Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Copyright Infringement Against Writer-Director Sujoy Ghosh in Relation to His Film 'Kahaani – 2'
by Nidhish Mehrotra, Anushree Rauta, Shwetank Tripathi, Devangini Rai along with Senior Counsel Siddharth Dave, Counsel Harsh Kaushik, and AOR Anu Shrivastava
In the matter of Sujoy Ghosh v State of Jharkhand & Anr, SLP (Criminal)…
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…

