IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Intellectual property, inherently, can be sold, licensed or marketed. The screenings once recorded as part of the broadcasting right then become a part of the broadcasters inventory, giving them full right to reproduce, as part of the agreement either on its own terms or by paying a fee to the original franchise owner.

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Law IP 90

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. The plaintiff company owned the copyright of several films and these were not licensed to any party. The petitioner proved prior use by placing documents on record since 2001.

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MARCH 9, 2025

PPL, claiming ownership over public performance rights via assignments from music labels, alleged infringement after its representatives discovered unlicensed use of its repertoire. The plaintiff submitted that it was the owner of the mark and later by assignment and then by seeking a license it is now a permitted user of the mark.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Notably, Monsanto’s matter had several layers including the State Governments seeking to regulate IP licensing fees, and the Indian seed companies who previously licensed technology from Monsanto, refusing to pay royalties to Monsanto. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

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AUGUST 12, 2024

PART I] Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights In a first of its kind order in India, the BHC restrains AI platforms from using likeness of famous singer Arijit Singh, finding them to prima facie infringe his personality rights. Read on below to know more.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 29, 2024

Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. From DVDs to OTT, the entertainment domain has come a long way owing to rapid digitalization affecting creative authorship over their creations [1].

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

This will potentially impact the copyright licensing landscape insofar as filmmakers will have to enter into dedicated agreements to claim protection for works not listed within the scope of Section 17. The Court delineated instances like parody and satire where free speech in the context of well-known persons may be protected.

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