Mr. Javed Akhtar has issued a legal notice (through his lawyers) to Armaan Malik, Amaal Malik and Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited alleging violation of his moral rights/ special rights in relation to the recreated version of the song ‘Ghar Se Nikalte Hi’. The original version of the song...

As per reports, the Delhi High Court on April 6, 2018 restrained ITC from publishing and broadcasting its advertisements which allegedly disparage Pepsiso and Dabur’s juices. Pepsico India Holdings Pvt. Ltd had moved the Delhi High Court  after ITC which manufactures the juice product ‘B Natural’ came out with...

As per reports, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on April 5, 2018 asked the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to immediately stop counting ‘landing channel’ or ‘landing page’ for measuring TV ratings and submit a compliance report within 15 days. The ministry’s decision came after some broadcasters approached it alleging...

As first reported by Live Law here, the Tiz Hazari court, Delhi has granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction on release of the Marathi film ‘Nude’ in a suit filed by writer Manisha Kulshreshtha alleging that the film is a substantial adaptation with the same storyline, plot, form and...

Kriarj Entertainment Private Limited today filed a suit before the Bombay High Court against John Abraham’s JA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd . The matter is listed on Monday i.e. April 9, 2018 for hearing. The suit has been filed seeking declaration that Kriarj is the owner of 50% of the IPR...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on April 3, 2018 released a consultation paper on issues related to placing of television channel on landing page. The consultation paper can be viewed here. The press release issued by TRAI states that, in industry parlance, the landing channel or the landing...

As per reports, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a committee to frame rules to regulate news portals and media websites, according to an official order which came a day after the government withdrew its contentious guidelines on fake news following widespread criticism. The committee will also have representatives of the Press Council of India, News Broadcasters Association and Indian...

As per reports, FIR has been registered by Khar Police Station, Mumbai against John Abraham and his company pursuant to a complaint filed by Prerna Arora of Kriarj Entertainment. According to Kriarj, the complaint has been filed for various criminal offenses including cheating, breach of trust, fraud, misappropriation of funds...

As per reports, the Bombay High Court on April 3, 2018 once again declined to grant any interim relief to Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor over an FIR filed against them and other film personalities for using "obscene" and "abusive" language during a comedy event 'AIB Knockout' in 2015. On...

A day after the I& B Ministry issued a press release stating that accreditation of a journalist could be permanently cancelled if the scribe is found generating or propagating fake news, (as per reports) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the I& B Ministry to withdraw the said press...