The Supreme Court allows transfer of Illayaraja’s copyright infringement suit againt Sony from Madras High Court to the Bombay High Court
On March 23, the Supreme Court allowed Sony Entertainment's petition to transfer a copyright litigation filed by music master Dr. Ilaiyaraaja in the...
About Author: Namya Agrawal, is a first year BA LLB student at Hidayatullah National Law University
Introduction
With the newly released season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, discussions and trends around its characters, storyline and cultural impact have taken the global stage once...
By Anushka Verma
The Delhi High Court recently, in the case of Star India Pvt. Ltd. v. Moviestrunk.com & Ors., reiterated the status of ‘rogue websites’ and their liability in infringement of copyright. The Plaintiff in this case is engaged in producing and distributing films in India and...
A suit was filed by Prasar Bharti against Ritu Arya, Sandeep Arya and PVR Limited for permanent injunction to restrain them from using Prasar Bharti’s registered trademark “Doordarsan” as the title of their new film which is produced by Ritu and Sandeep Arya and PVR is the...
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...
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) has notified on May 30, 2019 the proposed amendments to the Copyright Rules, 2013 (“Proposed Rules”) in exercise of its powers conferred under Section 78 of the Copyright Act, 1957. The Ministry has sought objections...
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...
Mumbai Court Refuses Pre-Release Injunction Against O’Romeo, Suit to Continue on Merits
A Mumbai City Civil Court has declined to stay the release of O’Romeo, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Shahid Kapoor, dismissing an interim plea filed by Sanober Shaikh, daughter of the...
Lifebuoy soap manufacturing Hindustan Unilever Limited (“Plaintiff”) took Dettol manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. (“Defendant”) to the Hon’ble Bombay High Court for its most recent commercial (“Impugned Commercial”) for disparagement and infringement of its trademark and copyright.
The Plaintiff has from January 2020 taken steps to communicate good hygiene...
GOVERNMENT
ROOTS FOR SELF REGULATION MODEL IN ITS AFFIDAVIT BEFORE SC
In the matter of Justice for Rights vs Union of India pending before the Supreme Court, as per reports, the Government has filed its affidavit stating that it does not have the powers to...
