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Copyright Infringement: Bombay HC Refuses To Stay Release Of Film ‘I Love You’

The Bombay High Court recently refused to stay release of Hindi film ‘I Love You’ in a plea filed against the makers of the film by Lions Gate India LLP (LGIL) alleging... Read more »

British Singer Dua Lipa Wins Dismissal Of Copyright Lawsuit Over “Levitating”

Dua Lipa, the British pop star, along with music label Warner Records, has recently secured the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a reggae group from Florida in a Los Angeles federal... Read more »
Satyajit Ray Is The First Owner Of Copyright In Bengali Film ‘Nayak’: Delhi HC

Satyajit Ray Is The First Owner Of Copyright In Bengali Film ‘Nayak’: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court held on Tuesday that the first owner of copyright in the 1966 Bengali film ‘Nayak’ is legendary filmmaker late Satyajit Ray, who also wrote the screenplay for the... Read more »
Ed Sheeran Wins His Second Copyright Lawsuit Over His Song “Thinking Out Loud”

Ed Sheeran Wins His Second Copyright Lawsuit Over His Song “Thinking Out Loud”

Ed Sheeran, a British singer-songwriter, recently defeated a second copyright lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan over similarities between his hit “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” US... Read more »
Bombay HC Orders Dynamic Injuction Against IG Accounts In Copyright Suit Filed By ‘Scam 1992’ Makers

Bombay HC Orders Dynamic Injuction Against IG Accounts In Copyright Suit Filed By ‘Scam 1992’ Makers

The Bombay High Court recently awarded a ‘dynamic injunction’ against thirty-two Instagram account holders and John Doe (unknown parties) in a copyright infringement suit filed by the creators of the online web-series... Read more »

Bombay HC Orders Radio City, FM Tadka To Pay Royalties Before Using ‘Copyrighted Music’

The Bombay High Court has recently held that the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) that are entitled to raise claims for royalties from the companies owning radio channels like FM Tadka &... Read more »

Ed Sheeran Sings Snippets Of “Thinking out loud” During Copyright Trial

‘Shape of You’ singer Ed Sheeran recently picked up a guitar and briefly sang for the Manhattan courtroom. During the trial settling the case of whether the singer’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ plagiarized... Read more »

Anushka Sharma Is The First Owner Of Copyright In Every Artistic Performance: Sales Tax Department To Bombay HC

The Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax in Mumbai has today informed the Bombay High Court that Bollywood actress and producer Anushka Sharma is the first owner of the copyright in every artistic... Read more »
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‘Kacha Badam’ Singer Bhuban Badyakar Files Copyright Infringement Complaint

‘Kacha Badam’ Singer Bhuban Badyakar Files Copyright Infringement Complaint Bhuban Badyakar, the singer of the infamous song ‘Kacha Badam’, has filed a copyright infringement complaint, saying that he was unable to sing... Read more »
Kantara Song Copyright Case: Kerala HC Stays FIR Against Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran

Kantara Song Copyright Case: Kerala HC Stays FIR Against Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran

The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the FIR filed by Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd against actor Prithviraj Sukumaran in connection with the alleged copyright infringement of the song “Varaharoopam”... Read more »