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Court Directs Meta to Take Down Deepfake Videos of NSE CEO in Urgent Ruling

The Bombay High Court granted urgent interim relief to NSE, ordering Meta and other intermediaries to remove deepfake videos falsely showing NSE’s CEO endorsing stock-picking services. The court highlighted the importance of preventing market manipulation and safeguarding investor trust. Continue Reading Court Directs Meta to Take Down Deepfake Videos of NSE CEO in Urgent Ruling

September 18, 2024 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Intellectual Property, Social Media Law, Trademarks 0Comment 363Views 3Likes

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Another dynamic plus order to curb online piracy from the Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court cracks down on piracy! In this case, the Court granted an injunction against 28 rogue websites pirating Universal Studios content. The injunction covers not just existing websites but also future versions and new ones that may arise. This applies to future Universal Studios content as well. ISPs and domain name registrars were ordered to block access and provide details of owners. Continue Reading Another dynamic plus order to curb online piracy from the Delhi High Court

February 16, 2024 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Privacy / Data Protection, Social Media Law 0Comment 928Views 0Like

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Delhi HC Summons Triller, PEMRA Raids Cable Operators Over Indian Content, Adeia Inc. & FetchTV Renew IP Licensing Agreement

Stay up to date with the latest news related to copyright infringement, PEMRA raids and IP licensing agreements. Read this post to learn more about Delhi High Court’s summons of Triller in a copyright infringement case filed by Yash Raj Films, PEMRA’s raid on Islamabad cable operators for airing illegal Indian content and Adeia Inc.’s media IP licensing agreement renewal with FetchTV for entertainment services in Australia. Continue Reading Delhi HC Summons Triller, PEMRA Raids Cable Operators Over Indian Content,…

January 16, 2023 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law, Trademarks 0Comment 2378Views 0Like

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Weekly Copyright, Media, and Entertainment Law Updates

This week’s copyright, media, and entertainment law updates are as below: Karnataka HC Issues Contempt Notice to Congress Leaders in KGF Song Copyright Infringement Matter The Karnataka High Court issued notices to Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, and Supriya Shrinate of the Indian National Congress in response to a contempt petition filed by MRT Music alleging that the respondents have not removed videos uploaded to the social media accounts of Congress and Bharat Jodo that infringe upon its copyright in KGF chapter-2's…

December 9, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law 0Comment 1124Views 0Like

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Weekly Copyright, Media, and Entertainment Law Updates

This week’s copyright, media, and entertainment law updates are as below: Kerala District Court Issues Injunction Order Against ‘Varaha Roopam’ The Palakkad District Court in Kerala, issuing an injunction order in the copyright infringement suit against the song ‘Varaha Roopam’ of the superhit Kannada film ‘Kantara’, restrained the producer- Hombale Films, the director- Rishabh Shetty, the distributor in Kerala- Prithviraj Productions Pvt. Ltd., and streaming platforms from exhibiting, streaming, distributing or communicating to the public the film Kantara with the synchronised…

November 4, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law 0Comment 973Views 0Like

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Weekly Copyright, Media, and Entertainment Law Updates

This week’s copyright, media and entertainment law updates are as below: Slovenia Implements EU Directives on Copyright Law Protecting Author’s Right in Cinematographic Works The National Assembly in Slovenia, amending the Copyright and Related Rights Act and the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act, has adopted provisions from two EU Directives on Copyright in to Slovenian legislation. The Ministry of Economic Development and Technology in the process of drafting and legislating the amendments, had held public debates, gathered suggestions…

October 21, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law 0Comment 1107Views 0Like

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Weekly Anti-trust and Privacy Updates

The anti-trust and privacy updates for this week are as follows:- Inter-ministerial Task Force to regulate and prepare guidelines for Online Gaming Inter-ministerial Task Force (IMTF) for online gaming recommends drawing up guidelines for Online Gaming platforms to prevent fraud and illegitimate activities. The IMTF also recommends amending the Information Technology act, 2000, to include regulation of online gaming platforms similar to the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code and to include caps on the spending limits. The recommendations face…

September 2, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP and Antitrust/Competition, Privacy / Data Protection, Social Media Law 0Comment 920Views 0Like

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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows: Hero MotoCorp gets permission to use Hero as the trademark for EV business Hero MotoCorp led by Pawan Munjal gets permission for electric vehicles under the trademark Hero by the arbitration tribunal appointed by the Delhi High Court. The dispute was between two factions of the Munjal family group. Hero electric filed an application for an interim injunction against Hero MotoCorp for using HERO for the electric vehicles. The tribunal refused to grant an…

July 20, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law, Trademarks 0Comment 1307Views 0Like

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Accessibility of Intermediary Services to Persons with Disabilities – Proposed Amendments to IT Rules

A. Background On 6th June, 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India, published a press note sharing the Proposed Draft Amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as “IT Rules, 2021”), and sought comments and suggestions from the stakeholders with respect to the proposed rules. As stated in the press note, two important principles that underlie the proposed amendments are: “The Internet should be Open, Safe &…

June 29, 2022 BananaIP Reporter Accessibility, General, Intellectual Property, Social Media Law 0Comment 1278Views 0Like

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Draft IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules Published for comments by MeitY

On 6th June, 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY), released a press note inviting public feedback and comments on the ‘Proposed draft amendment to the IT Rules, 2021’. Comments/suggestions on the draft amendment may be shared via email to dhawal.gupta@meity.gov.in and notan.roy@meity.gov.in in either MS Word (or compatible format) or machine readable PDF format by 6th July, 2022. A formal public consultation meeting is expected to be arranged by Mid-June, the details of which should be notified…

June 18, 2022 BananaIP Reporter General, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Press Release, Social Media Law 0Comment 1426Views 0Like

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