Who Owns Film Production Photographs? Madras High Court Rules for the Producer’s Heirs Against a Film Archive
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction In The Cinema Resource Centre & Anr. v. Ms. Ganga Rudraiah & Anr., O.S.A.(CAD) No. 17 of 2022 & C.M.P. No. 2260 of 2022, the Madras High Court (Division Bench) ruled on 27 August 2026 (reserved on 14 July 2026) […]
Gujarat HC Holds Counterfeit Hardware Sales Are Not Copyright Offences
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction In Jitendrabhai Mohanbhai Kriplani v. State of Gujarat & Anr. (R/Criminal Misc. Application No. 21846 of 2022), the Gujarat High Court, on 7 September 2026, quashed an FIR under the Copyright Act, 1957, against a shopkeeper accused of selling counterfeit […]
AI Authorship Under the Copyright Act: What the Thaler-DABUS Order Actually Holds
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction In the matter concerning Diary No. 9356/2022-CO/A, the Registrar of Copyrights, New Delhi, on 31st August 2026 rejected an application by Dr. Stephen L. Thaler to register an artistic work titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” in which he sought […]
Hotel Cable TV and Copyright Society Licensing: The Unsettled Question in the IPRS v. Hotel Appolo Case
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction The Supreme Court has stayed a Calcutta High Court ruling that required hotels supplying cable television to guest rooms to obtain a separate copyright licence, reopening a question that had appeared settled only weeks earlier. In The Indian Performing Right […]
Delhi High Court Strikes a Balance Between Rights Holders and Intermediaries in HBO v. Streamzy.to Case
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction Online piracy poses a persistent enforcement challenge: rogue websites blocked by court order routinely resurface through mirror, redirect, or alphanumeric domains, forcing rights holders back to court, while unrestrained self-help risks handing intermediaries or plaintiffs powers they are not authorised […]
Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction to Safeguard FIFA World Cup 2026 Broadcasting Rights in Zee5 Case
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction On 3 June 2026, the Delhi High Court in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. v. Soccerbox.Me & Ors. (CS(COMM) 657/2026) dealt with a significant dispute concerning copyright and broadcasting rights in the digital era. Zee Entertainment, which operates the streaming platform […]
Delhi High Court Rules on Composer’s Copyright in Ilaiyaraaja v. Saregama India Limited
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction On 21 May 2026, the Delhi High Court delivered its ruling in Mr. Ilaiyaraaja v. Saregama India Limited (FAO(OS)(COMM) 52/2025). The case centered on the song “En Iniya Pon Nilave” from the 1980 Tamil film Moodu Pani. The dispute […]
Calcutta HC Upholds Royalty Rights of Authors and Composers in Vodafone–IPRS Dispute
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction On 8 May 2026, the Commercial Appellate Division of the High Court at Calcutta delivered an important judgment in Vodafone Idea Limited v. The Indian Performing Right Society Limited & Anr., A.O (COM) No. 17 of 2024 and APOT 300 […]
U.S. Supreme Court in Cox v. Sony: Knowledge Alone Cannot Make an ISP a Copyright Infringer
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States, in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 607 U.S.(2026), considered an important issue concerning copyright liability in the digital era: whether an Internet Service Provider (ISP) can be held liable for copyright […]
Delhi High Court Rejects ‘De Minimis’ Defense: MRT Music v. Paramvah Studios
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Introduction The Delhi High Court, in M/S MRT Music v. Paramvah Studios Pvt. Ltd. [CS(COMM) 680/2024, decided on 28 March 2026], dealt with an important dispute concerning copyright infringement in film music. The case arose from the use of two songs, […]