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<\/p>\nCOPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/h2>\n“Privacy is the very essence of human existence. One wonders why the Indian Supreme Court took so long to reach that conclusion.”-Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist.<\/p>\n
INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\nRight to Privacy and Entertainment Industry in India<\/strong>
\nWith the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed to all persons under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, some dynamics of the entertainment industry are set to change. Some expected changes include:<\/p>\n\n- News Reporting about personal life of celebrities;<\/li>\n
- Endorsement contract terms and scope of permissions under the contracts;<\/li>\n
- Collection and protection of user data by online content providers such as Amazon, Netflix, Hot Star, Hungama, etc.;<\/li>\n
- Blog publications about celebrities and follower\/subscriber management;<\/li>\n
- Analysis and use of celebrity, audience and consumer data;<\/li>\n
- Tracking user viewing preferences, and related actions; and<\/li>\n
- Intrusion into celebrity affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
BIP team will carry a comprehensive note in the coming days about specific practices of the entertainment industry that may be affected by the judgment.<\/p>\n
Copyrights and terrorism- are they linked?<\/strong>
\nWhile announcing a special course on intellectual property rights for police officers, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh said that piracy and copyright violations are sources of terror financing and money laundering. \u201cApart from infringement of private rights, counterfeiting and piracy activities also give rise to serious organized crimes. Counterfeiting, piracy, and smuggling also finance criminals and terrorists who deal in counterfeit goods to launder illegal money\u201d he said. Further, the Minister said that the government and the ministry give high importance to preventing IPR related crimes. \u201cPolice Officials shall be equipped with proper knowledge and training, so as to curb and restrain IPR violations at the very outset,\u201d he said.
\nIPO Official gets 1-year rigorous imprisonment
\nN D Kasturi, former Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks, Chennai was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by a CBI court in a disproportionate assets case. Kasturi was accused of acquiring disproportionate assets of Rs 2.22 crores between April 2000 and March 2010. \u201cShe could not give any satisfactory explanation for the assets during the investigations\u201d\u00a0 the Special Judge S Natarajan held.<\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\nTemporary Storage of Digital Content Permitted<\/strong>
\nIn a recent decision of the Australian Copyright Tribunal involving Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and Foxtel, the Tribunal held that temporary storage of content streamed online is permitted provided the same content has been broadcast on television as well. The said decision permits digital\/internet streaming service providers to allow their consumers to store\u00a0 video and audio programs for subsequent enjoyment. The TVR and DVR exception has been recognized earlier, and the Tribunal pointed out that the storage exception is limited to one-time viewing.<\/p>\nLICENSING AND MERCHANDISING UPDATES<\/h2>\n
Kwan Entertainment and Dream Theatre form new JV<\/strong>
\nCelebrity management company Kwan Entertainment and Marketing Solutions and brand licensing firm Dream Theatre have joined hands to form a joint venture called Mojostar. The JV is aimed at creating new fashion, fitness and personal care brands in partnership with celebrities.\u00a0 In March Kwan Entertainment had launched Kwan Digital which brings together writers and content creators and digital platforms such as Netflix and Hotstar and is primarily engaged in licensing deals, content integration, selling digital rights of films, distribution, syndication and talent packaging of content for such digital platforms.<\/p>\nGeronimo Stilton merchandise in India courtesy Brand Monk<\/strong>
\nThe Mumbai based licensing company Brand Monk Licensing has signed an exclusive deal with Atlantyca Entertainment, and shall be bringing Geronimo Stilton merchandise to India. Geronimo Stilton is a fictional mouse from a bestselling childrens\u2019 book series. Co-founder of Brand Monk Licensing Mr. Rohit Sobti stated that the books are very popular in India and that Brank Monk will be conducting a large scale merchandising programme with the brand which will include merchandise from fashion, bags, collectables, board games to association with FMCG companies.<\/p>\nSuccess of Licensing Expo China, 2017<\/strong>
\nPRN carried news that the debut Licensing Expo in China was successful. The Expo saw the presence of several brands, characters and other licensing properties. Noteworthy participants included representatives from Hasbrow, Fanta, Mattel, BBC Earth, Lamborghini, Bud Wiser, etc.<\/p>\nBIP \u00a0ENTERTAINMENT LAW TIP OF THE WEEK<\/h2>\n
Time to Modify Entertainment Contracts
\nWith the Supreme Court’s decision on the Right to Privacy, Entertainment Companies must take steps to modify their artist agreements, endorsement contracts, licensing contracts, terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other legal instruments, and accommodate specific terms with respect to privacy that are in line with the judgment.<\/p>\n
Author: BIP\u2019s Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys<\/strong>
\nSenior Partner, the entertainment law attorneys at BIP are among the well-known lawyers in the field. They work with clients such as Yash Raj Films, Dharma Productions, Ananda Audio, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh, and Arka Media (Producer of Bahu Bali). BIP\u2019s entertainment law team helps clients protect, manage and effectively license and merchandize their creative works such as films, music, brands and other content, to maximize financial returns.
\nThe weekly copyright and entertainment law news initiative is a part of their pro bono work, and is aimed at spreading entertainment law awareness. You are free to share the news with appropriate attribution and backlink to the source.<\/p>\nIf you have any questions, you may write to BIP\u2019s Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys \u2013\u00a0contact@bananaip.com<\/a>.
