Tips Industries Vs. Wynk Music Ltd. & Anr. FACTS The plaintiffs licensed its repertoire of about 25000 songs to the defendants by Copyright Society under a license agreement on 22nd August 2015. The license fee was paid, and license was valid till 31st October 2016. After the expiration of license both the parties went on for […]
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019 with the stated aim of ensuring “smooth and flawless compliance of Copyright Act in the light of technological advancement in digital era and to bring them in parity with other relevant legislations.” The Amendment Rules, inter alia, propose substitution of any […]
The Government of India introduced the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the stated objective of countering film piracy. The Bill amends Cinematograph Act, 1954. The Act provides for certification of films for exhibition. The Act also imposes penalties for various offences such as: Exhibition of a film that has not been certified for public exhibition, […]