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IPRMENTLAW WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS (OCTOBER 20-26, 2025)

by Admin | Nov 2, 2025 | Entertainment Law, Music Business, Podcast News

Bombay Excessive Court docket imposes ₹50 Lakh prices for suppression of information in trademark infringement go well with

The Bombay Excessive Court docket has imposed prices of ₹50 lakh on a plaintiff for concealing materials information and acquiring an ex parte injunction by misrepresentation in a trademark infringement case.

Justice Arif Physician, presiding over the matter, noticed that the plaintiff, proprietor of M/s Household Footwear, had secured an injunction order by intentionally suppressing essential info. The plaintiff didn’t disclose that his trademark registration was territorially restricted to Maharashtra and that the defendants have been prior and bona fide customers of the impugned mark. The Court docket held that such omissions amounted to a fraud on the court docket and couldn’t be handled as inadvertent.

The suppression of information led to extreme prejudice, because the defendants’ enterprise operations have been disrupted following the seizure of their items pursuant to the injunction. The Court docket directed the plaintiff to pay ₹25 lakh every to the 2 defendants inside 4 weeks.

MeitY proposes amendments to IT Guidelines to fight deepfake and AI-Generated content material abuse

The Ministry of Electronics and Data Expertise (MeitY) has proposed amendments to the Data Expertise (Middleman Pointers and Digital Media Ethics Code) Guidelines, 2021, geared toward curbing the misuse of synthetic intelligence and deepfake applied sciences on social media platforms. The draft seeks to introduce particular obligations for intermediaries to make sure accountability and transparency in managing AI-generated content material. Following are the important thing proposed modifications:

Definition of Artificial Content material:
The draft introduces the time period “synthetically generated info”—any content material created or modified utilizing laptop sources that seems genuine however is artificially generated.
Necessary Labelling of AI-Generated Content material:
Intermediaries should be sure that all deepfake or AI-generated materials is clearly labelled or tagged as artificial, utilizing seen textual content, metadata, or embedded identifiers.
Obligations for Platforms Enabling Creation of Artificial Media:
Apps or platforms that enable customers to create artificial content material should guarantee such content material carries everlasting and distinguished labelling, together with audible or seen cues the place relevant.
Consumer Declarations and Automated Detection:
Important social media intermediaries (SSMIs) shall be required to gather person declarations confirming whether or not uploaded materials is synthetically generated, and to deploy automated instruments to confirm and detect such content material.
Protected Harbour and Compliance:
Platforms that act promptly to take away or limit entry to artificial content material upon receiving complaints will retain safe-harbour safety beneath the IT Act. Failure to conform or knowingly selling deepfake content material could lead to lack of such safety.

MeitY has invited public suggestions till November 6, 2025, earlier than finalising the amendments.

Learn the draft guidelines right here.

Hyderabad Court docket upholds Chiranjeevi’s persona rights, bars misuse of his identify and picture

The Hyderabad Metropolis Civil Court docket has granted an ad-interim injunction defending actor Chiranjeevi’s persona rights, restraining over 30 on-line entities from utilizing his identify, picture, voice, or likeness with out consent. Choose S. Sasidhar Reddy noticed that Chiranjeevi’s persona together with titles like “Megastar” and “Boss” varieties an intrinsic a part of his identification and holds “immense public recognition and business worth.” The court docket held that any unauthorised use may mislead the general public and trigger irreparable hurt to his repute. The matter shall be heard subsequent on October 27, 2025.

Delhi HC protects Hrithik Roshan’s persona rights, orders elimination of infringing content material

The Delhi Excessive Court docket has granted interim reduction to actor Hrithik Roshan, safeguarding his persona rights and directing the elimination of unauthorized content material infringing upon his identify, picture, voice, and likeness. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora emphasised that such attributes are protectable components of his identification and entitled to safety towards misuse, together with AI-generated or distorted content material that demeans his repute. The court docket issued instructions to on-line platforms to determine and take away infringing materials inside three weeks.

Learn order right here.

Ilaiyaraaja approaches Madras Excessive Court docket over unauthorized use of songs in Dude

Legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja has approached the Madras Excessive Court docket alleging unauthorized use and distortion of his tune “Karutha Machan” from the 1991 movie Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu within the upcoming film Dude, directed by Pradeep Ranganathan. The composer claims that his tracks are being exploited with out consent, with modifications comparable to added beats, and that music firms like Sony Music are “dishonest” him by persevering with to make use of his work with out authorization. Throughout a listening to on October 22, 2025, Ilaiyaraaja’s counsel, contended that the music firm had failed to offer day-to-day income accounts from streaming platforms and had submitted paperwork in a sealed cowl, a apply criticized by the Supreme Court docket. Justice N. Senthilkumar determined to defer additional proceedings till the Supreme Court docket addresses the matter.

