25 August 2017

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Right to Privacy and Entertainment, Copyrights and Terrorism, Corruption in IPO, Geronimo Stilton Merchandise and More

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"Right to Privacy and Entertainment Industry in India, Copyrights and terrorism- are they linked?, IPO Official gets 1 year rigorous imprisonment, Temporary Storage of Digital Content Permitted, Geronimo Stilton merchandise in India courtesy Bran Monk" and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm We wish our readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!! COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK "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. INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW...

18 August 2017

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Game of Thrones and Criminals, Akshay Kumar’s ‘Toilet…Ek Prem Katha’ Relief, Uber’ infotainment, Monkey Selfie case and more.

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Court rejects copyright infringement case against Akshay Kumar's Toilet Ek Prem Katha, Uber launches infotainment system, four arrested for leaking GOT episode online, Netflix acquires rights to Baahubali, Monkey selfie case may be settled out of Court, and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “You will only have copyright in a society that places a very high value on the individual, the individual intellect, the products of individual intellect.” ― Tim Parks INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES Madhya Pradesh High Court rejects copyright infringement case against...

11 August 2017

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Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan’s licensing deals, Lipstick and Harry Ashok Kumar Orders, Kajal Agarwal’s publicity rights, Akshay Kumar Toilet….Relief, Copyright and Bihar and more

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Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan’s licensing deals, Bihar Chief Minister in Copyright trouble, Lipstick and Harry Ashok Kumar Orders, Kajal Agarwal’s publicity rights, Akshay Kumar Toilet….Relief, Copyright and Bihar and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Copyrights do not and cannot trump publicity rights, they are mutually exclusive" - Dr. Kalyan INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES Bihar Chief Minister in Copyright trouble Atul Kumar Singh, a former JNU student filed a copyright infringement suit against a book published by Patna –based Asian Developed Research...

04 August 2017

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Akshay Kumar’s Toilet Ek Prem Katha Copyright issue continues, Copyright on Tweets, India’s first B2B licensing show and more

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“Judgment in Akshay Kumar’s Toilet Ek Prem Katha Copyright tussle likely on August 5th, Frank Ocean’s T-Shirt at the center of debate over “Tweet” Copyright, Grand Theft Auto makers sued over game character, Publishers, Authors win KinderGuides copyright Case and other entertainment law news” is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Can you think of a better way than slavishly copying and removing attribution to disrespect an author?" -Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist INDIAN COPYRIGHT AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES Judgment in Akshay Kumar’s...

28 July 2017

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Akshay Kumar’s Toilet EK Prem Katha in copyright trouble, Game of Thrones: 90 Million infringement, Copyright Board by year end, Netflix’s copyright infringement and more.

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“Akshay Kumar’s Toilet EK Prem Katha in copyright trouble, Copyright Board to be functional by end of this year, Netflix accused of copyright infringement, Game of Thrones premier pirated over 90 million times, and other entertainment law news” is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Moral rights form the essence of copyright law. When they conflict with economic rights, moral rights must always prevent” - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist. INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES AKSHAY KUMAR’s TOILET EK PREM...

21 July 2017

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Shah Rukh Khan‘s Chat Bot, Shemaroo v. Universal Cable Network, Spotify in copyright trouble and more

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“Shah Rukh Khan and Chat Bot, Creative Commons Business Strategy, Shemaroo’s Criminal Complaint, Copyright Infringement of Jokes, Spotify’s continuing copyright infringements, Digital Licensing Growth, Licensing Tips, and other entertainment law news,” is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Creative Commons has a lot to offer to the entertainment industry provided it is strategically merged with copyright commercialization strategy." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist. INDIAN COPYRIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW UPDATES UNIVERSAL CABLE NETWORK IN COPYRIGHT TUSSLE WITH SHEMAROO ENTERTAINMENT Times Of India reported...

14 July 2017

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Amitabh Bachchan sends copyright infringement notice to Aam Admi Party Leader Kumar Vishwas, Dhinchak Pooja’s videos taken down from YouTube due to copyright infringement claims, Monkey-Selfie Copyright suit returns to Court, IIFA comes out with official merchandise and more

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Copyrights & Entertainment Law News: Indian Copyright and Entertainment Law Updates, International Copyright and Entertainment Law Updates, Entertainment Licensing and Merchandising Updates, BIP Tip of the Week and more presented by the Media & Entertainment law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Copyright quote of the week “If you don’t move to protect copyright, if you don’t move to protect our children, It is not going to sit well” – Barbara Boxer Indian Copyright and Entertainment Law Updates Amitabh Bachchan sends copyright infringement notice to Aam Admi Party Leader Kumar Vishwas Actor Amitabh Bachchan sent a copyright infringement notice to...

07 July 2017

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Intellectual Property Exchange for India, Akshay Kumar’s Toilet Ek Prem Katha in Copyright row, Beatles and Sony settles the copyright dispute, Httpool acquired by Sony Pictures

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Indian Copyrights and Entertainment Law Updates, International Copyright and Entertainment Law Updates, Entertainment Licensing and Merchandising Updates, copyright tip of the week and more, presented by the Media & entertainment law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Copyright quote of the week “The beauty of Copyright law is it protect you and it provides you the opportunity to honor others” –Peter Smith Indian Copyrights and Entertainment Law Updates India may get an intellectual property exchange soon The Ministry of Science and Technology through the National Research Development Corporation is planning to establish an Intellectual Property Exchange. The IP Exchange will act...

03 July 2017

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The Pirate Bay to be Blocked, EU Court Rules

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Recently the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden or the Supreme Court of Netherland pronounced an important ruling in a seven-year-long legal altercation, involving the infamous file sharing platform Pirate Bay. In this case, two internet access providers (IASs), Ziggo and XS4ALL, has subscribers who were using the platform Pirate Bay to upload and share several copyrighted works. Such sharing and uploading being completely unauthorized by the respective right holders. The proceedings were brought before the Court by Stichting Brein, an organization which works towards protecting and defending the rights of copyright holders. The organization sought an order which would require the aforementioned...

30 June 2017

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Legal row over Half Girlfriend, Google directed to de-index infirnging contents, Dangal sets a new record, Amazon and Warner bros sign a licensing deal and more

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Indian copyright and entertainment law updates, International copyright and entertainment law updates, licensing and merchandising news and more weekly news updates, presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm Copyright quote of the week "Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device" --Lawrence Lessig Indian Copyrights and Entertainment Law Updates Bangalore City Civil Court Vacates Injunction on Chetan Bhagat’s One Indian Girl The Bangalore City Civil Court on Thursday vacated its earlier ex-parte injunction...

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