Screenwriters Rights Association of India gets registered as a Copyright Society
The Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) was granted permission to function as a copyright society by the Registrar of Copyrights on December 30. This means that the SRAI can now collect royalties for dramatic and literary works associated...
Demanding unreasonable licence fee to play songs constitutes refusal under Copyright Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that demanding excessive licence fees for playing copyrighted music may amount to a refusal to grant a licence under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957. This can entitle...
Delhi High Court Orders Investigation into AJIO Trademark Fraud
Reliance Industries Limited filed a petition reporting that multiple individuals were using the name 'Ajio Online Shopping Pvt Ltd' to send various communications to consumers, falsely claiming that they had won prize money, including scratch cards worth up to ₹10 lakh....
PIL before Supreme Court seeks ban on Om Raut’s Adipurush
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking an exhibition ban on Om Raut's 'Adipurush,' a film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus and devotees...
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...
TV Today moves Delhi High Court challenging provision of the IT Rules, 2021
After a third party complaint alleging copyright infringement led to the blocking of the media network's publication Harper's Bazaar India's Instagram account, TV Today Network Limited filed an application before the Delhi High Court. Rule 3 (1)...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief to Burger King in Trademark Infringement Case
The Burger King Corporation had sought a permanent injunction from the Bombay High Court in order to restrain Pune’s Burger King restaurant from exploiting its trademark ‘Burger King’.
The Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to Burger...
DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSES TO STAY RELEASE OF NETFLIX FILM ‘THE WHITE TIGER’ ON PLEA OF COPYRIGHT VIOLATION
The Delhi High Court refused to stay release of film "The White Tiger" on OTT platform Netflix, while hearing a last-minute plea filed by American Hollywood producer John Hart Jr alleging...
Cinefil Producers Performance Limited Moves Delhi High Court Against Lemon Tree Hotels and Others; Out-of-Court Settlement Talks Underway
In Cinefil Producers Performance Ltd. v. Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. & Ors. (CS(COMM) 1130/2025), the Delhi High Court recorded that both parties have agreed to explore an amicable settlement of their dispute....
PIL FILED IN DELHI HIGH COURT AGAINST ONLINE POKER, BETTING WEBSITES AND FANTASY GAMES
As per reports, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed by social activist and chartered accountant Avinash Mehrotra in the Delhi High Court. The petition has sought a direction from the Delhi High Court to ask...
