to state that the content mentioned herein is completely and solely my personal academic view, and neither other members of the IPRMENTLAW team endorse it nor are...
AMAZON V. AMWAY: DELHI HIGH COURT RULES THAT DIRECT SELLERS ON E-COMMERCE WEBSITES PREVAIL OVER (AND WITHOUT CONSENT OF) DIRECT SELLING ENTITIES
Anushree Rauta -
By Anushka Verma
In a battle between Direct Selling Entities (‘DSEs’) and e-commerce platforms, the Delhi High Court has decided in the favour of the latter and has declared that selling products of DSEs online without taking consent of the entities is not a trademark infringement. In the...
TEACHERS ARE EVERYWHERE SO ARE STUDENTS! HAPPY TEACHER’S DAY: A DAY TO CEREBRATE ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED RELATIONSHIPS
Lokesh Vyas -
Teachers are everywhere so are students. They both are equally important for society but are they such simple social constructions? Or are they metaphors for maintaining knowledge sharing?, Or are they harbingers of epistemic justice? If everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student, then what about others?...