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The featured image shows a picture of the actor Hrithik Roshan. The post is about the latest copyright infringement dispute regarding the film Mohenjo Daro. To know more, please click here.

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 1038Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the symbol of copyright in purple colour on a white background.The post is about the recent allegation of copyright infringement against the short movie 'kriti'. To know more, please click here.

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 1157Views 0Like

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Apple’s Latest Patent to Curb Copyright Infringement

Apple has been granted a new patent for a technology that will block the phone’s camera feature. Apple had sought for a patent for this technology in 2011.The technology allows phone cameras to be disabled through infrared sensors. An infrared emitter can be located in areas where capturing of pictures and videos are prohibited. The technology for which the patent has been granted involves infrared single detection technique. An electronic device can receive the infrared signals, decode the data and…

July 15, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 793Views 0Like

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Krishika Lulla & Ors. vs Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta & Anr.

Krishika Lulla & Ors. vs Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta & Anr. [Criminal Appeal No. 258 & 259 of 2013 SC (Decided on 15.10.2015)] Facts Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta (Respondent), had authored a story named ‘Desi Boys’ and had registered the same with the Film Writers Association on 25.11.2008. Mr. Devkatta forwarded the synopsis of the story to his friend Mr. Ramesh Bhatnagar who further forwarded it one Mr. Ahsaan Sagar on 15.10.2009. Subsequently, Mr. Devkatta saw the promos of a…

July 11, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 2616Views 0Like

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The featured image shows a signboard with the words 'No Piracy' written in black , bold letters. A skull with two cross bones is also present next to the words. The post is about a john doe order that YRF secured in its favour regarding the movie 'sultan'. To know more, please click here.

John Doe Orders obtained by makers of ‘Sultan’

This post discusses the latest development relating to the movie ‘Sultan’. The movie was released today, i.e.on 6.07.2016. Ahead of the release of the much awaited movie ‘Sultan’, Yash Raj Films approached the Bombay High Court ,seeking for an interim injunction to fight piracy. Yash Raj Films filed an application after they came across websites hosting several links to download the yet to be released movie ‘Sultan’. These links although dormant at the time of making the application are bound…

July 6, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1057Views 0Like

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Kriti V Bob : Who owns the copyright?

Kriti, a short film by Shirish Kunder, has been taken down by YouTube amidst a copyright controversy initiated by a filmmaker from Nepal, Aneel Neupane. The short film, Kriti, was uploaded on YouTube on June 22, 2016. The short film had bagged over two million views within 2 days. However, on June 24, Kriti found itself in controversy as Neupane updated a facebook status, openly accusing Kriti to be a copy of his short film, Bob. Neupane claimed that he…

July 5, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1366Views 0Like

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Latest updates in Copyright case decisions

Jury clears Led Zeppelin’s "Stairway to Heaven" from copyright infringement claim A lawsuit alleging copyright infringement was brought against Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin group by Michael Skidmore. He alleged that there were similarities between the opening chords for 1971 song Stairway To Heaven and a composition called Taurus which was released four years earlier by a band called Spirit. The US District Judge Gary Klausner had ruled in April that “Stairway to Heaven” bore “substantial” similarities with…

June 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 874Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property : Sipping on IP

Well I am guessing the title of this post may have piqued your interest. ‘Sipping on IP’ is an initiative taken by BananaIP Counsels, where everyone gathers over coffee and lets ideas, discussions and conversations about intellectual property brew. There are no ground rules and the conversation can be about varied topics from more current pressing issues to any IP related concept. It is a great way to connect, take a break and learn from your peers. Let’s see what we sipped…

June 21, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 764Views 0Like

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ABS Entertainment, Inc. v. CBS Corporation, et al.

This article relates to an interesting summary judgment passed by the District Court of California in a suit brought for copyright infringement. The Plaintiffs, ABS Entertainment Inc., Barnaby Records, Inc., Brunswick Record Corporation, and Malaco Inc. (collectively addressed as “Plaintiffs”) brought a copyright infringement suit against CBS Corporation and CBS Radio Inc. (collectively addressed as “CBS” or “Defendants”) for publicly performing, through radio broadcasts or digital internet streams, the Plaintiffs’ pre-1972 sound recordings. It is necessary to state the…

June 6, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 860Views 0Like

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Disney and Dalian Engage in Comic Wars

A conflict for the protection of intellectual property right arose recently in China when a Chinese based Infrastructure Company, Wanda Company diversified its business and entered in to a theme based park. It is interesting to note how the conflict arose in this case. The facts are as follows: on the inauguration of the theme park of Wanda Group on 28th May 2016, few people who were alleged to be workers of the park, were seen clad in Captain America,…

June 2, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 811Views 0Like

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Mohenjo Daro clears copyright infringement case

Kriti vs Bob

Apple’s Latest Patent to Curb Copyright Infringement

Krishika Lulla & Ors. vs Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta & Anr.

John Doe Orders obtained by makers of ‘Sultan’

Kriti V Bob : Who owns the copyright?

Intellectual Property : Sipping on IP

ABS Entertainment, Inc. v. CBS Corporation, et al.

Disney and Dalian Engage in Comic Wars

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