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...
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...
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...
Broadcasters challenge TRAI letter asking broadcasters to provide a detailed architecture indicating which media is being used to deliver linear content to their own as well as third-party streaming platforms.
Star India has joined Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Sun TV Network to challenge the Telecom Regulatory Authority of...
PIL Filed Against SS Rajamouli’s 'RRR' At Telangana High Court
A Public Interest Petition (PIL) was filed by Alluri Soumya a student hailing from West Godavari district in the Telangana High Court seeking not to issue a Censor Certificate and restrain the producer of 'Roudram Ranam and Rudiram' (RRR) to...
Delhi High Court directs Whatsapp to block groups illegally circulating Dainik Bhaskar owned E-newspaper
The Delhi High Court on December 28, 2021 directed Whatsapp to take down groups that were illegally circulating E-newspapers belonging to Dainik Bhaskar Corp. Ltd. Justice Sanjeev Narula was of the opinion that the plaintiff, Dainik...
Gangubai Kathiawadi: Bombay High Court stays defamation proceedings against producers, authors and actor
The Bombay High Court continued the stay on summons issued by a Mumbai Court in a criminal defamation complaint against the producers, actress and author of the film Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Earlier this year, summons were issued against...
And There Was (N)one Trademark: Delhi HC holds Agatha Christie’s novel as a Distinctive Trademark
Recently, the Delhi High Court set aside an order dated 14th January, 2021 which refused to grant registration of trademark to Agatha Christie’s book, “And There Were None” to a Company established in 1955 by...
Allahabad High Court quashes FIR against Mirzapur makers, directors, writers
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the FIR registered against Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, producers along with the writers and directors of the web series Mirzapur, in a case registered against them for allegedly hurting religious, social and regional...
Calcutta High Court restrains Baidyanath from running advertisement that disparaged Chyawanprash
The Calcutta High Court restrained Baidyanath from uploading or publishing any advertisement that allegedly disparaged the reputation or goodwill of Chyawanprash, a brand owned by Dabur, which has been sold by Dabur Chyawanprash for a few decades.
Baidyanath in its...
