Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ to see cuts suggested by CBFC, Bombay HC disposes plea by Zee
The Bombay High Court disposed of Zee Entertainment’s petition alleging that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was “illegally” and “arbitrarily” withholding certification for the Kangana Ranaut-starrer Emergency film. The decision was taken after...
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Bombay High Court allows release of Khuda Haafiz 2
As the producers agreed to the recommended changes by CFBC, the petition against the release of the film was disposed.
The changes to the film included deleting the word "Husain" from the film's song replacing it with "junoon," and also deleting the...
MapMyIndia accuses Ola Electric of copying data; sends legal notice
CE Info Systems, the parent company of MapMyIndia, has sent a legal notice to Ola Electric for allegedly copying the former’s data. It all came to the fore, after Ola Electric launched its own mapping service in India.
In the legal...
Government releases voluntary codes of conduct and ethics for AI Firms
The government is drafting voluntary codes of conduct and ethics for companies working with AI or generative AI. Developed by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, these guidelines will serve as informal principles for firms building large language...
BOMBAY HC RULES THAT INTERNET BROADCASTING IS OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF SECTION 31D OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT
In the matter of Tips Industries Limited vs Wynk Music Ltd, Single bench of Justice S.J. Kathawalla in the Bombay High Court vide judgement dated April 23, 2019 ruled upon many issues with...
63 Of Copyright Act Is Cognizable Offence, Police Can Register FIR On Receipt Of Complaint: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that Section 63 of the Copyright Act, which prescribes a punishment of minimum 6 months that may extend to 3 years imprisonment, is cognizable offence...
Centre issues notice to Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn over misleading gutka ads
The Union of India revealed to the Allahabad High Court that the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Ajay Devgan regarding surrogate Gutkha...
I&B MINISTRY ASKS TV CHANNELS TO DISPLAY CREDITS OF SERIALS IN HINDI, REGIONAL LANGUAGES TOO
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) issued an advisory to all private television channels to display the casting/credits/titles of Hindi and regional languages serials in the respective languages as well. The ministry said the...
Supreme Court stays order of the Gujarat High Court which directed fresh apology from newspapers for wrong court reporting
The Gujarat High Court declared that the newspaper's August 23 apology was not displayed in bold or in a conspicuous manner. A Gujarat High Court judgment demanding a new apology from...
Delhi HC restrains unauthorised use of Meesho trademarks by rogue websites
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has recognised Meesho as a “well-known mark” and issued substantive directions to curb bad actors engaging in fraudulent activities by registering dummy websites. SoftBank-backed Meesho said the court has directed domain...
