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Unauthorized Use of Songs in ‘Bachelor Party’ Movie Restrained

The Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction in favor of MRT Music in a copyright infringement dispute involving unauthorized use of its songs in the Kannada film ‘Bachelor Party.’ The court ordered the defendants to cease using the songs and to deposit ₹20 lakhs as an interim measure, reflecting the license fees for the music. Continue Reading Unauthorized Use of Songs in ‘Bachelor Party’ Movie Restrained

September 5, 2024 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 352Views 3Likes

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Zomato Acquires Uber Eats India for USD 350 million, Heineken Partners with James Bond, Apple Signs Deal with NBA, and more

Amazon to Launch Fleet of 10,000 ED Vehicles in India by 2025; Zomato Acquires Uber Eats India for USD 350 million; TikTok Signs Sub-Licensing Agreement to Monetise India Operations; Brand Heineken 0.0 Partners with James Bond; Spotify to Acquire Podcasting Network ‘The Ringer’; Apple Signs Music Deal with NBA and more. Amazon to Launch Fleet of 10,000 ED Vehicles in India by 2025 In a bid to increase energy efficiency and minimise adverse environmental impact, eCommerce giant Amazon has announced its…

January 24, 2020 BananaIP Reporter e-Commerce Law, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 855Views 0Like

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Upcoming IP Event: When Do You Really Need a Music License? (24th January, 2020)

BananaIP Counsels, through Intellepedia, is happy to announce a seminar titled “When Do You Really Need a Music License?”, an event for live performers, musicians, event organisers, and venue managers, on 24th January, 2020 at its office. You may register online for the event here: Register Online Event Information You do not always need a copyright license or permission for using recorded music, lyrics or musical compositions. While some uses require you to pay and get a license, many uses do not require…

January 13, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 960Views 0Like

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Presentation on Software and Music Licensing-By Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

The presentation herein was given by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala. It deals with the different types of IP, assignment and licensing. Important clauses such as Recitals, Definitions, Grant, Royalties, Term & Termination are discussed. All of these are explained with the help of examples. Open Source licenses are talked about in detail. Licenses and their types with a special focus on music licensing brings about the close of the presentation.

March 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Open Source Licensing 0Comment 796Views 0Like

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Copyright Regulation to allow private copying; Faces ire of UK Music Industry

Following the recommendations given in independent report by Professor Ian Hargreaves in 2011, the UK Government had come up with several changes in the copyright law covering aspects of fair dealing for accessible formats for the disabled, research and education, public administration, parody and personal copies for private use. Of these, the regulations allowing personal copies of legally-bought music to be made for private use, under exceptions to the copyright law, are facing strong resistance from the UK music industry.…

February 5, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 681Views 0Like

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An Overview of Music Licensing – Part 1

Music licensing means transfer of exclusive or non – exclusive rights to use a piece of music which sometimes may be a complete song, a snippet of a song or an entire album or an entire repertoire for a set period of time, for a fee. Music licensing deals can take several forms, but generally all deals dictate the presence of a licensing fee, an expiration date of the licensing agreement, and terms specifying where and how the licensee can use…