Author name: Gaurangi Kapoor

Gaurangi Kapoor is a legal academic with a background in intellectual property law. She has previously worked with IIM Ahmedabad and NLU Delhi, and is keen on exploring writing in IP law and policy.

‘Where thou documents?’ asks BHC, denying interim injunction to Shemaroo

/ By / Copyright

In a copyright dispute involving two giants of the media industry, Shemaroo sued Super Cassettes (SCIPL), in Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd vs Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd and Ors, for allegedly publishing audio-visuals of songs from 24 films (suit films) without seeking prior permission from it. However, a Single Judge Bench of the Bombay High Court refused to grant a temporary injunction to Shemaroo placing significant emphasis on the title of the assignment deed to ascertain the rights of the parties […]

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SCOTUS Sundae: Large Scoops of Weekend IP Reading!

/ By / Copyright, Patent

This Sunday, I bring to you a few judgments from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) which at first glance, may not have a direct relevance for the Indian IP landscape yet are quite significant developments that our readers are likely to be interested in. I’m yet to read these orders in depth myself and have added links to some commentaries for your weekend reading. Please feel free to comment with your own thoughts or links!  Happy reading! 

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World of Possibilities: Single Judge Bench of Delhi High Court Allows Use of Celebrity Information Available in Public Domain

/ By / Others

In a landmark order regarding right to publicity, the Single Judge Bench held in the case of Digital Collectibles vs Galactus Funware Technology Pvt Ltd  that the use of publicly available information of a celebrity will not amount to infringement of right to publicity. Contributing significantly to defining the scope of publicity rights, the Court said that in the absence of statutory basis for right to publicity, one must rely on principles of the tort of passing off. It further

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