Indian Copyright Statistics, the success story of Lego Toys, Oneplus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition in India, Fukrey Returns Signs Brand Deals and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India\u2019s Premier New Age IP Firm<\/p>\n
\u201cCopyright Registration is an option\u00a0 that must be exercised to effectively enforce copyrights in India.\u201d – Dr. Kalyan C Kankanala<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
INDIAN COPYRIGHT STATISTICS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
There was an increase of 28% in the total number of copyright filings during this week, compared to the last week. A total of 212 applications were filed for copyright registration during the last week. While most of the applications were filed for literary works only 2 applications were filed for registering Sound Recordings.<\/p>\n
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\n Sr. No<\/td>\n Types of work<\/td>\n Number of Applications previous week<\/td>\n Number of Applications this week<\/td>\n Percentage change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Literary Works<\/td>\n 145<\/td>\n 168<\/td>\n An increase of 15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Musical works<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n An increase of 400%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Artistic works<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n An increase of 366%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Cinematograph Films<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n An increase of 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Sound Recordings<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n An increase of 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Software<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n 17<\/td>\n An increase of 41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Total<\/td>\n 165<\/td>\n 212<\/td>\n An increase of 28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Copyright office expedites examination process<\/h3>\n
The Indian Copyright Office will now publish every week, the list of applications received for registration during the week on its website. \u201cThis publication would be considered as a notice to any person claiming interest in the subject matter of the Application,\u201d states a circular issued by the Copyright office last Monday. In case no objection is received within 30 days of such publication, the said applications would be examined by the Office for further actions. Moreover, the circular reiterates and affirms the existing rule that an application filed online would be treated as abandoned if no work\/documents are submitted within 30 days of filing the application. While the efforts taken to expedite the registration process is commendable, the Office should also take steps to allow users to submit their works online.<\/p>\n
AIDCF approached Madras High Court to maintain Status Quo<\/h3>\n
The All India Digital Cable Federation had filed a petition before the Madras High Court requesting for a directive to the broadcasters to maintain the status quo on renegotiating agreements between TV Channels and Multi System Operators till the court decides on the TRAI\u2019s new tariff regime announced in 2016. Madras High Court is currently hearing a case pertaining to TRAI\u2019s validity to have jurisdiction over matters relating to copyrights. Along with the Tariff, TRAI had also issued guidelines with respect to standards of quality of service which was earlier stayed by the Supreme Court till the Madras High Court decides on TRAI\u2019s jurisdiction over matters relating to copyrights.<\/p>\n
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Lego restrains brick imitators in China<\/h3>\n
The toy maker Lego has successfully restrained two companies in China from manufacturing and selling toys that are identical to its Lego friends range toys. The China Shantou Intermediate People\u2019s Court ruled that \u201ccertain products infringed upon the copyrights of the Lego Group and that manufacturing and selling of those products constituted acts of unfair competition.\u201d Earlier this year the Beijing Higher Court recognized Lego as a Well-Known trade mark in China.<\/p>\n
LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING UPDATES<\/h2>\n
OnePlus 5T Star Wars limited edition in India Soon<\/h3>\n
With the new Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi set to be released soon both Motorola and OnePlus have entered into deals with Disney to bring their Star Wars themed phones to the market. While the Moto Mod Style Shell with a Darth Vader image will be available only in China, the limited-edition Star Wars OnePlus 5T will be available in India on the 15th<\/sup> of December, 2017.<\/p>\n
Fukrey Returns signs 9 brand deals<\/h3>\n
The forthcoming film Fukrey Returns, the sequel to the 2013 film Fukrey, starring Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manoj Singh, Richa Chadda, Ali Fazal and Priya Anand releases today, 8th<\/sup> of December, 2017. The film has managed to sign nine brand tie-ups including with Hike Messenger, whereby the messaging service will create stickers based on the characters from the film.\u00a0 Besides this, the other brands which have signed up with the film are Amazon, Pepsi, Chroma and Shoppers Stop, Paytm, BookMyShow, Ola cabs, and Diamond Comics.<\/p>\n
Studiocanal and Hulu sign a licensing deal<\/h3>\n
The production company Studiocanal signed a licensing deal with the streaming service company Hulu, for making available its premium content in the U.S. As per the deal, Hulu will get the exclusive subscription video on demand (SVOD) rights to twenty hours of Studiocanal\u2019s premium drama content. The deal includes the drama series such as \u201cBelow the Surface\u201d from Kasper Barfoed and SAM Productions, \u201cMidnight Sun\u201d from M\u00e5rlind & Stein and \u201cTrust Me\u201d from\u00a0Dan Sefton.<\/p>\n
Disney- Fox saga to change the Hollywood studio landscape<\/h3>\n
It has been reported that 21st<\/sup> Century Fox will be selling the majority of its assets, approximately $68 billion to Disney. The remaining assets that include Fox Broadcasting Co., Fox News and sports cable networks FS1 and FS2, would be joined to form a smaller television company. This deal will substantially change Disney\u2019s position and could make it the most dominant studio in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
BananaIP Entertainment Law Tip of the Week<\/h2>\n
Copyright Registration and Enforcement<\/h3>\n
Registering a copyright is not mandatory for acquiring copyright protection, but registration has important benefits. One advantage of registering a copyright is the relative ease of enforcing copyrights in India.
\nAuthor: 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 merchandise\u00a0their 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.
\nIf you have any questions, you may write to BIP\u2019s Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys \u2013\u00a0contact@bananaip.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This update provides key legal news on Indian copyright filings, expedited examination, and major entertainment law developments. It covers court actions by the Cable Federation, the Lego copyright case in China, and significant licensing deals. The article also offers practical guidance on copyright registration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,22,7],"tags":[93,3339,51,8761,6110,8871,23,3547],"class_list":["post-41077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copyrights","category-intellectual-property","category-ip-commercialization-licensing","category-media-and-entertainment-law","tag-copyright-law","tag-copyright-registration","tag-entertainment-law-2","tag-indian-copyright-office","tag-legal-news","tag-lego-case","tag-licensing","tag-merchandising"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41077","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=41077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136441,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41077\/revisions\/136441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}