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Right to Privacy and Entertainment Industry in India<\/strong> BIP team will carry a comprehensive note in the coming days about specific practices of the entertainment industry that may be affected by the judgment.<\/p>\n Copyrights and terrorism- are they linked?<\/strong> Temporary Storage of Digital Content Permitted<\/strong> Kwan Entertainment and Dream Theatre form new JV<\/strong> Geronimo Stilton merchandise in India courtesy Brand Monk<\/strong> Success of Licensing Expo China, 2017<\/strong> Time to Modify Entertainment Contracts Author: BIP\u2019s Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys<\/strong> If you have any questions, you may write to BIP\u2019s Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys \u2013\u00a0contact@bananaip.com<\/a>. This article explores major changes in entertainment and copyright law in India, including privacy rights, copyright\u2019s connection to crime, and new merchandising developments. The post provides legal updates and expert commentary relevant to practitioners and industry stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,22,7],"tags":[5165,93,8721,1019,5,23,3547,144],"class_list":["post-40398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copyrights","category-intellectual-property","category-ip-commercialization-licensing","category-media-and-entertainment-law","tag-celebrity-endorsement","tag-copyright-law","tag-corruption-in-ipo","tag-entertainment-law-india","tag-intellectual-property","tag-licensing","tag-merchandising","tag-right-to-privacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135979,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40398\/revisions\/135979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWith the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed to all persons under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, some dynamics of the entertainment industry are set to change. Some expected changes include:<\/p>\n\n
\nWhile announcing a special course on intellectual property rights for police officers, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh said that piracy and copyright violations are sources of terror financing and money laundering. \u201cApart from infringement of private rights, counterfeiting and piracy activities also give rise to serious organized crimes. Counterfeiting, piracy, and smuggling also finance criminals and terrorists who deal in counterfeit goods to launder illegal money\u201d he said. Further, the Minister said that the government and the ministry give high importance to preventing IPR related crimes. \u201cPolice Officials shall be equipped with proper knowledge and training, so as to curb and restrain IPR violations at the very outset,\u201d he said.
\nIPO Official gets 1-year rigorous imprisonment
\nN D Kasturi, former Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks, Chennai was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by a CBI court in a disproportionate assets case. Kasturi was accused of acquiring disproportionate assets of Rs 2.22 crores between April 2000 and March 2010. \u201cShe could not give any satisfactory explanation for the assets during the investigations\u201d\u00a0 the Special Judge S Natarajan held.<\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nIn a recent decision of the Australian Copyright Tribunal involving Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and Foxtel, the Tribunal held that temporary storage of content streamed online is permitted provided the same content has been broadcast on television as well. The said decision permits digital\/internet streaming service providers to allow their consumers to store\u00a0 video and audio programs for subsequent enjoyment. The TVR and DVR exception has been recognized earlier, and the Tribunal pointed out that the storage exception is limited to one-time viewing.<\/p>\nLICENSING AND MERCHANDISING UPDATES<\/h2>\n
\nCelebrity management company Kwan Entertainment and Marketing Solutions and brand licensing firm Dream Theatre have joined hands to form a joint venture called Mojostar. The JV is aimed at creating new fashion, fitness and personal care brands in partnership with celebrities.\u00a0 In March Kwan Entertainment had launched Kwan Digital which brings together writers and content creators and digital platforms such as Netflix and Hotstar and is primarily engaged in licensing deals, content integration, selling digital rights of films, distribution, syndication and talent packaging of content for such digital platforms.<\/p>\n
\nThe Mumbai based licensing company Brand Monk Licensing has signed an exclusive deal with Atlantyca Entertainment, and shall be bringing Geronimo Stilton merchandise to India. Geronimo Stilton is a fictional mouse from a bestselling childrens\u2019 book series. Co-founder of Brand Monk Licensing Mr. Rohit Sobti stated that the books are very popular in India and that Brank Monk will be conducting a large scale merchandising programme with the brand which will include merchandise from fashion, bags, collectables, board games to association with FMCG companies.<\/p>\n
\nPRN carried news that the debut Licensing Expo in China was successful. The Expo saw the presence of several brands, characters and other licensing properties. Noteworthy participants included representatives from Hasbrow, Fanta, Mattel, BBC Earth, Lamborghini, Bud Wiser, etc.<\/p>\nBIP \u00a0ENTERTAINMENT LAW TIP OF THE WEEK<\/h2>\n
\nWith the Supreme Court’s decision on the Right to Privacy, Entertainment Companies must take steps to modify their artist agreements, endorsement contracts, licensing contracts, terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other legal instruments, and accommodate specific terms with respect to privacy that are in line with the judgment.<\/p>\n
\nSenior Partner, the entertainment law attorneys at BIP are among the well-known lawyers in the field. They work with clients such as Yash Raj Films, Dharma Productions, Ananda Audio, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh, and Arka Media (Producer of Bahu Bali). BIP\u2019s entertainment law team helps clients protect, manage and effectively license and merchandize their creative works such as films, music, brands and other content, to maximize financial returns.
\nThe weekly copyright and entertainment law news initiative is a part of their pro bono work, and is aimed at spreading entertainment law awareness. You are free to share the news with appropriate attribution and backlink to the source.<\/p>\n
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