Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response on Amol Palekar's PIL Against OTT Regulations
The Delhi High Court has requested the Centre's stance on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by veteran cinema and theatre personality Amol Palekar challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media...
A recent advisory issued to private satellite TV channels by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to refrain from making false claims and using scandalous headlines
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory to private TV news channels against making false claims and using scandalous headlines. The...
Influencers Can Criticize Brands Based on Facts: Delhi High Court
While nothing astonishing from a legal point of view, it's an important judgment in today’s intellectual crisis — the Delhi High Court has ruled that social media influencers are entitled to criticise consumer brands, provided their claims are backed by...
Police complaint lodged against Thalapathy Vijay's 'Whistle Podu' song from the 'GOAT'
Thalapathy Vijay's new movie, 'The Greatest Of All Time', recently released a song, 'Whistle Podu', featuring Vijay, Prabhu Deva, and Prashanth. 'Whistle Podu' has lyrics by Madhan Karky and choreography by Raju Sundaram. However, there's been a complaint...
Govt comes up with accessibility standards for hearing impaired on TV channels
The government has come up with new accessibility standards, under which almost all television channels will have to ensure that they either carry captions or sign language to help the hearing impaired understand the programming. The Ministry of...
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TANDAV CASE: AMAZON PRIME VIDEO CONTENT HEAD APARNA PUROHIT GRANTED PROTECTION FROM ARREST BY SUPREME COURT; SC EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION OVER IT RULES 2021
The Supreme Court on March 5 granted protection from arrest to India Head of Amazon...
Parliament passes the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023
The Lok Sabha passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha. The Bill shall introduce additional categories for film certification, perpetual validity of certificates and penalty for unauthorized recording of films to be imprisonment between 3 months...
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LAWYER FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST LAAL SINGH CHADDHA MAKERS AND AAMIR KHAN FOR DISRESPECTING INDIAN ARMY
A Delhi based lawyer Vineet Jindal has filed a complaint before Delhi Police commissioner against Aamir Khan, film’s producer and director alleging that that the portrayal of the Indian Army in Laal Singh Chaddha was...
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Stay in PPL vs. Azure Hospitality Copyright Dispute
In Phonographic Performance Limited vs. Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., the Supreme Court on June 19, 2025, clarified its earlier interim order dated April 21, 2025. The Court stated that the stay on paragraph 27 of the impugned...
Bombay High Court in a landmark decision rules that PPL and Novex can issue licenses without being registered copyright societies under Section 33 of the Copyright Act ( Novex VsTrade Wings Hotels Limited)
Bombay High Court has held that music rights holders like Phonographic Performance Ltd and Novex are copyright...
