In the Delhi Law House copyright dispute, the High Court found that the root of the plaintiff’s title was not disclosed at this stage, and so would not stop the sale of 47 law books. New Delhi: An application to stop The Delhi Law House and members of the Sagar family from publishing and selling […]
Domain registrars have been given 72 hours to block nine piracy websites said to be streaming Drishyam: The Conclusion, after the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte interim injunction a day before the film’s release. New Delhi: Granting an ex parte interim injunction, the Delhi High Court has restrained nine rogue websites from hosting […]
Recording court proceedings without permission ended with a seized phone and Rs 10,000 in costs for a courtroom spectator, and a warning from the Bombay High Court that a repeat will invite contempt proceedings. Mumbai: A phone with its flash on, held at the back of the courtroom during a hearing, led the Bombay High […]
The Madras High Court has dismissed Rajkumar Theatres’ Section 9 application seeking to restrain the worldwide release of the Ajay Devgn-starrer Hindi Drishyam 3, holding that the material does not establish at this interim stage that it still holds exclusive or joint Hindi remake rights, while leaving ownership open for detailed adjudication.
The Delhi High Court issued notice to OpenAI on ANI’s appeal against the single judge’s refusal of an interim injunction, in which AI training on news content was held prima facie to be fair dealing. The Division Bench declined to direct anything on an earlier scraping undertaking before hearing OpenAI, and listed the matter for December 5.
The Supreme Court of India clarified distinctions between copyright and design protection in an important ruling, introducing a two-step test for courts. The judgment addresses when artistic works lose copyright protection due to industrial use, emphasizing the need for case-specific inquiries. It aims to harmonize the intentions of the Copyright and Designs Acts.
Today, On 11th March, The Madras High Court issued a stay on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) move to seize director Shankar’s properties in the Enthiran copyright dispute. The ED took action based on a 2011 complaint by writer Arur Tamilnadan, who claimed that Shankar had copied his story Jiguba for the blockbuster film. Shankar has consistently denied the allegations, stating that Enthiran was his original creation. With the court’s stay order, the legal battle over the film’s copyright continues.
The Bombay High Court granted interim relief to Arijit Singh in a lawsuit protecting his personality rights. It ruled that converting any voice to mimic a celebrity’s without permission is a violation of their personality rights. Singh sought legal protection for his name, voice, and likeness after discovering AI platforms mimicking his traits.
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