Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Stay in PPL vs. Azure Hospitality Copyright Dispute
In Phonographic Performance Limited vs. Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., the Supreme Court on June 19, 2025, clarified its earlier interim order dated April 21, 2025. The Court stated that the stay on paragraph 27 of the impugned...
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)...
HT Media’s SHINE Trademark gets protection from unauthorized use
The Delhi High Court restrained 8 rogue websites/entities from unauthorizedly using the trademark ‘SHINE’, ‘shine learning’ and copyright of the website belonging to HT Media. The order came from the plea filed by the company alleging targeting of innocent people by...
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...
Government Shuts Down 18 OTT Platforms For Hosting Obscene And Vulgar Content: All Details
The Indian government has blocked 18 OTT platforms for hosting obscene, vulgar, or pornographic material. The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, mentioned this move in the Lok Sabha on 18 December. He...
Bombay High Court Extends Urgent Protection to Suniel Shetty’s Personality Rights
The Bombay High Court has granted actor Suniel Shetty interim protection against unauthorized use of his persona, including AI-generated deepfake images, cloned audio, fake endorsements, counterfeit merchandise and unauthorized social media profiles. The court held such acts infringe his...
Karnataka High Court strikes down provisions of Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021; holds online gaming with stakes as legal
The Karnataka High Court has struck down certain provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 which banned online games with stakes. The Court considered these provisions as ultra vires to...
Indian news agency ANI sues Netflix for using its content in ‘IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack
News agency Asian News International (ANI) has filed a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit against the producers of the Netflix series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack” at the Delhi High Court. In its petition, ANI...
Shemaroo Vs News Nation: Bombay High Court Rejects Fair Dealing & De Minimis Defence, Grants Injunction in Favour of Shemaroo
The Bombay High Court granted injunction in favour of Shemaroo in a copyright infringement suit against News Nation and restrained the latter from exploiting Shemaroo’s content in any manner whatsoever...
India one of few prior censorship countries where scenes deleted before film release: Delhi High Court rejects PIL against Aankh Micholi
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation claiming that the film “Aankh Micholi”, which released in November last year, is derogatory to people with...
