JABRA FAN: NATIONAL CONSUMER COMMISSION RULES EXCLUSION OF
SONG FROM MOVIE WHEN IT WAS INCLUDED IN TRAILER TO BE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE
NCDRC has held that, including a song in the promos and trailers of the movie when it is not part of the actual...
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...
The tussle between YouTuber Abhijeet
Bhansali and Marico’s parachute oil doesn’t seem to be coming to an end yet. A
Division Bench of the Bombay High Court consisting of Chief Justice Pradeep
Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre while hearing a commercial appeal filed by
social media influencer Abhijeet Bhansali against the...
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...
GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR A
STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO DISCUSS ISSUES PERTAINING TO COPYRIGHT
The Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT) called for a meeting on February 13, 2020 in New Delhi
to discuss the stakeholder issues pertaining to copyrights, the provisions
under the Copyright Act, 1957...
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a meeting notice on February 11, 2020 calling for a stakeholders meeting to discuss issues pertaining to copyright, the provisions under the Copyright Act, 1957 and the rules formed thereunder. The meeting was scheduled on February...
I. Introduction to ‘Code of Best Practices for Online Curated Content Providers’ and ‘Self Regulation for Online Curated Content Providers’.
At the start of 2019, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (“IAMAI”) had introduced a document titled ‘Code of Best Practices for Online...
You’d probably be living under a rock
if you haven’t heard of or seen the whole episode where Kunal Kamra has been
banned by several airlines from flying with them after he posted a video of
Arnab Goswami in an Indigo flight asking him to answer some of his questions
and...
LICENSING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SONY PICTURES AND IPRS
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has entered into a
licensing agreement with the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS). Pursuant
to this agreement, Sony shall be able to use the IPRS music bank for its
digital broadcasts. With this licensing agreement, Sony...
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....