Madras Excessive Court docket to listen to petitions towards Tamil movie Desiya Thalaivar, biopic on M.G. Ramachandran

The Madurai Bench of the Madras Excessive Court docket has acquired petitions towards Desiya Thalaivar, a biopic on late politician M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), elevating objections over its content material and portrayal. The petitioners urged the court docket to direct authorities to cancel the movie’s CBFC certification. The court docket has sought a response from the Centre on the matter. The listening to has been scheduled for October 28.

TRAI’s proposed broadcast audit reforms spark business divide

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed modifications to broadcast audit guidelines, resulting in a divide between broadcasters and distribution platform operators (DPOs). Broadcasters argue that the draft weakens their audit rights and anti-piracy measures, whereas DPOs oppose the supply permitting broadcasters to ship representatives to on-site audits, citing issues over confidentiality and operational disruptions. TRAI goals to resolve disputes however faces criticism for probably exceeding its authority and complicating regulatory processes. Stakeholder suggestions is being solicited to deal with these issues.

Centre broadcasts increased advert charges and reforms to assist print, television, and radio

The Indian authorities plans a 27% improve in commercial charges for print media and regulatory reforms to assist TV and radio. Data Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the necessity to strengthen standard media amid digital disruption. On TRP reform, he said: “There’s a main distortion in TV information channels as a result of present ranking system. We’re evaluating enhancements to offer a stage taking part in subject. Tv Ranking Level (TRP) pointers are being formulated. The primary spherical of session is full, suggestions has been acquired, and a second session paper will quickly be revealed.”

Delhi Excessive Court docket orders takedown of AI-Generated video making false claims about Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur

The Delhi Excessive Court docket has directed Meta Platforms to take away an AI-generated video on Instagram falsely claiming that Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, workers poisoned company in 2018. The video, posted by the account “Travelagio,” had over 20,000 views. Indian Lodges Firm Restricted (IHCL), proprietor of Taj Lodges, sought the injunction, stating the content material was fabricated, deceptive, and damaging to the resort’s repute. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noticed that the video misrepresented the resort and will trigger irreparable hurt to its repute. The court docket additionally ordered Meta to reveal the person’s identification and stop re-uploading of comparable content material.

MIB to introduce single-window digital portal to streamline stay occasion approvals

The Data and Broadcasting Ministry is launching a single-window digital portal to simplify permissions for stay reveals and cultural festivals, aiming for approvals inside 15 days. Developed by the Stay Occasions Improvement Cell, the platform will consolidate varied approvals, permitting organizers to entry venue particulars, capability limits, pre-cleared licenses, and ultimate approvals.

Madras Excessive Court docket acknowledges cryptocurrency as property beneath Indian Regulation

In a major ruling on October 25, 2025, the Madras Excessive Court docket acknowledged cryptocurrency as property beneath Indian legislation, affirming its standing as an asset able to possession and belief. Justice Anand Venkatesh emphasised that whereas cryptocurrencies are intangible and never authorized tender, they possess important traits of property—they’re definable, identifiable, transferable, and could be solely managed by personal keys. The Court docket cited precedents from New Zealand and the UK, which additionally acknowledged cryptocurrencies as property that may be held in belief. This determination arose from a case the place an investor’s XRP holdings on the WazirX platform have been frozen following a cyberattack.

Delhi Excessive Court docket restrains use of ‘WOW BURGER’, upholds WOW Momo’s trademark rights

The Delhi Excessive Court docket has restrained using the mark “WOW Burger”, affirming the trademark rights of Wow Momo within the meals sector.

The court docket famous that Wow Momo’s use of the “WOW” prefix over time has acquired distinctiveness and goodwill, making it intently related to the model’s identification in shoppers’ minds. Unauthorized use of an identical mark within the meals business may mislead clients into considering there’s an affiliation with Wow Momo, leading to trademark dilution.

Delhi Excessive Court docket bars unauthorized use of Tata’s “Vivanta” Trademark

The Delhi Excessive Court docket has issued an ad-interim injunction towards an entity utilizing the identify “Vivanta Stays”, ruling that it infringes upon the “Vivanta” trademark owned by The Indian Lodges Firm Restricted (IHCL), part of the Tata Group. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noticed that the defendant’s adoption of the mark was deliberate and mischievous, prone to mislead shoppers into believing an affiliation with IHCL’s established hospitality providers.

ABBA Voyage – Music Enterprise Analysis

by Admin | Oct 26, 2025 | Entertainment Law, Music Business, Podcast News

Whereas Hatsune Miku‘s voice was nonetheless generated by a vocal synthesiser, the voices of right now’s music avatars is produced by synthetic intelligence. One significantly profitable mission is “ABBA Voyage”. Utilizing refined know-how, avatars of the 4 ABBA members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad had been delivered to life on stage in London, creating a brand new viewers attraction that shall be examined in additional element partially 3 of the collection on “Digital Music Worlds”.

