Indian Copyright Statistics, Padmaavat Leaked Online, Rajani\u2019s Kaala In Legal Tussle, Enrique Iglesias Sues Universal Music and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys of BananaIP Counsels<\/p>\n
“Adhering to standard takedown procedures can mitigate infringement risks for UGC platforms”- Nithin V Kumar<\/p>\n
There was a decrease of 30.69% in the total number of copyright filings compared to the last week. A total of 182 applications were filed for copyright registration during the last week. While most of the applications were filed for literary works and no application was filed for registering\u00a0 Cinematographic Films.<\/p>\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 |
| 1<\/td>\n | Literary Works<\/td>\n | 191<\/td>\n | 121<\/td>\n | 44.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2<\/td>\n | Musical works<\/td>\n | 24<\/td>\n | 17<\/td>\n | 34.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 3<\/td>\n | Artistic works<\/td>\n | 18<\/td>\n | 21<\/td>\n | 15.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 4<\/td>\n | Cinematograph Films<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n | 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 5<\/td>\n | Sound Recordings<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n | 200%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 6<\/td>\n | Software<\/td>\n | 14<\/td>\n | 21<\/td>\n | 40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td>\n | Total<\/td>\n | 248<\/td>\n | 182<\/td>\n | 30.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nINDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nSanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s latest period drama, which was released yesterday has already made its way into online piracy. A Facebook page named Jaatoon Ka Adda streamed the entire film live from the theatre. More than 15,000 people have already shared the link and the video has received more than 3.5 lakh views. \nRAJANIKANTH\u2019S KAALA IN LEGAL TUSSLE<\/strong> \nThe Madras High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to superstar Rajinikanth, director Pa Ranjith, and producers of the upcoming film Kaala. The case was filed by an assistant director, Rajasekharan, who claims that the title Kaala Karikaalan is the title of his ambitious project which he had planned to make with Rajini in the lead role at least a decade before the upcoming movie was announced.\u00a0 The complainant alleges that he had narrated the story of the film to the head of Rajanikanth Fans Association some time ago.\u00a0 The court has instructed the producers, actor, and director to respond to the allegations before the next date of hearing.<\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nSpanish singer-songwriter, Enrique Iglesias filed a breach of contract complaint against Universal Music before the Florida federal court for defaulting royalty. \u00a0The complaint alleges that\u00a0 Universal has been systematically underpaying Iglesias streaming royalties by calculating royalties at a small fraction of the contractually-required fifty percent (50%) royalty rate. Although the contract between Iglesias and Universal Music clearly states that\u00a0 streaming or downloads will be paid at the same rate as physical sales, the complainant contended that Contract did not prescribe a specific royalty percentage for the ‘streaming’ of Iglesias\u2019 works, despite it explicit recognition\u00a0 under the contract.<\/p>\n LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING UPDATES<\/h2>\nBBC PARTNERED WITH\u00a0 ADITYA BIRLA GROUP<\/strong> TAKING DOWN FILMS ON FACEBOOK<\/strong> |