{"id":70158,"date":"2021-01-09T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T05:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=70158"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T06:07:59","slug":"copyright-infringement-netflix-nicki-minaj-dharma-production-delhi-hc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/copyright-infringement-netflix-nicki-minaj-dharma-production-delhi-hc\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix sued by Author for Copyright Infringement, Nicki Minaj sued for Copyright Infringement and more."},"content":{"rendered":"

Delhi HC allows Intervention Applications in Copyright Infringement Case, Netflix sued by Author for Copyright Infringement, Dharma Production Summoned over Copyright Infringement Allegations, Dharma Production Summoned over Copyright Infringement Allegations and Nicki Minaj sued for Copyright Infringement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delhi HC allows Intervention Applications in Copyright Infringement Case<\/h2>\n

The Delhi High Court allowed the intervention application of the Delhi Science Forum that asserted that Indian law does not allow for the commercialisation of and profiting from scientific knowledge which was considered to be a \u201cpublic resource.\u201d They insisted that the access to material on websites like Sci-Hub and LibGen amounted to \u201cfair dealing and thus they could not be sued for copyright infringement.<\/p>\n

In its statement, the All India People\u2019s Science Network (AIPSN) added that \u00a0India has a whole community of students, researchers, teachers and scholars who would be blocked from accessing a lot of scientific content if Sci-Hub and Libgen were granted copyright.<\/p>\n

The Delhi HC observed that the case was one of national importance and thus the applicants had the right to put forth their point of view before the court decided to grant an injunction.<\/p>\n

Netflix sued by Author for Copyright Infringement<\/h2>\n

Kevin Wooten, the author of the 2016 novel ‘Pennywise: The Hunt for Blackbeard\u2019s Treasure’ claims that Netflix\u2019s show ‘Outer Banks’ is remarkably similar to \u00a0the book, including the storyline, main characters and that they take place in the Outer Banks.<\/p>\n

Wooten sold and promoted his book in Wilmington, North Carolina, the very place that was a source of inspiration to the show\u2019s creators.\u00a0 Wooten has sued for damages and ongoing royalties.<\/p>\n

Apple loses Copyright Lawsuit against Security Company<\/h2>\n

In 2019, Apple had filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a security start up company in Florida, called Corellium. \u00a0This lawsuit which was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, claimed that, Corellium use of its software \u00a0to find vulnerabilities in Apple products, amounted to copyright infringement. \u00a0The court however, was of the opinion that, Corellium\u2019s research amounted to \u201cfair use\u201d due to its \u201ctransformative\u201d nature.<\/p>\n

Apple insisted that Corellium was copying its software to create devices whose only function was to run unauthorized copies on non-Apple hardware. The court was of the view that \u201cCorellium\u2019s profit motivation does not undermine its fair use defense, particularly considering the public benefit of the product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further, the court stated that, Apple may still pursue a separate federal law claim that Corellium dodged its security measures when creating its software.<\/p>\n

Dharma Production Summoned over Copyright Infringement Allegations<\/h2>\n

Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA) has alleged that Dharma Production, in the movie Gunjan Saxena, has commercially exploited the performance of three members- \u2018Ae Ji O Ji\u2019 from the movie \u2018Ram Lakhan\u2019, \u2018Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai\u2019 from \u2018Khalnayak\u2019 and \u2018Saajan Ji Ghar Aaye\u2019 from Dhrama Production\u2019s \u00a0own movie \u2018Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.\u2019 ISRA argued that the tariff for the performers\u2019 rights was fixed and Karan Johar was to deposit said amount before the Court.<\/p>\n

However, Johar refuted ISRA\u2019s claims saying that royalties were to be paid only for live performances and since the film was a studio performance it did not require the payment of royalties. Further, the production house asserted that the license was taken from the labels already.<\/p>\n

The definition of \u2018performer\u2019 under the Copyright Act included a singer and the performer\u2019s right meant any visual or acoustic presentation made live by one or more performers. Since the performance was not a live one, the payment asked for by ISRA was deferred until the next hearing on 12th March, 2020.<\/p>\n

Nicki Minaj sued for Copyright Infringement<\/h2>\n

Brinx Billions filed a suit against Nicki Minaj for 240 million dollars alleging copyright infringement and that he was the \u201csole author\/creator\/composer\/writer\/producer\u201d of \u201cRich Sex\u201d, though Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, engineer Aubry \u201cBig Juice\u201d Delaine, and composer Jeremy Reid are all officially credited as co-songwriters.<\/p>\n

As per Billions, he wrote the song around the year 2016 and did not give anyone the right to use the song commercially. Nevertheless, Minaj went on to use a large portion of it, he claims. In addition to this, Billions is also alleging that he stopped receiving payment for his work,\u201cI Endorse These Strippers,\u201d despite meeting all his obligations. Nicki Minaj has not commented on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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Authored and compiled by Neharika Vhatkar (Associate, BananaIP Counsels) and Aaditi Pradeep (Legal Intern)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: Please note that the news bulletin has been put together from different sources, primary and secondary, and BananaIP\u2019s reporters may not have verified all the news published in the bulletin. You may write to\u00a0contact@bananaip.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em> for corrections and take down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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