Remove Copyright Law Remove Moral Rights Remove Registration Remove Television
article thumbnail

Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The plaintiff extended his business and earned revenue by licensing the copyrighted works it owned to FM Radio services, television operators, television broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSO). Hence, the plaintiff filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against them. The defendant no 1 i.e, Mannu Bhandari V.

article thumbnail

Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

The Bombay High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim that the title was copyrighted from the outset, citing a number of precedents to support its ruling that “it is settled law, and has been for a very long time, that there is no copyright in a title.” These registrations aid in allocating precedence.

Cinema 82
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Protection of Copyrights in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

Rights related to distribution, reproduction, and public performance and display are among the intellectual property rights which comprise a copyright. Under Singapore’s Copyright Act , it is a criminal offense for a person or company to conduct wilful copyright infringement. Image Source:Freepic].

article thumbnail

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Relying extensively on the rationale of the Single Judge’s order, the Division Bench held that Section 31D specifically deals only with Radio and Television Broadcasting.

IP 124