AMITABH BACHCHAN PERSONALITY RIGHTS CASE: DELHI HIGH COURT GRANTS EX-PARTE OMNIBUS ORDER RESTRAINING INFRINGEMENT OF AMITABH BACHCHAN’S PERSONALITY RIGHTS
The Delhi High Court on November 25, 2022 passed an interim order restraining persons at large from infringing the personality and publicity rights of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Justice Navin Chawla noted:...
Allahabad HC quashes FIR against Flipkart, holds that U/Sec 79 of IT Act 2000, it is exempted from any liability
The Allahabad High Court while quashing an FIR lodged against Flipkart, observed that the company is exempted from any liability under Section 79 of the IT Act, 2000, no violation...
Tandav Web Series Row: Bail Granted To Amazon Prime Video India Head
The top court set aside the judgment of the High Court of Allahabad which had earlier dismissed the application seeking anticipatory bail.
Aparna Purohit had been booked for alleged commission of offences under Sections 66 (Computer-related offences), 66F (Punishment...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Release Of ‘Faraaz’, Directs Filmmakers To ‘Scrupulously Adhere’ To Disclaimer
The Delhi High Court on 02.02.2023 refused to stay release of filmmaker Hansal Mehta's movie Faraaz which is based on the terrorist attack that took place on July 01, 2016, at Holey Artisan, Dhaka,...
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...
Kantara Plagiarism row: Kerala HC stays FIR against Prithviraj Sukumaran
The Kerala High Court has stayed the FIR registered against Malayalam actor and producer Prithviraj Sukumaran in connection with the alleged copyright infringement of the song ‘Varaharoopam’ from the Kannada movie ‘Kantara’. Prithviraj was also the distributor of the...
Cinefil Producers Performance Limited receives registration as a Copyright Society for Cinematograph Films
Cinefil Producers Performance Limited (“CPPL”) has received registration as a Copyright Society under Section 33(3) of the Copyright Act, 1957 in respect of cinematograph films. CPPL had applied to the Registrar of Copyright for registration as a...
Supreme Court issues notice to the States of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu on Ban of 'The Kerala Story' Film
The Supreme Court on 12-05-2023 issued notice to the States of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu on a writ petition filed by the makers of the controversial film 'The Kerala...
The Delhi High Court has denied the Sci-Hub owner's application to dismiss the copyright infringement case
Sci-Hub is a library website that offers free research paper access. Several publishing houses have sued Sci-Hub and another similar website, Lib-Gen, for copyright infringement. The Delhi High Court dismissed an application by Alexandra...
Bengaluru Court orders blocking of Twitter handles of Bharat Jodo Yatra and Congress Party in a copyright infringement suit
In a copyright infringement suit filed before a Bengaluru Court, the Court ordered blocking of Twitter handles of Congress Party and Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Court while arriving at this decision...
