Class Action Lawsuit by artists again Universal Music Group Sued Over Its Spotify Equity Ownership
Recently, Hip-hop duo Black Sheep, best known for the 1991 album A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, sued Universal Music Group in a class action lawsuit. As reported by music businesses worldwide, the following claims...
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...
NBSDA Directs Times Now To Remove Video
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBSDA) has ruled that the show aired by Times Now was ‘devoid of objectivity’ and violated Fundamental Principles as enumerated in the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards and various Guidelines and Advisories issued by...
Delhi High Court remarks that functioning of Meta is worse than an Indian government department
The Bench, headed by the Acting Chief Justice of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in a plea filed by TV Today, opined that the functioning of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram...
Delhi HC: Mere Fact That the Company Name Must Be Affixed on the Product Does Not Justify the Use of a Company Name That Infringes a Trademark
Justice C. Hari Shankar in dealing with the matter of Mankind Pharma Ltd. v. Novakind Bio Sciences Pvt Ltd. was faced with a...
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...
Bombay High Court delivers a split verdict on several petitions challenging the amended IT Rules
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the validity of the Information Technology (IT) Rules related to the setting up of Fact Check Units (FCU) by the government.
Justices Gautam Patel and...
Central Consumer Protection Authority Issues Guidelines For Prevention And Regulation Of Dark Patterns
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), in exercise of powers under Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, has issued guidelines to provide for the prevention and regulation of dark patterns. The guidelines are called the...
It’s Not Always a ‘Good Time’, DHC Restrains Manufacturer from Selling Biscuits under ‘Good Time Butter Cookies’ Mark
An ad-interim injunction was passed in a suit filed by Britannia against Amar Biscuits Pvt. Ltd. and its promoters seeking to restrain them from manufacturing and selling cookies under the infringing marks...
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...
