Delhi High Court passes unique 'dynamic+ injunction' to curb illegal streaming of existing and future content of 6 studios
In Universal City Studios LLC & Ors v. DotMovies.Baby and Ors, the Delhi High Court has restrained 16 rogue websites as well as their mirror/redirects or alphanumeric variations from streaming or...
(These highlights have been contributed by Harshil Dureja and Lokesh Vyas)
I&B MINISTRY PROHIBITS BROADCAST OF HOPE TV FOR 30 DAYS OVER UNAUTHORIZED LOGO AND NON-PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEE
Hope TV, a Christian lifestyle channel is now prohibited to operate for a period of 30 days from June 9, 2021, to...
Gangubai Kathiawadi: Bombay High Court dismisses plea by residents of Kamathipura against portrayal of entire area as red-light hub
The residents of Kamathipura, on February 22, 2022 filed a plea before the Bombay High Court seeking to remove the references to the Kamathipura area in the movie, Gangubai Kathiawadi. The...
SAREGAMA DRAGS SPOTIFY TO DELHI HIGH COURT OVER COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
In a copyright infringement suit filed by music giant Saregama against Spotify before the Delhi High Court, Spotify gave an undertaking to the court to pull down all the works belonging to Saregama from Spotify’s platform within 10 days. The...
PhonePe and BharatPe resolve trademark dispute through out-of-court settlement: Delhi High Court told
BharatPe and PhonePe have settled their trademark infringement dispute through an out-of-court settlement, the Delhi High Court was informed on 29th May, 2024.
This comes after a long-drawn legal dispute across multiple courts over the last 5 years....
IT Rules 2021: Supreme Court Lists Centre's Transfer Petitions, Connected Cases After 6 Weeks
The Supreme Court has listed after 6 weeks a group of petitions related to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).
The cases include the petitions filed by the...
(These highlights have been contributed by Harshil Dureja, Ujjawal Bhargava and Sudarshan Mohta)
TANDAV CASE: AMAZON PRIME VIDEO CONTENT HEAD APARNA PUROHIT GRANTED PROTECTION FROM ARREST BY SUPREME COURT; SC EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION OVER IT RULES 2021
The Supreme Court on March 5 granted protection from arrest to India Head of Amazon...
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...
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...
Delhi High Court Restrains Food Outlets Sandoz and Gola Sizzlers From Playing Copyright Music of PPL
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), a performance rights organization, had filed copyright infringement suits against certain food outlets for playing its sound recordings without a license.
The court held that a case for grant of ex-parte...