Digital Music Worlds – Half 3: ABBA Voyage

The event and implementation of ABBA Voyage

An early instance of AI generated music avatars is arguably Sweden’s most profitable music export of all time: ABBA. After Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad made the far-reaching resolution in December 1982 to cease performing collectively, there have been repeated rumours of a reunion. Most just lately, these rumours had been fuelled by the large success of the primary “Mamma Mia!” film in 2008,[1] which was primarily based on the musical of the identical title that premiered in London’s West Finish in 1999.[2] ABBA mastermind Björn Ulvaeus even felt compelled to emphasize in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph: “We’ll by no means seem on stage once more. There may be merely no motivation to re-group. Cash isn’t an element and we want folks to recollect us as we had been – younger, exuberant, filled with power and ambition.”[3] Not even a suggestion of US$1 billion from an American-British monetary consortium for a joint tour, made to the pop group in 2000, may persuade the celebs to face on the live performance stage collectively once more.[4]

Though this perspective wouldn’t change later, there was no point out of a digital reunion on the time. Nevertheless, in an interview with Billboard journal on the finish of October 2016, Simon Fuller, the creator of the TV expertise present “American Idol” and CEO of 19 Leisure, introduced his plan to resurrect ABBA in digital actuality utilizing the most recent applied sciences and synthetic intelligence. He satisfied the 4 ABBA stars to take part and invited them to play an lively position: “We’re exploring a brand new technological world, with digital actuality and synthetic intelligence on the forefront, that can enable us to create new types of leisure and content material we couldn’t have beforehand imagined.”[5]

Step one on this course was to report a brand new album. Subsequently, ABBA reunited in a Stockholm sound studio in spring 2018, the place they recorded two new songs: ‘I Nonetheless Have Religion in You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’. Nevertheless, in an interview with the BBC, Björn Ulvaeus was quite obscure in regards to the digital ABBA mission. The one data he revealed was that work was underway on creating avatars, or ‘ABBA-tars’, that will tour instead of the human ABBA members.[6]

The mission gained momentum when British music video director Baillie Walsh joined the event workforce. In an in-depth interview for “Esquire”, he recounted how he was invited by the 2 govt producers, Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson, Benny Andersson’s son, to proceed growing the digital ABBA mission from 2019 onwards.[7] Initially, the concept was to convey ABBA onto the stage as holograms. Nevertheless, because the know-how was thought-about outdated and unsatisfactory, Walsh sat down with representatives from Industrial Gentle & Magic (ILM), the corporate based by Star Wars creator George Lucas, to discover the technical prospects of AI-generated ABBA avatars performing life-size on stage. The answer was a 10-metre-high LED wall, the place the inside lighting and stage lighting had been coordinated with the assistance of quite a few cameras to create the phantasm of a three-dimensional presence of the projected avatars.[8] Nevertheless, to attain this, the avatars first needed to be created utilizing movement seize know-how much like that used for Hatsune Miku. Within the winter of 2020, the 4 ABBA stars subsequently met at a specialist studio in Stockholm, the place they slipped into fits geared up with small spherical markers at particular factors on the physique. These fits had been used to seize the celebs’ actions from totally different angles utilizing 160 cameras.[9] It took 5 lengthy and intense weeks to report the dance sequences for every tune with ABBA’s 4 members and quite a few youthful physique doubles underneath the course of star choreographer Wayne McGregor utilizing movement seize.[10] The faces of Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid had been additionally captured intimately and rejuvenated utilizing AI. This ensured that the 4 ABBA members regarded convincingly actual on stage.[11]

The consequence was spectacular when, on 26 Could 2022, the premiere passed off on the ABBA Enviornment, which had been erected near Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London for 3,000 spectators, with distinguished visitors together with the Swedish royal couple. However it wasn’t simply the viewers who raved in regards to the convincingly practical avatar present,[12] which, with a finances of US$175 million, was the most costly stage manufacturing so far.[13]

Nevertheless, the investments have paid off. By 2022, 675,600 tickets had already been bought for “ABBA Voyage,” producing a income of GBP 97.1 million and a pre-tax revenue of practically GBP 3 million for Aniara Ltd., the corporate accountable for the digital present. In 2023, the variety of tickets bought rose to 1.1 million, leading to a turnover of GBP 103.7 million and a pre-tax revenue of GBP 6.1 million.[14] In December 2024, it was introduced that “ABBA Voyage” had bought 3 million tickets since its premiere and generated a gross worth added of GBP 775 million for the London economic system in its first two years.[15] Subsequently, it’s not shocking that these accountable sought a approach to make sure that “ABBA Voyage” would keep in London past April 2026, when the sector’s allow expires and it is because of make approach for a residential development mission.[16] The live performance corridor resembles a UFO and could be utterly dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere as a result of it was at all times meant for a global tour as a part of the “ABBA Voyage” mission.[17]

