Lok Sabha passes the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 to replace 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act
On 20th December 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the Telecommunications Bill 2023 to replace the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act of 1950. The...
Religious and Government Events exempted from paying royalty to collection societies
Keeping in view several complaints, grievances and representation from the general public as well as other stakeholders about alleged collection of royalties by copyright societies for performance of musical work in marriage functions, the Department of Promotion of Industry...
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...
Delhi High Court says Humans of Bombay, PoI cannot use each other's copyrighted material, but no copyright over ideas
In the case of Humans of Bombay Stories Private Limited vs POI Social Media Private Limited, Justice Prathiba M Singh of the Delhi High Court ruled that storytelling platforms Humans of...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response on Amol Palekar's PIL Against OTT Regulations
The Delhi High Court has requested the Centre's stance on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by veteran cinema and theatre personality Amol Palekar challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Broadcasting Of 'Shamshera' Film: No Copyright in Idea or Themes
The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal seeking an interim injunction against the streaming and broadcasting of the film "Shamshera" in a petition filed by certain Bikramjeet Singh Bhullar, who claimed that the...
Parliament passes the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023
The Lok Sabha passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha. The Bill shall introduce additional categories for film certification, perpetual validity of certificates and penalty for unauthorized recording of films to be imprisonment between 3 months...
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...
It’s Not Always a ‘Good Time’, DHC Restrains Manufacturer from Selling Biscuits under ‘Good Time Butter Cookies’ Mark
An ad-interim injunction was passed in a suit filed by Britannia against Amar Biscuits Pvt. Ltd. and its promoters seeking to restrain them from manufacturing and selling cookies under the infringing marks...
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....
