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The Madras High Court’s Injunction in Sreedevi v. SaReGaMa: Was the Supreme Court Right to Stay It?

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In Sreedevi Video Corporation v. SaReGaMa India Ltd., the Madras High Court took the unusual step of allowing an injunction claim to proceed even after holding the plaintiff’s claim to copyright ownership as time-barred. The Supreme Court has since stayed this ruling, signalling concerns with this separation of remedies. Shubham Thakare examines whether an injunction can truly survive a limitation bar on ownership, and the broader implications for copyright disputes under the Copyright Act and limitation law.  Shubham is a […]

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A New Shield for the “Strike” Era? Analysing the Delhi High Court’s Reasoning in Associated Broadcasting v. Google

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In Associated Broadcasting Company v. Google, the Delhi High Court offers a respite to content creators against copyright strikes through Section 60 of the Copyright Act, 1957. Shubham Thakare explains the decision and how it provides creators with a meaningful, if limited, tool to challenge abusive copyright strikes. Shubham is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with an interest in copyright and trademark law. A New Shield for the “Strike” Era?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 16 – March 22)

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Others, Patent, Trademark

(This week’s review is authored by Shubham Thakare. Shubham is currently an intern with SpicyIP. He is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with an interest in copyright and trademark law.) As we move further into March, this week’s review brings into focus questions around the limits of IP protection over identity, alongside a series of significant judicial developments across trademarks, patents, and copyright. From clarifying the misplaced claim of copyright

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Issued in Public Interest: Your Name is Not a Copyrighted Work

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Imagine that you randomly shout your friend’s name in the street out of fun, and he remarks, “Voila! You have violated my right to communicate my name to the public!”  That would sound a bit weird, right? Sadly, we live in a world where legal terms that carry heavy conceptual weight get thrown around quite easily.  Copyright is one such term from IP law.  In recent news, I came across (thanks to friends at SpicyIP) multiple reports from news outlets

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 9 – March 15)

/ By / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Midway through March, we approach the colourful spring with a post on Pantone’s latest choice for its annual colour of the year! Another post on understanding fair dealing as a component of the copyright system and not the central axis. Can the Patent Office reject a patent application on one ground and decline to analyse the rest in the name of efficiency? Post discussing Bombay High Court’s ruling in JFE Steel Corporation v. Controller of Patents & Designs. Case summaries

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Deciphering the ‘Bona Fide’ Notes of s. 52(1)(za): Bombay HC’s Recent Order in PPL v Yashraj Satwara

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The Indian copyright arena has continued to witness controversy over royalties for songs played during wedding ceremonies and related social events. The root of the tussle between copyright collective management organizations such as PPL and Novex and end users lies in Section 52(1)(za) that exempts works performed or communicated to the public during bona fide religious ceremonies or official ceremonies held by government. The provision, along with the curious explanation (which forms the crux of contentions) is reproduced below: (za)

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Dealing Away Fair Dealing: The Curious Case of Fair Dealing and Its Infringement

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In this submission to the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, Avani Marudwar argues for decentering fair dealing analysis in Indian Copyright law in exchange for treating fair dealing as one of the components of the copyright system as a whole. She further argues that the GenAI copyright debate presents an opportunity to facilitate a structural relook at Indian Copyright law along these lines. Avani Marudwar is a 5th-year law student at Nirma University and an alumnus of the SpicyIP Summer

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 2 – March 8)

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Others, Patent, Trademark

Applications are now open for the second iteration of the SpicyIP Summer School 2026! 1st National Policy Brief Competition on IP and Innovation 2025 successfully organised by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT. Can a dead patent be revoked? Post on the Delhi HC’s DB judgment in Boehringer Ingelheim v. Controller of Patents. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment

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Royalty Raja’s Reformation of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 

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In light of the different copyright litigations involving musical maestro Ilaiyaraja, Nivedita Krishnakumar argues for a purposive interpretation of the royalty-sharing provisions provided through the Copyright Amendment Act 2012. In her submission for the SpicyIP-jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, she argues that the 2012 amendment must be seen as a remedial statute, making an argument for a retrospective effect of the royalty sharing provisions within the 2012 amendment. Nivedita Krishnakumar is a second-year law student at Rajiv Gandhi National University

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Beyond PDFs and Portals: Building ‘Explainable IP’ for a Transparent and Inclusive Indian Innovation Ecosystem

/ By / Copyright, Patent

While India’s IP system has made significant strides in digital accessibility, Rushil Verma, in his submission for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, explains how it continues to fall short on intelligibility. He suggests that integrating “Explainable IP” could help transform patent and trademark databases from mere document repositories into inclusive, user-centric public knowledge systems. Rushil is a fourth-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune, with a focused academic and professional interest in Intellectual Property Law. Beyond

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