Meta and Google Executives Summoned Again by ED on July 28 After Skipping Initial Deposition
Executives from Meta and Google were scheduled to depose before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 21, 2025, in an ongoing money‑laundering investigation tied to the promotion of illegal online betting and gambling platforms. They failed to...
Ilaiyaraaja seeks transfer of copyright case to Madras HC
The Supreme Court on July 14 deferred the hearing on Ilaiyaraaja’s plea to shift a copyright case filed by Sony Music from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. Sony had filed the case in 2022, seeking to restrain...
Division Bench of the Delhi High Court stays release of the film ‘Udaipur Files’
In Maulana Arshad Madani v. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court dealt with a challenge to the certification of the film Udaipur Files on the grounds that it vilified a particular community...
Dhoni seeks trademark protection over “Captain Cool”
Recently, Mahendra Singh Dhoni officially applied for a trademark on the nickname ‘Captain Cool’—a title fans have long used to describe his calm and composed leadership on the cricket field. Dhoni, says the report, wants to have exclusive rights to use the name...
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Stay in PPL vs. Azure Hospitality Copyright Dispute
In Phonographic Performance Limited vs. Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., the Supreme Court on June 19, 2025, clarified its earlier interim order dated April 21, 2025. The Court stated that the stay on paragraph 27 of the impugned...
FIR against makers of Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 for 'distorting' Bengal’s freedom movement, TMC calls it 'insult'
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress attacked the makers of Bollywood film Kesari Chapter 2, accusing them of distorting the history of the state's contribution to India’s freedom struggle and insulting Bengali revolutionaries.
The controversy...
Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two companies
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans to split into two separate public companies by mid‑2026. One will focus on streaming and studios, including HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, and DC Studios, while the other will house its global networks like CNN, Discovery, and...
Madras HC Upholds Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025
On June 3, 2025, the Madras High Court upheld the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025 (“TNOGA Rules”), which included a ban on playing real money games between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m....
Supreme Court rejects the petition challenging the validity of Rule 29(4) of the Copyright Rules, 2013
The Supreme Court denied a petition challenging Rule 29(4) of the Copyright Rules, 2013, which specifies the specific details that broadcasters must submit in the prior notice required to invoke the statutory licence under...
Delhi High Court orders OTT platforms to add accessibility features
The Delhi High Court has directed OTT and content producers to include essential accessibility features such as subtitles, closed captions, and audio descriptions in their shows and films. The Court issued this order while hearing a petition seeking the...
