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)...
Union Ministry of Information and broadcasting invites comments on the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed a draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023. The draft Bill provides for a consolidated framework to regulate the broadcasting services in the country and seeks to replace the...
Bombay High Court in a landmark decision rules that PPL and Novex can issue licenses without being registered copyright societies under Section 33 of the Copyright Act ( Novex VsTrade Wings Hotels Limited)
Bombay High Court has held that music rights holders like Phonographic Performance Ltd and Novex are copyright...
Delhi HC: Mere Fact That the Company Name Must Be Affixed on the Product Does Not Justify the Use of a Company Name That Infringes a Trademark
Justice C. Hari Shankar in dealing with the matter of Mankind Pharma Ltd. v. Novakind Bio Sciences Pvt Ltd. was faced with a...
Mumbai Court refuses to stay release of Hindi film Maidaan
A Mumbai court on April 8, refused to grant a stay on the release of Ajay Devgn starter Maidaan after a vendor approached the court due to alleged outstanding dues. Camera vendor, Meherafrin Investments Private Limited (MIPL), had approached the Mumbai City...
Delhi High Court directs ShareChat and Moj to remove from their libraries the content in which copyright is owned by ZEE
In an order dated November 1, 2023, the Delhi High Court ordered ShareChat and MojApp to remove 134 film clips and recordings in which the copyright is owned...
Delhi High Court refuses listing of plea for Adipurush Ban
The Delhi High Court refused to list the plea filed by the Hindu Sena against the movie Adipurush for hurting Hindu sentiments by allegedly mocking the epic Ramayan, Lord Ram and the Indian culture. The Court refused the listing...
Bombay High Court delivers a split verdict on several petitions challenging the amended IT Rules
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the validity of the Information Technology (IT) Rules related to the setting up of Fact Check Units (FCU) by the government.
Justices Gautam Patel and...
Haddi Film: Bombay High Court refuses interim relief to Nawazuddin Siddiqui in his plea against Zee for payment
The Bombay High Court refused to grant any interim relief to actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in his suit against Zee Studios seeking payment of his fees for the lead role in the film...
Police complaint lodged against Thalapathy Vijay's 'Whistle Podu' song from the 'GOAT'
Thalapathy Vijay's new movie, 'The Greatest Of All Time', recently released a song, 'Whistle Podu', featuring Vijay, Prabhu Deva, and Prashanth. 'Whistle Podu' has lyrics by Madhan Karky and choreography by Raju Sundaram. However, there's been a complaint...
