IPRMENTLAW WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 29- MAY 05, 2024)
Delhi High Court remarks that functioning of Meta is worse than an Indian government department
The Bench, headed by the Acting Chief Justice of the...
Indian Copyright Law and Generative AI- Part 1
(This post is co-authored with Sneha Jain, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates)
The scope of copyright liability of Generative AI (‘genAI’) models is a hot topic...
IPRMENTLAW WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 22-28, 2024)
Supreme Court holds that trailers of movie are not a promise or offer in the Yash Raj’s consumer dispute over Jabra Fan
In the appeal...
Movie Trailer is NOT a contract with the viewer, Supreme Court
What would you, as a film producer do, if someone came to you and said “I saw something in your movie trailer, but I...
IPRMENTLAW WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 15-21, 2024)
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,...
The ripple effect of Novex v. Trade Wings
The clarification given in Novex Communications Pvt Ltd. v. Trade Wings Hotels Limited, that owners of sound recordings can issue licenses without registering as...
IPRMENTLAW WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 8-14, 2024)
Mumbai Court refuses to stay release of Hindi film Maidaan
A Mumbai court on April 8, refused to grant a stay on the release of...
Tennessee’s Elvis Act: Protecting the voice of an Artist
If you listen to this song, it is easy to think that the song was made by Drake, but the truth is it wasn’t....
IPRMENTLAW WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 1-7, 2024)
TV Today moves Delhi High Court challenging provision of the IT Rules, 2021
After a third party complaint alleging copyright infringement led to the blocking...
Fact Check Unit: A Prelude to government censorship?
Recently, the Supreme Court of India, stayed the Fact Check Unit notification issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on March...