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Review Committee Reports, Benegal Committee report, Mudgal Committee report, Censorship Model (Part 4)

Continued from Part 3 , read part 3 by clicking here . Review Committee Reports The Benegal Committee and the Mudgal Committee constituted in 2016 and 2013 were tasked with the job of making recommendations for the process of film certification in India, Uniform, Non-Discriminatory and Non-Discretionary among others.[11] Though both the reports agree that the existing system of film certification is fraught with subjectivity, they diverge in their recommendations for making it objective. While the Mudgal Committee, in line with…

March 24, 2017 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1918Views 0Like

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Copyright Infringement, Entertainment tax, Beauty and the Beast, Swarovski, Copyright tips and more

Copyright Infringement, Entertainment tax, Beauty and the Beast, Swarovski, Copyright tips and more, presented by the Media & entertainment law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Quote of the Week "Kill Piracy; Save Creativity." - Pirates of Bollywood, Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Author and Professor. Recent entertainment case laws MSOs and local cable operators liable to collect and pay entertainment tax to the government. Responding to the pleas filed by multi-system operators (MSOs) and…

March 17, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 841Views 0Like

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Weapon in the hands of Police?

The Union Government has launched a new scheme in order to protect Intellectual Property Rights. As a part of the scheme, the Indian Government is providing special knowledge toolkit to Indian Police to identify and prosecute IPR violations. This step was taken by Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman for management of IP Rights. To prepare this toolkit, the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have worked…

January 30, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 966Views 0Like

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Indian Performing Right Society v. Aditya Pandey & Ors.

Facts IPRS (Indian Performing Right Society) has its grievance against the broadcasters of Private FM Radio Channels and Event Organizers for paying royalties to only the owners in copyright of the sound recording but not to the authors of the lyrical or musical scores. The Single bench of the Delhi High Court Justice S.Ravindra Bhat ruled in favor of the radio broadcasting channels and IPRS then appealed to the Supreme Court, which delivered its judgement in September. Question of Law The question…

November 10, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 2596Views 0Like

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Dish Tv India faces Copyright infringement suit

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Trademarks. We have decided to recapitulate the trademark news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Dish Tv India restrained from operating in Middle East and North Africa As you may or may not know Dish TV India Ltd.was…

October 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 885Views 0Like

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The Delhi High Court Delivers Judgement in a Copyright Infringement Suit

The much awaited decision of the Delhi High Court in The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars Of The University Of Oxford & Ors.versus Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr has been delivered yesterday. Case Citation The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars Of The University Of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr. CS(OS) No.2439/2012 Date of decision: 16th September, 2016. Deductions Some quick deductions from a first reading of the decision are provided hereunder for the reader's reference. In this case,…

September 17, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1061Views 0Like

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Ed Sheeran sued for ‘Thinking out loud’

Singer and song writer Ed Sheeran is currently facing a copyright lawsuit with reference to his music ‘Thinking out loud’. The heirs of of singer, songwriter and producer Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 soul staple "Let's Get It On'',filed a suit against Ed Sheeran on Tuesday in the Federal court in the Southern District of New York. Ed Townsend and Marvin Gaye co-wrote the song. Townsend's heirs are now suing Sheeran and they are claiming that Ed Sheeran has…

August 12, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 703Views 0Like

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Mohenjo Daro triumphs infringement battle

Another film met the fate of being brought before the court in the 11th hour for plagiarism. The film Mohenjo Daro, directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar is scheduled for release on 12th August 2016. The movie was brought before the Bombay High Court with a claim that it was a product of plagiarism. But the film triumphed its first ever legal battle. The Plaintiff, Mr. Akshayaditya Harishchandra Lama ("Lama") claimed that the 1st Defendant, Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar directed film Mohenjo Daro…

August 8, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 804Views 0Like

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Mohenjo Daro clears copyright infringement case

The makers of the movie 'Mohenjo Daro' heaved a sigh of relief when the Bombay HC on August 2nd,2016 (Tuesday) dismissed a plea for an interim relief by the plaintiff who had alleged that the director of the movie had supposedly infringed his copyright in the script. The plaintiff, Akashaditya Lama had sent a legal notice to the producers of the movie Mohenjo Daro,director Ashutosh Gowariker and Hrithik Roshan, seeking a stay on the film’s production and release. He alleged…

August 5, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 959Views 0Like

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Kriti vs Bob

The latest development in the copyright dispute between the makers of short films 'Kriti' and 'Bob' is discussed in this post. To know more about this copyright dispute which was published in an earlier post, please click here. The turbulence between Shirish Kunder’s 'Kriti' and Aneel Neupane’s 'Bob' finally seems to have reached its climax with the comeback of KRITI on YouTube. Neupane’s allegations of copyright infringement had infuriated Kunder, who claimed that there was no scope for any such copy…

July 22, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1050Views 0Like

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Review Committee Reports, Benegal Committee report, Mudgal Committee report, Censorship Model (Part 4)

Copyright Infringement, Entertainment tax, Beauty and the Beast, Swarovski, Copyright tips and more

Weapon in the hands of Police?

Indian Performing Right Society v. Aditya Pandey & Ors.

Dish Tv India faces Copyright infringement suit

The Delhi High Court Delivers Judgement in a Copyright Infringement Suit

Ed Sheeran sued for ‘Thinking out loud’

Mohenjo Daro triumphs infringement battle

Mohenjo Daro clears copyright infringement case

Kriti vs Bob

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