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Guidelines for Accessibility Standards in the Public Exhibition of Feature Films in Cinema Theatres for Persons with Hearing and Visual Impairment

Guidelines for Accessibility Standards in the Public Exhibition of Feature Films in Cinema Theatres for Persons with Hearing and Visual Impairment By Tanya Gupta, Senior Associate and Prachiti Joshi, Associate Introduction On March 15, 2024, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (“MIB”) issued the Guidelines for Accessibility Standards in the Public Exhibition of Feature Films…

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Calcutta High Court’s Royalty Decision

Calcutta High Court’s Royalty Decision By Neha N More, Senior Associate Introduction: On 17th May, 2024, the Calcutta High Court delivered a landmark judgement marking a significant advancement in protecting author's rights in India by affirming their entitlement to statutory royalties as laid down under the Copyright Act, 1957 (“Copyright Act”)[1]. The underlying works, such as…

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Cinematographic (Certification) Rules, 2024

Cinematographic (Certification) Rules, 2024 By Amal Goenka, Associate Partner and Hitakshi Chotaliya, Senior Associate Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a public notice dated February 09, 2024 inviting comments and suggestions from the industry stakeholders on the draft of Cinematographic (Certification) Rules, 2024. In furtherance of above public notice, the Ministry of Information and…

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Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023

Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 By Anushree Rauta, Partner, Neha More, Associate and Savan Dhameliya, Associate Introduction: Keeping with the Prime Minister’s vision for ‘ease of doing business’ and ‘ease of living’, the upcoming digitization of the broadcasting sector and with the growing need to streamline the regulatory framework, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting…

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Exploring Copyright Infringement And Protection In Advertising Campaigns

Exploring Copyright Infringement And Protection In Advertising Campaigns: Bright Lifecare v. Vini Cosmetics by Devangini Rai (Mumbai) and Anushree Rauta (Mumbai) In a judgement passed in the case of Bright Lifecare Pvt. Ltd. v. Vini Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. dated 7th July 2022, the Delhi High Court delved into the limits of protection to be granted to intellectual property as claimed…

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Overview Of Compliances For Content Makers And Publishers

Overview Of Compliances For Content Makers And Publishers by Anushree Rauta (Mumbai) , Chirag Luthria (Mumbai) and Neha More (Mumbai) INTRODUCTION With increase in consumption of content and with advancement of technology, content has taken up several forms on various platforms and now people can access content 'on the go' via mobile devices, which fit right in their pocket. Thus, apart…

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