ABBA-tare as Position Fashions for Different Music Avatars: Avicii and KISS

Nevertheless, “ABBA Voyage” may quickly be increasing. Pophouse Leisure, the occasion and music rights firm co-founded by Björn Ulvaeus in 2014 and an investor in “ABBA Voyage”, has been shopping for up music catalogues from quite a few artists since 2022. For instance, in March 2022, Pophouse introduced that it had bought the grasp and publishing rights of the Swedish EDM group Swedish Home Mafia.[18] Nevertheless, Pophouse prompted a stir on the finish of September 2022 when it acquired 75 per cent of the grasp and publishing rights of the Swedish DJ Avicii, who died younger, from his heirs, the Bergling household.[19] It appeared probably that Avicii may very well be “resurrected” as a digital musician sooner or later. This assumption was confirmed in April 2024 when Pophouse acquired not solely the tune catalogue and related artist royalties of the glam rock band KISS, but additionally their NIL rights (title, picture, likeness), together with the rights to their distinctive face paint, for US $300 million. Per Sundin, now CEO of Pophouse and former head of Common Sweden, defined: “Our partnership will fuse the wealthy historical past and iconic standing of KISS with cutting-edge know-how, permitting followers – now and sooner or later – to expertise the band like by no means earlier than.”[20] This additionally contains the creation of avatars of the musicians modelled on the ABBA-tare, which may then go on tour as a digital band, as evidenced by an settlement that KISS concluded 4 months earlier than the rights take care of Pophouse.[21] KISS already has expertise with performances by their avatars. On the finish of their live performance at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, the enduring American band had their avatars carry out “God Gave Rock And Roll To You” as an encore, as evidenced by a promotional clip on YouTube.[22] We’re subsequently at first of a improvement whereby dwelling and deceased artists will take to the live performance stage within the type of AI-generated avatars. This may have vital financial implications. Avatars of superstars may carry out elsewhere on the similar time, relieving their human position fashions of the necessity to go on tour. This may additional focus the reside music market, which is already dominated by the famous person impact, making it tougher for youthful musicians to construct a profession. Moreover, music rights, significantly persona rights (NIL rights), will proceed to extend in worth as they’re

Endnotes

[1] Wikipedia, “Mamma Mia! (movie)”, model of August 22, 2025, accessed: 2025-08-22.

[2] Wikipedia, “Mamma Mia! (musical)”, model of August 24, 2025, accessed: 2025-08-22.

[3] Cited in The Guardian, “Abba reunion: Don’t maintain your breath”, July 7, 2008, accessed: 2025-08-26.

[4] Enterprise Insider, “Why ABBA Turned Down $1 Billion To Reunite In 2000”, July 9, 2014, accessed: 2025-08-26.

[5] Billboard, “‘Digital’ ABBA Coming Quickly By way of Partnership with Simon Fuller and Common Music”, October 26, 2016, accessed: 2025-08-26.

[6] BBC Information, “Abba announce first new music since 1982”, April 27, 2018, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[7] Esquire, “Tremendous Trouper”, July 21, 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[8] An in depth description of the technical implementation of the digital ABBA mission could be discovered within the journal Ingenia, “How ABBA Voyage was made”, September 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[9] Ibid.

[10] NME, “ABBA Voyage’s creators inform us how they made the present, and what’s subsequent”, Could 28, 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[11] Ingenia, “How ABBA Voyage was made”, September 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[12] The Guardian, “Abba Voyage assessment: jaw-dropping avatar act that’s destined to be copied”, Could 26, 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[13] Musically, “Bloomberg breaks down numbers behind ABBA Voyage’s success”, September 5, 2023, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[14] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “ABBA Voyage generated $129m in 2023, as digital live performance collection attracts 1.1m guests”, October 1, 2024, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[15] ITV Information, “Abba Voyage to promote its 3,000,000th ticket this month after London present introduced £1.4bn economic system enhance”, December 9, 2024, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[16] Metro, “May Abba Voyage be leaving London for good?”, April 2, 2024, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[17] Ingenia, “How ABBA Voyage was made”, September 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[18] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “Swedish Home Mafia promote grasp recordings and publishing catalogs to Pophouse”, March 29, 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[19] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “Pophouse Leisure buys 75% of Avicii grasp recordings and publishing”, September 28, 2022, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[20] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “KISS sells tune catalog, title and IP to Pophouse, firm behind ABBA Voyage, in $300m deal”, April 4, 2024, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[21] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “KISS to stage avatar present in partnership with Pophouse Leisure, following the success of ABBA Voyage in London”, December 4, 2023, accessed: 2025-08-27.

