Madras High Court judge recuses from Ilayaraaja copyright case
Madras High Court judge Justice R Subramanian on March 25 recused from hearing an appeal suit filed by Echo Recording Private Limited seeking to set aside an order of the court regarding a copyright dispute over the musical works of composer...
8 global entertainment companies move the Delhi HC against three alleged “rogue cyberlocker websites” for unauthorisedly hosting copyrighted content
Eight leading global entertainment companies - including Netflix, Warner Bros and Paramount Pictures - have moved the Delhi High Court seeking a permanent injunction against three ‘rogue cyberlocker websites’ for unauthorisedly...
Government notifies the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules with an aim to improve film certification
The Central government has officially notified the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024, aimed at enhancing the process of certifying films for public exhibition. The Ministry and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) stated that they had previously...
Google and Indian app developers hit pause on billing dispute for 4 months
Google and Indian app developers have agreed to temporarily pause their disagreement over Google's major billing policy for four months. This decision follows Google's removal of over 10 Indian apps, including Shaadi, for not adhering to...
Article 370 banned in all Gulf countries in fresh dampener for Hindi film industry
Following reports of the Bollywood film 'Article 370' getting banned in Gulf countries emerged online earlier in the week, however subsequently new reports have clarified that the movie is facing no such hurdle.
Latest reports claimed that...
Special CBI Court rejects CBI plea seeking stay on release of documentary on Indrani Mukherjea
A special CBI court rejected a CBI plea seeking a stay on the airing of a documentary titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth'. The trial against former media executive Indrani Mukerjea and two others...
Ministry of Information and Technology to soon prepare guidelines on e-gaming
The Ministry of Information and Technology (MeitY) will soon be preparing a framework for permitting and certifying online games which involve money. The central government will now regulate the online gaming sector instead of the industry led self-regulatory-organization.
The government...
Delhi HC: Retweeting defamatory content equals publication for the purpose of Section 499 IPC.
The Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling on Monday, has declared that each retweet of defamatory content on social media constitutes “publication” and falls under the purview of Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code,...
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...
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...
