Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Delhi HC ruling that Saregama owns sound recording copyright in Ilaiyaraaja’s ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’
On 1 October 2026, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling that music composer
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Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Delhi HC ruling that Saregama owns sound recording copyright in Ilaiyaraaja’s ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’
On 1 October 2026, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling that music composer…
Bombay HC Quashes ₹79.72-Crore GST Demand Against Dharma Productions
A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court (Justices M.S. Karnik and Sandesh D. Patil) quashed orders confirming a differential GST demand exceeding ₹79.72 crore against Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd. and…
Delhi High Court notes that there cannot be blanket injunctions granted in personality rights cases
The Delhi High Court has indicated that it is not inclined to issue blanket interim injunctions in litigation concerning personality rights. Consequently, the Court has…
TRAI Repeals 12-Minute TV Advertising Cap
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) repealed its long standing regulation capping television advertisements at 12 minutes per clock hour. This was done through the Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements…
The Bombay High Court hears Novex v. National Sports Club of India
The Bombay High Court, presided over by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan, heard an application filed by Novex Communications Private Limited against the National Sports Club of India (NSCI). An…
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic
Per this recent report, Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic in a Northern California federal court, accusing it of unlawfully downloading and scraping copyrighted songs…
Hollywood strikes first AI copyright truce with ByteDance
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has entered into its first agreement with an artificial intelligence company, following months of discussions with ByteDance concerning copyright safeguards for its AI video and image-generation tools,…
Delhi High Court Rules Gurbani Recitation Covered Under Religious Exception
The Delhi High Court declined to grant an ad-interim injunction sought by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to restrain private channel Galactic Television and Communications from telecasting live Gurbani…
Shruti Haasan Moves Bombay High Court Over Personality Rights and AI Deepfakes
Actress Shruti Haasan has approached the Bombay High Court seeking INR 15 crore in damages against 18 defendants for allegedly unauthorised commercial use of her name, image, likeness…