[22] YouTube, “KISS – A New Period Begins”, December 3, 2023, accessed: 2025-08-27.

New audio podcasts from Trampled by Turtles and Mary Chapin Carpenter

by Admin | Oct 19, 2025 | Entertainment Law, Music Business, Podcast News

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This episode of Kyle Meredith With features behind conversations with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Erik Berry from this year’s Whiskey &amp, Beyond Festival. It’s α two-part series. Listen in the apps above or wherever you can find them.

IPRMENTLAW Weekly Highlights (September 29 – October 5, 2025)

by Admin | Oct 12, 2025 | Entertainment Law, Music Business, Podcast News

Authorities Notifies Draft Promotion and Regulation of On-line Gaming Guidelines, 2025 to Oversee E-Sports activities and Social Gaming

On this draft notification, the Ministry of Electronics and Data Expertise has proposed the Promotion and Regulation of On-line Gaming Guidelines, 2025 underneath the On-line Gaming Act, 2025, establishing a complete regulatory framework for on-line social video games and e-sports. The draft gives for the creation of the On-line Gaming Authority of India, empowered to find out whether or not a sport qualifies as a web-based cash sport, register and preserve a nationwide registry of authorized e-sports and on-line social video games, challenge and cancel certificates of registration, and impose penalties for violations. It introduces definitions, registration procedures, grievance redressal mechanisms, and enchantment processes, whereas mandating disclosure of any “materials change” in gameplay or monetisation. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities will administer issues associated to e-sports, and the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting will oversee on-line social video games. The Guidelines intention to advertise secure, age-appropriate, and clear gaming practices whereas curbing real-money gaming and making certain person safety.

Learn the draft guidelines right here.

Bombay Excessive Courtroom grants interim safety to Asha Bhosle towards AI misuse of her voice

The Bombay Excessive Courtroom has granted short-term reduction to playback singer Asha Bhosle in her swimsuit looking for safety of her persona rights from alleged unauthorised use by AI platforms. Asha Bhosle claimed that US-based entities distorted her sound recordings to create illicit AI voice fashions replicating her voice and elegance, which have been then commercialised by on-line marketplaces. Courtroom directed interim safety pending additional listening to, noting her declare that such use infringes her ethical rights and exploits her repute constructed over a long time. The case follows related reduction granted to singer Arijit Singh in 2024 and raises crucial points on AI misuse of superstar voice and picture.

Delhi Excessive Courtroom restrains use of ‘Barbie’ mark, grants ad-interim reduction to Mattel

The Delhi Excessive Courtroom has restrained a person from utilizing the trademark “Barbie” or any deceptively related variant for enterprise ventures, together with Barbie Enterprises and associated entities, after Mattel Inc. filed a swimsuit for infringement. Courtroom held that the defendant’s adoption of the enduring mark was visually, phonetically, and conceptually equivalent, aimed toward deceptive shoppers, and with out justification. The Courtroom directed takedown of social media accounts, suspension of domains barbieenterprise.com and barbieenterprise.in, and removing of infringing materials. The Courtroom discovered that Mattel had established a prima facie case, with stability of comfort in its favour and threat of irreparable hurt if reduction was denied.

Bombay Excessive Courtroom grants Malabar Gold & Diamonds reduction towards defamatory social media marketing campaign

The Bombay Excessive Courtroom has directed Meta and different defendants to take away 442 URLs carrying posts falsely linking Malabar Gold & Diamonds to Pakistan, granting the corporate interim reduction in its defamation swimsuit. The Courtroom accepted competition {that a} focused marketing campaign was launched towards Malabar after temporary engagement of a UK-based influencer of Pakistani origin, regardless of her subsequent removing from the model’s promotion. The Courtroom restrained additional defamatory publications, barred circulation of comparable content material, and arrange a mechanism for takedown of latest URLs, emphasising that mere affiliation with an influencer can’t justify reputational assaults. The order safeguards Malabar’s model picture in the course of the festive season and underscores judicial recognition of digital defamation dangers.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan sue YouTube and Google over AI deepfake movies

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan have filed a Rs 4 crore defamation and persona rights swimsuit towards YouTube and Google, alleging the platform hosts sexually express AI-generated deepfake movies misusing their names, photographs, and voices. The couple seeks removing and everlasting ban of such content material, together with safeguards stopping its use in AI mannequin coaching. Their petition cites a YouTube channel, AI Bollywood Ishq, which has uploaded over 259 manipulated clips, amassing 16.5 million views. The Bachchans argue YouTube’s insurance policies enable harmful misuse, as infringing content material can each flow into publicly and be multiplied by AI coaching.

