Supreme Court dismisses plea which challenged Delhi High Court’s order restraining the use of ‘Dil Afza’ for sharbat
The Supreme Court refused to hear a petition filed by Sadar Laboratories Pvt Ltd challenging a Delhi High Court order prohibiting it from manufacturing and selling any product under the trademark "Dil...
Calcutta High Court directs removal of Dhruv Rathee’s REAL fruit juice video after non-compliance of the interim Order
The Calcutta High Court ordered the Youtuber Dhruv Rathee to remove and restrain the access of the video which made reference to the Dabur’s product ‘REAL’ fruit juice from all the URLs/Web...
Special CBI Court rejects CBI plea seeking stay on release of documentary on Indrani Mukherjea
A special CBI court rejected a CBI plea seeking a stay on the airing of a documentary titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth'. The trial against former media executive Indrani Mukerjea and two others...
Delhi High Court Restrains Food Outlets Sandoz and Gola Sizzlers From Playing Copyright Music of PPL
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), a performance rights organization, had filed copyright infringement suits against certain food outlets for playing its sound recordings without a license.
The court held that a case for grant of ex-parte...
Bombay High Court restrains OTT release of Bhool Chuk Maaf; upholds PVR Inox’s rights; next hearing on June 16
Bombay High Court granted ad-interim relief to PVR Inox Limited, restraining Maddock Films and its associates from releasing the film Bhool Chuk Maaf on any platform—including OTT—until the expiry of an 8-week holdback...
CENTRE TO NOTIFY INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES BY JANUARY 15, 2020
In the matter of Facebook Inc vs Union of India, the centre has sought three months’ time from the Supreme Court for finalising and notifying the new and revised intermediary rules. Read order here.
In an affidavit the government submitted that the...
(These highlights have been jointly contributed by Aviral Srivastava and Ujjawal Bharagava)
JUHI CHAWLA'S PLEA AGAINST 5G ROLLOUT DEFECTIVE, FOR MEDIA PUBLICITY: DELHI HIGH COURT
The Delhi High dismissed the plea filed by Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla against the rollout of 5G technology in India (Juhi Chawla & Ors vs Science...
GOVERNMENT INVITES COMMENTS ON REGISTRATION OF SCREENWRITERS RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (SRAI) AS A COPYRIGHT SOCIETY.
The Copyright Office vide its public notice dated November 27, 2020 has invited for objections/ comments, if any from public/ stakeholders, in respect of application filed by Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) for...
Government issues Guidelines for using Broadcast Seva Portal/Press Council of India portal by Advertisers/Advertising Agencies for uploading Self-declaration Certificate following Supreme Court directive
The Supreme Court had issued a directive that all advertisers and advertising agencies submit a 'Self-Declaration Certificate' before publishing or broadcasting any advertisement. Subsequently, the Ministry of...
Court orders removal of deepfake videos of National Stock Exchange: The Bombay High Court has ordered social media platforms to remove deepfake videos of NSE’s managing director giving stock tips. Justice RI Chagla directed intermediaries– Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram– to delete accounts infringing on NSE's trademark. The court...
