Delhi High Court orders OTT platforms to add accessibility features
The Delhi High Court has directed OTT and content producers to include essential accessibility features such as subtitles, closed captions, and audio descriptions in their shows and films. The Court issued this order while hearing a petition seeking the...
FINANCE MINISTER PROPOSES A DRAFT BILL IN THE LOWER HOUSE TO SHUT IPAB.
The Bill is introduced by the Union Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, bearing the title “The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions Of Service) Bill, 2021” The Bill proposes to transfer its powers to High Courts (for patent,...
IPRS FILES AN INTERVENTION APPLICATION AND RECALL PETITION BEFORE IPAB IN THE SECTION 31D MATTER FILED BY RADIONEXT WEBCASTING PRIVATE LIMITED
IPRS has filed an intervention application seeking to intervene in the Section 31D application filed by Radionext Webcasting Private Limited as well as a recall petition asking the IPAB...
Kayastha Samaj members file complaint against 'Thank God' in Rajasthan
Thank God is an upcoming family entertainer film which stars Ajay Devgn, Siddharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh and is set to release in theatres on October 25. The representatives of the Kayastha Samaj have filed a police complaint against...
Court appointed amici curiae say that Delhi High Court has Jurisdiction to hear ANI’s Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI
The Delhi High Court has jurisdiction over ANI’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, as per two court-appointed amici curiae, since ANI’s principal place of business is in New Delhi. While they agreed on...
AKSHAY KUMAR-STARRER LAXMMI BOMB NOW TITLED ‘LAXMII’ FOLLOWING PROTESTS FROM HINDU OUTFITS
The title of Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Laxmmi Bomb has now been changed to Laxmii. As per reports, the producers changed the name of the film after several Hindu outfits protested against the title Laxmmi Bomb, alleging that it hurt religious sentiments and...
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....
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...
Bombay HC Grants Injunction Against Instagram Accounts Showing Clips Of Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
A dynamic injunction has been granted by Justice Manush Pitale of Bombay High Court against 32 Instagram accounts and a certain John Doe in a copyright infringement suit filed by the makers of the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Anubhav Singh Bassi, Reprimands Petitioner Advocate
A Bench of Justice S. K. Kaul and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia promptly rejected a writ petition against stand-up comic Anubhav Singh Bassi filed by Advocate Farhat Warsi claiming that Bassi’s latest stand-up show ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ portrayed the judiciary...