US court docket dismisses Indian filmmaker’s declare that Squid Recreation copied movie Luck

A US federal court docket has dismissed filmmaker Soham Shah’s lawsuit alleging that Netflix’s Squid Recreation copied his 2009 movie Luck. The swimsuit, filed in 2024, claimed each works concerned debt-ridden people risking their lives for money prizes. Courtroom rejected the declare, holding that Shah didn’t personal Luck’s copyright and that the “whole idea and general really feel” of the 2 works have been materially completely different. The court docket famous that Luck carried a tone of magical realism centred on the concept of luck, whereas Squid Recreation was darkish, unsettling, and constructed round dystopian survival themes.

JKBX – the Sport Changer? – Music Enterprise Analysis

by Admin | Oct 5, 2025 | Entertainment Law, Music Business, Podcast News

JKBX, pronounced like ‘jukebox’, might be a sport changer for the music funding markets. Fairly than providing low-yield music catalogues from second-tier artists, JKBX sells revenue participation rights to royalty streams from helpful catalogues, corresponding to that housing the songs of OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder. By doing this, JKBX hyperlinks the billion-dollar music rights market with the idea of fragmented music rights on funding marketplaces. Solely time will inform whether or not this idea will finally achieve the long run. On this a part of the weblog sequence, we study JKBX’s enterprise mannequin and company construction in additional element.

Music Funding Marketplaces – Half 4: JKBX – the Sport Changer?*

The Basis of JKBX

Jukebox Know-how LLC was based by the music trade veteran Scott Cohen in addition to Sam Hendel and John Chapman of UK-private fairness agency Dundee Companions in 2023 headquartered in Culver Metropolis/California. In September 2023, Jukebox Know-how launched the fractionalised music royalty platform http://www.jkbx.com on the Web.[1] Scott Cohen co-founded with Richard Gottehrer the digital music distributor The Orchard in New York Metropolis in 1997, which was acquired by Sony Music Leisure in two tranches in 2012 and 2015 for a complete of US $300 million.[2] In 2019, Cohen left The Orchard to develop into Chief Innovation Officer at Warner Music Group,[3] earlier than becoming a member of Sam Hendel and John Chapman to kind Jukebox Know-how.

Dundee Companions collaborates with Chord Music Companions, owned by the PE firm Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co. (KKR), to purchase the KMR Music Royalties II fund for US $1.1 billion[4] in addition to the music catalogue of the One Republic frontman and songwriter Ryan Tedder.[5] Dundee can also be a associate of the PE firm Francisco Companions and MUSIC, which bought the Swedish Kobalt Music Group for US $750 million.[6] Subsequently, Dundee Companions was concerned within the acquisition of three giant music catalogues.

The Construction and Functioning of JKBX

JKBX is just not the innovator of fractional music royalty marketplaces however is nonetheless a sport changer. In contrast to a lot of the music funding marketplaces that promote participation rights in artists royalty income streams, JKBX targets giant music rights house owners that need to monetize their catalogues.[7] Rightsholders can provide components of their music catalogues (publishing and grasp rights) as royalty shares on the JKBX platform. Subsequently, Jukebox Know-how based the Delaware registered firm Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC on 3 April 2023, which secured US Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) approval as a Regulation A providing[8] in March 2024.[9] The Providing Round describes Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC as “(…) restricted legal responsibility firm established to facilitate and handle traders’ financial publicity to the Firm’s contractual proper to obtain a portion of the royalties, charges, and different revenue streams (“Earnings Pursuits”) associated to or derived from musical songs, compositions, sound recordings, portfolios or catalogs (“Music Belongings”).”[10] Subsequently, Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 enters into buy agreements with so-called revenue curiosity house owners, a synonym for music catalogue house owners. The music belongings are break up up into so-called Royalty Shares which are issued in sequence, associated to a selected music asset corresponding to a composition, a sound recording or a portfolio of songs. As Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 is a SEC registered firm, the music belongings are offered like shares. The patrons of the Royalty Shares are entitled to obtain a portion of the royalty income generated by the underlying licenses. Nevertheless, the Providing Round clarifies that the issued Royalty Shares “are unsecured restricted obligations”, which “don’t confer any voting rights on the holders thereof.”[11] This makes it clear that the acquisition of royalty shares doesn’t set up possession of the traders within the firm Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 nor within the underlying music belongings. Buyers in JKBX royalty shares solely purchase contractual rights to earned royalty streams. The contractual rights are bought as Royalty Shares on the web-based platform http://www.jkbx.com, which is owned by Jukebox Know-how LLC.[12] Whereas Jukebox Hits Vol 1 LLC is managed and administered by the Delaware registered firm Double Platinum Administration LLC.[13]

Determine 1: The JKBX conglomerate

Supply: After Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC, “Providing Round”, March 1, 2024, p. 19.

