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Recently, the National Music Publishers' Association of the USA representing a group of indie and major music publishers sued popular gaming platform Roblox for copyright infringement.

In recent years, India has made robust progress not only in implementing its obligations under various international treaties but also in developing its own IP regime.

In Sholay Media & Entertainment Pvt. & Anr (Plaintiff) v Vodafone Essar Mobile Services Ltd. & Ors (Defendants); the copyright work of the film Sholay had been commercially exploited on mobile and digital platforms without obtaining any license or permission from the Plaintiffs.

Over the years the software companies in India have faced innumerable instances of software piracy. Statistics reveal that the prevalent piracy rate in India is close to 69%.

In a recent suit filed against Netflix and Warner Bros. at the US District Court of New York, the Plaintiff, the Satanic Temple group ...

Copyright being a negative right, means the right of the author or owner to restrain others from copying his/ her original works. It is interesting to note that the author of a work

On July 4, 2018, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal submitted by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce...

FLAMAGAS, S A ("Flamagas"), a Spanish company incorporated in 1959, is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling a wide range of refillable pocket lighters.

Copyright law in India is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and falls under the ambit of intellectual property rights.

In an attempt to make India digitized and improving transparency, the Copyright Office would be publishing, on its website, applications for registration, particulars of work entered under section 45...

In an endeavor to improve transparency and speedy disposal of applications, the Copyright Office has published on its website the Practice and Procedure Manual for examinations of applications...

In another twist to the ‘parallel imports’ saga, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has issued a circular dated May 8 2012 that aimed to dispel the uncertainty resulting from the conflicting views that emerged from the Samsung and Dell cases in relation to the import of genuine goods procured without the consent of the registered trademark owner.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion gave directions to liberally interpret sections 31D and 2 (ff) of the Copyright Act 1957, so as to include internet broadcasting companies within the ambit of the aforesaid sections.

On 4 June 2025, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion and Industry and Internal Trade under its powers under Section 78 of the Copyright Act, notified the draft Copyright Rules, 2025 vide notification G.S.R. 370 (E), introducing Rule 83A in the Copyright Rules, 2013.

We had earlier published what was expected to be the final note on the DU Photocopy case, when the Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Taylor and Francis withdrew...

Dealing with an application under S. 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957, expunging an entry from the register, the appeal in "F.I.I. through Secretary General v. G Kesavalu Naidu" [2009 (37) PTC 603]questioned the Copyright registration obtained in steel tubes as artistic works of drawings.

Intellectual Property ("IP") is a valuable asset for a company to advance its commercial success and gain investor goodwill.