Delhi High Court Rules Troll Videos Defame and Violate Rights of Telugu Actor Manchu Vishnu
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Keerthana M, Lawyer, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu Alias Vishnu Manchu v. Arebumdum and Others, CS(COMM) 828/2024 Trolls have become popular with the advent of the internet and social media. ‘Trolling’ […]
MERE SIMILARITY IN COLOUR AND GENERIC SHAPE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: DELHI HIGH COURT
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal R.C PLASTO TANKS AND PIPES PVT. LTD V. GANESH GOURI INDUSTRIES & ANR RFA(OS)(IPD) 1/2023, CM Nos.39/2023, 40/2023 & 42/2023 In a recent case, the Delhi High Court held […]
DELHI HIGH COURT GRANTS DYNAMIC+ INJUNCTION TO WARNER BROS, DISNEY, NETFLIX, AND OTHERS, RESTRICTING ROGUE WEBSITES.
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Keerthana M, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. & ORS. V. MOVIESMOD.BET & ORS. CS(COMM) 738/2024 Have you ever considered the possibility that the final episode of your favourite sitcom, […]
DELHI HIGH COURT ORDERS FLIPKART TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED LATCHING-ON IN PASSING OFF CASE
For more intellectual property updates follow our WhatsApp Channel & SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. MODERN MOLD PLAST PVT. LTD. & ANR. V. FLIPKART INTERNET PT. LTD &ORS CS(COMM) 803/2024 Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms, recently faced a legal dispute […]
DELHI HIGH COURT RESTRICTS T-SERIES FROM USING ‘AASHIQUI’ IN NEW FILM TITLE
For more intellectual property updates follow our WhatsApp Channel & SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal CASE TITLE: VISHESH FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED V. SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES LIMITED C.S. (COMM) 68/2024, I.A. 1797/2024, I.A. 3979/ 2024 Movies are often involved in copyright infringement cases, […]
Performing Musical Works at Marriage Ceremonies: Examining the Recent Dispute Over the Government Circular in Goa
For more intellectual property updates follow our WhatsApp Channel. Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. CASE TITLE: PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LTD. V. STATE OF GOA AND OTHERS 2024 SCC ONLINE BOM 2713 The Bombay High Court recently set aside a circular issued by the Government of Goa […]
Government Of India Revokes Order Extending Section 31D Of Copyright Act To Internet Transmissions Following Wynk Music Case
Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. Wynk Music Ltd & Anr v. Tips Industries Ltd (2022), 2022 SCC OnLine Bom 11807 The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has officially revoked its Office Memorandum No. 14-35/2015-CRB/LU […]
Madras High Court Stay The Re-Release Of The Kamal Hassan-Starrer 1991 Tamil Movie ‘Gunaa’.
GHANSHYAM HEMDEV V PYRAMID AUDIO INDIA PVT LTD AND OTHERS CASE NO: O.A.NO.459 OF 2024 IN CS (COMM DIV) NO. 118 OF 2024 Movie re-releases are increasingly getting into copyright troubles. Recently, the Madras High Court stayed the re-release of the Kamal Hassan-starrer 1991 Tamil movie ‘Gunaa’. Ghanshyam Hemdev, who is into the business of […]
A Tattoo Artist’s Triumph Over Copyright: A Jazzed-Up Legal Battle
The case against celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D is regarded as the first U.S. case which discussed copyright infringement in respect of tattoos. The plaintiff Jeffrey Sedlik, a renowned photographer based in California, United States, captured the photograph of the famous American Jazz artist Miles Davis in 1989. Since then, Sedlik’s picture has become […]
Copyright In The Screenplay Of The Film ‘Nayak’ Vested With Satyajit Ray And Not With The Producer R.d. Bansal: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court ruled on 23rd May 2023 that Satyajit Ray was the first owner of the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, and therefore, the right to novelize the screenplay was also vested in him or his legal successors. SUMMARY OF THE FACTS During the period 1965-66, R.D. Bansal commissioned the late […]