At the moment the one catalogue proprietor that has entered a purchase order settlement with Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC on 5 November 2023 is the Coda Songs LLC,[14] which is a 100 per cent affiliate of Inkling Capital LLC. The only proprietor of Inkling Capital, nevertheless, is John Chapman, who’s a co-founder of JKBX.[15] Subsequently all of the underlying publishing and grasp rights for the Royalty Shares are owned by a senior govt of JKBX. The data spotlight that Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC paid US $43 million in money to Coda Songs LLC to accumulate the revenue pursuits within the music belongings.[16] The acquisition worth needs to be refunded by the sale of the Royalty Shares, that are supplied to so-called “certified purchasers”.[17]

The Financial Potential of JKBX

Determine 2: The highest 10 performing Royalty Shares by yield

Title	Re-lease Date	Rights sort	Royalty sort	Songwriterrecording artist producer	2023 royalty revenue	Worth per share	No. of shares	Yield
All people Loves Me	2009	Sound recording producer	Associated rights Digital	Producer Ryan Tedder	$685.16	$16.00	25	171.29%
If I Lose Myself	2013	Sound recording producer	Associated rights Digital	Producer Ryan Tedder	$8,884.61	$1.84	50,000	9.66%
Wings	2013	Sound recording producer	Associated rights Digital Royalty participant	Producer Ryan Tedder	$4,777.47	$31.00	2,000	7.71%
Ghost	2014	Compo-sition Songwriter	Public perfor-mance	SongwriterRyan Tedder	$25,440.05	$3.34	100,000	7.62%
Wings	2013	Compo-sition Songwriter	Public perfor-mance	SongwriterRyan Tedder	$17,921.20	$2.38	100,000	7.53%
Counting Stars	2013	Sound recording producer	Associated rights Digital	Producer Ryan Tedder	$22,559.59	$3.23	100,000	6.98%
Welcome to New York	2014	Sound recording producer	Associated rights Digital Royalty participant	Producer Ryan Tedder	$3,008.46	$45.00	1,000	6.68%
Good Life	2009	Sound recording producer	Neighbouring Digital	Producer Ryan Tedder	$5,551.65	$1.55	60,000	5.97%
All of the Proper Strikes	2009	Sound recording producer	Neighbouring Digital	Producer Ryan Tedder	$9,636.64	$1.65	100,000	5.84%
Counting Stars	2013	Compo-sition Songwriter	Public perfor-mance Sync Mechanical Different	SongwriterRyan Tedder	$345,190	$31.37	200,000	5.50%

Supply: JKBX, “All Listings”, n.d., accessed: 2025-03-27.

Determine 3: The ten worst performing Royalty Shares by yield

Title	Re-lease Date	Rights sort	Royalty sort	Songwriterrecording artist producer	2023 royalty revenue	Worth per share	No. of shares	Yield
Diploma-tico	2018	Sound Recording Grasp	Gross sales Sync Digital	Label: Third Pardee Data	$5,807.43	$3.47	100,000	1.67%
Make It Sizzling	2019	Sound Recording Grasp	Gross sales Sync Digital	Label: Third Pardee Data	$3,640.77	$2.35	100,000	1.55%
Brighter Than The Solar	2011	Sound Recording Producer	Associated rights Digital Royalty participant	Producer: Ryan Tedder	$851.30	$55.00	1,000	1.55%
Each Breaking Wave	2014	Sound Recording Grasp	Associated rights Digital Royalty participant	Producer: Ryan Tedder	$1,576.65	$1.80	60,000	1.46%
Blow That Smoke	2018	Sound Recording Grasp	Gross sales Sync Digital	Label: Third Pardee Data	$3,999.92	$2.79	100,000	1.43%
Track For Somebody	2014	Sound Recording Producer	Associated rights Digital Royalty participant	Producer: Ryan Tedder	$2,284.66	$1.66	100,000	1.38%
Connec-tion	2018	Sound Recording Producer	Associated rights Digital	Producer: Ryan Tedder	$1,215.65	$2.02	50,000	1.20%
Specific Style	2018	Compo-sition Songwriter	Public perfor-mance	Songwriter: Ryan Tedder	$266.05	$24.00	1,000	1.11%
Specific Style	2018	Sound Recording Producer	Associated rights Digital Royalty participant	Producer: Ryan Tedder	$0.78	$50.00	3	0.52%
Burn	2012	Sound Recording Producer	Associated rights Digital	Producer: Ryan Tedder	$0.00	$10.00	100	0.00%

Supply: JKBX, “All Listings”, n.d., accessed: 2025-03-27.

