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...
Sony Music moves Bombay High Court against Ilaiyaraaja Music company alleging copyright infringement
Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt Ltd has locked horns with music maestro Ilaiyaraaja's 'Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd' (IMM) in a copyright infringement Suit filed before the Bombay High Court seeking an injunction and permanent damages...
Kantara: Court directs the makers to stop playing ‘Varaha Roopam’ song in theatres
The Kozhikode sessions court issued an injunction barring the makers from playing the 'Varaha Roopam' song, after receiving a plagiarism lawsuit from the popular Malayalam music band, Thaikkudam Bridge. The song is also barred from all the...
Supreme Court Expands Scope of POCSO Act to include viewing Child Pornography
The Supreme Court has ruled that viewing child pornographic material on the internet constitutes an offence under Section 15 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. Section 15 deals with the offence of storage or...
Centre Withdraws Order For Cuts In Udaipur Files Film After Delhi High Court Queries, Will Decide On Certification Afresh
The Delhi High Court questioned the Centre's authority to order six cuts to the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' under the Cinematograph Act. On August 1, the Centre withdrew...
FIR filed against CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai and MD of Youtube, Gautam Anand in a copyright infringement case by filmmaker Suneel Darshan
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed by filmmaker Suneel Darshan against Google CEO, Sundar Pichai and Youtube MD, Gautam Anand for infringement of copyright of...
BOMBAY HIGH COURT FINDS CBFC NOTICE ON SUB-TITLES UNSUSTAINABLE; ORDERS THAT SUBTITLES CAN BE ADDED IN THE FILM EVEN AFTER CERTIFICATION BY GETTING ENDORSEMENT FROM CBFC
In a petition filed by Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPAA) challenging a notice issued by CBFC dated April 27, 2018 which required...
Delhi High Court permanently restrains the use of ‘Facebake’ and other Facebook formative marks
In a trademark infringement suit, the Single Judge Bench headed by Justice Navin Chawla has permanently restrained the use of marks, ‘facebake’, ‘facecake’, Facebook marks, Facebook Visual Presentation and any other Facebook formative trademarks of...
Google and Indian app developers hit pause on billing dispute for 4 months
Google and Indian app developers have agreed to temporarily pause their disagreement over Google's major billing policy for four months. This decision follows Google's removal of over 10 Indian apps, including Shaadi, for not adhering to...
Comedian Vir Das in trouble for making objectionable comments in his latest YouTube video
A complaint in Delhi and one in Mumbai have been filed against the Actor and Comedian, Vir Das, for his latest YouTube video. The complaint states that the comedian has willfully incited and made derogatory comments...
