The Bombay High Court refused Phantom Studios an interim injunction against JioStar over Queen Forever, which Phantom claims is an unauthorised sequel to the 2014 film Queen. JioStar says the film is an independent project.
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 […]
The Delhi High Court has granted ANI a permanent injunction and takedown of twelve videos in its copyright suit against RSY News, holding that wholesale reproduction of news videos is not fair dealing for reporting current events, while declining Rs 2 crore damages.
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 has directed the takedown of deepfake and impersonating content posted on social media against Drishti IAS founder Vikas Divyakirti, issued summons in his personality rights suit, and directed the intermediaries to share subscriber details and IP logs of the uploaders with him.
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking the removal of the song “Shoorveer” from the climax of “Mirzapur: The Movie,” the petitioner contending that a track originally composed as a tribute to Maharana Pratap has been used over gangster scenes in a way that glorifies criminals and hurts public […]
Raman Negi, founding member and former frontman of The Local Train, has approached the Delhi High Court alleging unauthorised exploitation of his copyrighted works, denial of royalties and unlawful appropriation of trademarks linked to the band.
Bombay High Court dismissed the plea of Lootere’s 1993 film producer seeking to stop Hotstar’s web series ‘Lootere’. The court ruled that registering a film title with an association does not give copyright protection.
The Delhi High Court heard ANI’s copyright case against OpenAI, where DNPA warned that ChatGPT’s unchecked use of news content “reduces the incentive to create.” The outcome could change the future of journalism, copyright, and AI regulation in India.
