GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AMEND THE COPYRIGHT RULES, 2013 SEEKS TO BRING ALL MODES OF BROADCAST WITHIN THE AMBIT OF STATUTORY LICENSING PROVISIONS
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) has notified on May 30, 2019 the proposed amendments to the Copyright Rules, 2013...
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT REFUSES TO STAY RELEASE OF THE FILM ‘GOOD NEWWZ’ IN A PIL FILED AGAINST THE FILM
In a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Mr. Sameem Raza against the Central Board of Film Certification and others, the division bench of the High Court of Karnataka presided by Hon'ble...
RADHE PIRACY CASE
Zee has procured an ex-parte order from Delhi High Court against pirated copies of the film Radhe being circulated on Whatsapp. The Court has directed Whatsapp to forthwith suspend the WhatsApp accounts of certain defendants to ensure that the said Defendants cease the infringement of the Zee’s...
BOMBAY HC CLEARS WAY FOR JANUARY 10 RELEASE OF DEEPIKA PADUKONE STARRER 'CHHAPAAK'
The Bombay High Court allowed the release of Deepika Padukone starrer movie 'Chhapaak' but kept all contentions of alleged copyright infringement open and to be heard after the release.
Rakesh Bharti had sought perpetual injunction, claiming that he...
DELHI HIGH COURT ALLOWS RELEASE OF THE FILM “BATLA HOUSE” SUBJECT TO DELETION OF CERTAIN SCENES.
The Delhi High Court vide order dated August 13, 2019 permitted the release of the John Abraham starrer movie Batla House, directed by Nikhil Advani, subject to a strong disclaimer and certain modifications in...
DELHI HC PULLS UP PRASAR BHARTI FOR INFRINGING DISH TV TRADEMARK
The Delhi High Court, on July 16, restrained Prasar Bharati from using the trademark 'Dish' of Dish TV for its Direct To Home (DTH) service.
The plaintiff had instituted this suit for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from infringing the...
ELECTION COMMISSION DIRECTS EROS NOW TO STOP THE STREAMING OF WEB SERIES ON PM MODI WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
The Election Commission on April 20, 2019 issued a notice to Eros Now, the digital platform streaming the web series titled “Modi-Journey of a Common Man”, directing them to immediately stop 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...
TWO COMPLAINTS FILED IN DELHI AGAINST DIRECTOR ANURAG KASHYAP IN RELATION TO THE KADA SCENE IN NETFLIX ORIGINAL ‘SACRED GAMES’.
Sacred Games is a Netflix original series directed by Anurag Kashyap based on the novel by the same name.
As per reports, two criminal complaints have been filed in Delhi against...
NO STAY ON 'PANIPAT'S' RELEASE; BOMBAY HC REFUSES TO GRANT RELIEF IN A PLEA BY MARATHI AUTHOR VISHWAS PATIL AGAINST THE FILM
A Marathi author Vishwas Patil had filed a lawsuit in Bombay high court against Ashutosh Gowariker’s upcoming release ' Panipat' starring Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in lead...
