{"id":41113,"date":"2017-12-22T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=41113"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:15:53","slug":"copyright-law-news-india-iprs-dmca-pokemon-weekly-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/copyright-law-news-india-iprs-dmca-pokemon-weekly-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"IPRS Re-registered, Mahesh Bhupati and Larra Dutta\u2019s Insolvency Petition, Register Your DMCA Agents, Pokemon Awarded One Dollar, and more Weekly Copyright and Entertainment Law News and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Copyright Statistics,\u00a0 IPRS re-registered as a copyright society, Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta filed insolvency plea against Gitanjali gems,\u00a0 Re-register DMCA agents before 31st<\/sup> December,\u00a0 Pokemon awarded one dollar in damages,\u00a0 Indian film industry grows 10% every year, as per new report\u00a0and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India\u2019s Premier New Age IP Firm<\/p>\n

COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“The bitter taste left by copyright societies in India cannot be easily sweetened by mere change of leadership”\u00a0 –\u00a0Dr. Kalyan C Kankanala<\/strong><\/p>\n

INDIAN COPYRIGHT STATISTICS<\/strong>
\nThere was an increase of 1.5% in the total number of copyright filings compared to the last week. A total of 192 applications were filed for copyright registration during the last week. While most of the applications were filed for literary works no application was filed for registering Sound Recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sr. No<\/td>\nTypes of work<\/td>\nNumber of Applications previous week<\/td>\nNumber of Applications this week<\/td>\nPercentage change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nLiterary Works<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n132<\/td>\n10.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMusical works<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nArtistic works<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n76.19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCinematograph Films<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSound Recordings<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSoftware<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n14.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\n189<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n1.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IPRS RE-REGISTERED AS A COPYRIGHT SOCIETY<\/strong>
\nAfter a series battles between music composers, lyricists, and record labels, the Economic Times reports that most of the legal disputes between them have been amicably settled. It is now learned that the Indian Performance Rights Society has received its official registration as a copyright society on 28th<\/sup> November 2017 from the Registrar of Copyrights. IPRS is now the only official and functional copyright societies for collecting royalties of underlying musical and literary works included in sound recordings. \u201cWith the new constitution and a new governing board, IPRS is entering a new era. This era will not be of confrontation but of cooperation between the authors and the publishers. I see an extremely prosperous future for everyone\u201d said the lyricist and the new Chairman of IPRS Mr. Javed Akhtar in his statement.<\/p>\n

MAHESH BHUPATHI AND LARA DUTTA FILED INSOLVENCY PLEA AGAINST GITANJALI GEMS<\/strong>
\nThe celebrity couple Mahesh Bhupathi and his wife Lara Dutta, have filed an insolvency petition before the National Company Law Tribunal against the jewelry manufacturer Gitanjali Gems. The couple had earlier endorsed the Gitanjali brand. \u201cBoth the brand ambassadors have a two-year contract with the company for public appearances. During the tenure of the contract, there were some cancellations for which the company did not pay its dues to the celebrity couple\u201d reports Live Mint.<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n

RE-REGISTER DMCA AGENTS BEFORE 31ST<\/sup> DECEMBER<\/strong>
\nAll user-generated content platforms are directed by the US Copyright Office to register their respective DMCA agents on or before 31st<\/sup> December 2017. This includes re-registration of existing agents, as all previous registrations are set to expire on the said date.<\/p>\n

POKEMON AWARDED $1 IN DAMAGES<\/strong>
\nThe Federal court of Australia has awarded a damage of $1 \u00a0to the Pokemon Company with no injunctive relief in a suit filed against the retail chain Redbubble. Pokemon sued the store over the sale of unlicensed products. While the court agreed that copyright infringement had taken place, the Court did not find that Pokemon was able to prove any fault on the part of Redbubble. Moreover, the court found that the products were not sold as legitimate Pokemon merchandise and therefore denied any royalty or license fees to Pokemon reports the website, Viridian Forest.<\/p>\n

LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING UPDATES<\/h2>\n

INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY GROWS 10% EVERY YEAR, AS PER NEW REPORT<\/strong>
\nAs per the debut report of ESP Properties \u201cShowbiz \u2014 The Indian Superpower\u201d on marketing in Indian entertainment industry including licensing, celebrity marketing, in-film marketing states that the Indian film and entertainment industry grow 10% every year. Another important aspect of the report is the brand association with films. The Indian film industry enjoys a share of 20%, Hollywood at 25%, South movies at 15% and Marathi cinema at 16% with respect to film-brand association. The marketing budgets of films have increased from 5%-6% to 10% to 15% of the production budget.<\/p>\n

BANANAIP ENTERTAINMENT LAW TIP OF THE WEEK<\/h2>\n

FILM TITLES AND <\/strong>TRADE MARKS
\nOwing to the increase in marketing spends on film titles and the range of innovative advertisement campaigns, film titles quickly acquire consumer association and distinctiveness either with the production house or a celebrity associated with the film. Furthermore, the increase of brand extension and merchandising activities make film titles valuable trade marks. In the said context filing for trade mark registration would go a long way in preventing trade mark infringement, passing off, and dilution with respect to film titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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