The SEC Regulation A providing of Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC stipulates that solely “accredited traders” can purchase Royalty Shares. These are pure individuals with an revenue of greater than US $200,000 in every of the 2 current years and so-called Excessive Web Price People (HNWIs) with a internet wealth increased than US $1 million.[18] Subsequently, solely comparatively rich traders can purchase JKBX Royalty Shares. Therefore, JKBX has the proper to evaluate and settle for but in addition reject a subscription to purchase Royalty Shares.[19] The JKBX music funding market, subsequently, solely permits restricted entry to its merchandise. The preliminary providing worth of the Royalty Shares are decided by Double Platinum Administration on an arbitrary foundation.[20] JKBX factors to the danger, that the precise worth of the funding, subsequently, could also be lower than what traders pay.[21] The Royalty Shares are offered on the www.jkbx.com platform on the Web to “certified traders” and the proceeds from the providing are used to fund the acquisition prices of the Royalty Rights and to pay overhead, worker prices, utilities and expertise prices, which incur by the administration firm.[22]

Though JKBX plans to launch a secondary market to commerce Royalty Shares, there isn’t any intention to commerce Royalty Shares on a inventory alternate. At the moment, nevertheless, no different buying and selling system is obtainable on the JKBX webpage.[23] It’s because Royalty Shares are unsecured restricted obligations of Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC, whose commerce is related to a excessive danger.[24] Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC has issued 97 Royalty Shares with completely different underlying composition and recording rights.

Regardless of its potential for innovation, JKBX is at the moment a gross sales platform for contractual rights to earned royalty streams and restricted to rich traders. It’s neither a buying and selling platform for music rights nor a inventory alternate for music shares. Moreover, JKBX solely has a single music catalogue, acquired from Coda Songs for round US $43 million. This funding should first be recouped by the sale of Royalty Shares. It stays to be seen whether or not additional music catalogues shall be obtainable for the sale of Royalty Shares sooner or later.

Endnotes

[1] Billboard, “Wish to Make investments In Your Favourite Track? JKBX Bets Followers Will Deliver Billions to Market”, August 25, 2023, accessed: 2025-03-25.

[2] Billboard, “Sony’s Orchard Acquisition, By the Numbers and Behind the Scenes”, March 19, 2015, accessed: 2025-03-25.

[3] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “Official: Warner hires Scott Cohen, co-founder of The Orchard, as Chief Innovation Officer, Recorded Music”, March 6, 2019, accessed: 2025-03-25.

[4] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “Confirmed: Kobalt sells catalog to new KKR enterprise, Chord, for $1.1 billion”, October 19, 2021, accessed 2025-01-15.

[5] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “KKR buys majority stake in Ryan Tedder catalog, marking funding large’s return to music rights possession“, January 11, 2021, accessed: 2024-12-11.

[6] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “Kobalt Music Group offered to US-based personal fairness agency Francisco Companions”, September 7, 2022, accessed: 2024-12-11.

[7] In September 2023, JKBX additionally launched its Creator Program for artists, who need to promote a share of their royalty income streams; see: Music Enterprise Worldwide, “JKBX, launching this week, confirms it should pay songwriters and artists direct by way of ‘Creator Program’ – even when they don’t personal their rights”, September 11, 2023, accessed: 2025-03-25.

[8] A Regulation A providing is a sort of mini Preliminary Public Providing (IPO), which permits to supply and promote securities to the general public by way of a course of that’s much like, however much less in depth than, a registered providing; see: US Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC), “Regulation A”, November 14, 2024, accessed: 2025-03-25.

[9] Music Enterprise Worldwide, “Music royalties buying and selling platform JKBX launches – with regulatory approval from the SEC”, March 6, 2024, accessed: 2025-03-25.

[10] Jukebox Hits Vol. 1 LLC, “Providing Round”, March 1, 2024, p. 1.

[11] Ibid.

[12] Ibid., p. 2.

[13] Ibid., p. 1.

[14] Ibid., p. 16.

[15] Ibid., p. 45.

[16] Ibid., p. 61.

[17] Ibid., p. 13.

[18] Ibid., p. 49.

[19] Ibid.

[20] Ibid., p. 25.

[21] Ibid., p. 34.

[22] Ibid., p. 14.

[23] Ibid., p. 2.

[24] Ibid., p. 34.

This weblog submit relies on the report IP Finance within the Music Business, which was commissioned by the World Mental Property Rights Group (WIPO).

Wayward, Toni Collette: Podcast by Alyvia Alyn Lind from Netflix’s Wayward, Toni Collette:

by Admin | Sep 28, 2025 | Entertainment Law, Music Business, Podcast News

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