Madras Excessive Court docket: Ilaiyaraaja — makers of Dude & Good Dangerous Ugly settle; INR 50 lakh paid
Composer Ilaiyaraaja and the producers of the movies Dude and Good Dangerous Ugly knowledgeable the Madras Excessive Court docket that they’ve entered right into a settlement over alleged unauthorised use of his works; the producers paid INR 50 lakh (after TDS) as a part of the compromise and the fits have been disposed. The courtroom recorded the joint compromise memo and closed the copyright fits.
Madras Excessive Court docket: Interim injunction towards launch of Akhanda 2 in favour of Eros
Madras HC handed orders restraining exploitation/launch of the movie Akhanda II pending compliance with an earlier arbitral award — This attraction was filed by Eros in reference to its long-standing arbitral award towards 14 Reels Leisure Personal Restricted, beneath which Eros is the award holder of a cash decree of roughly Rs28 crore.
Eros argued that this was an oblique try to flout the arbitral award and keep away from compliance with legally decided monetary obligations.
Eros Worldwide obtained an interim injunction in search of to forestall launch till an arbitral award sum is glad.
Delhi Excessive Court docket awards ₹1.5 lakh to Tommy Hilfiger — counterfeit sale by Kolkata dealer (Tommy Hilfiger v. Kolkata dealer)
The Delhi Excessive Court docket (bench of Justice Tejas Karia) held {that a} Kolkata dealer bought counterfeit Tommy Hilfiger items and granted financial compensation of ₹1.5 lakh for trademark infringement and passing off (judgment delivered 28 Nov 2025). The courtroom discovered clear use of the registered mark on faux merchandise that deceived shoppers.
Madras Excessive Court docket strikes out Sangeetham Home Of Veg trademark for violating earlier settlement (Sangeetha Veg v. Sangeetham Home Of Veg)
The Madras Excessive Court docket (Justice N. Senthilkumar) struck out registration of the mark Sangeetham Home Of Veg (a Tiruchendur eatery), discovering it obtained in violation of an earlier court-recorded settlement that required a change of title.
The registration was ordered eliminated for breaching the settlement phrases recorded within the earlier infringement swimsuit.
Bombay Excessive Court docket bars Chemco Plast from utilizing “CHEMCO” as a trademark; permits area use
The Bombay Excessive Court docket restrained Chemco Plast from utilizing CHEMCO as a trademark however permitted them to proceed utilizing it as a website title. The courtroom balanced trademark rights with sensible use within the on-line presence (area), disallowing trade-mark use that might trigger confusion with the established brand-owner, whereas recognizing restricted non-trademark on-line utilization is permissible topic to circumstances.
Delhi Excessive Court docket restores Kohinoor Seeds trademark swimsuit towards Veda Seed; territorial jurisdiction present in Delhi
The Delhi Excessive Court docket restored Kohinoor Seed’s trademark swimsuit towards Veda Seed, holding that Delhi has territorial jurisdiction to entertain the swimsuit. The bench discovered correct trigger to revive the proceedings and proceed with the trademark infringement/pass-off declare
Calcutta Excessive Court docket refuses interim aid in PL SUPREME trademark dispute (Parul Ruparelia v. Camme Wang)
The Calcutta Excessive Court docket (Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur) refused interim injunction to Kolkata importer Parul Ruparelia in a swimsuit towards Chinese language producer Camme Wang over the mark PL SUPREME.
The courtroom discovered the Chinese language producer to be the prior adopter and proprietor, accepted its export invoices and registration proof, and held the Indian importer couldn’t declare unbiased goodwill. The courtroom additionally vacated earlier interim orders and directed seized items be returned.
Order right here
Delhi Excessive Court docket: swimsuit over pre-1965 sound recordings closed — defendant says it claims no rights
Delhi HC (Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, J.) disposed of CS(COMM) 1094/2025 (Bignet Options LLP v Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd.) after Novex confirmed it doesn’t assert rights in recordings printed earlier than 1965.
The courtroom recorded that the plaintiff’s occasion passed off and that Novex doesn’t declare copyright within the listed pre-1965 recordings; the swimsuit was disposed.
Order right here
Supreme Court docket: “We’re cautious” — on petitions about unregulated/unchecked use of AI within the judiciary
In a public assertion / listening to this week, the Supreme Court docket recorded that judges should train “utmost warning” in utilizing AI in judicial processes; the Court docket signalled warning on petitions in search of to manage judicial use of AI and emphasised safeguards and cautious, measured adoption.
CBFC / Authorities: Coverage replace — 50% ladies participation in each Analyzing & Revising Committee for movie certification
Authorities / CBFC statements this week confirmed that the Central Board of Movie Certification will guarantee 50% ladies participation on each Analyzing and Revising Committee constituted for movie certification.
Coverage implementation measures have been referenced alongside the Cinematograph (Certification) Guidelines, 2024.
Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for US$82.7 billion — a seismic reshuffle in leisure
Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) introduced that Netflix will purchase Warner Bros. (together with its movie & tv studios, HBO, HBO Max and streaming/manufacturing property) in a landmark cash-and-stock deal valuing Warner Bros. at an enterprise worth of US$82.7 billion (fairness worth US$72.0 billion), at US$27.75 per WBD share.
The acquisition is contingent on WBD first spinning off its World Networks division (cable/information networks similar to CNN/TNT/Discovery) right into a separate publicly-listed entity (anticipated Q3 2026).
South Korea: Coaching AIs on full news-articles or textbooks dominated copyright-infringing
On 4 December 2025, the federal government authorities in South Korea — via the Korea Copyright Fee along with the Ministry of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism (South Korea) — publicly declared that utilizing full textual content of reports articles or textbooks to coach generative-AI techniques constitutes copyright infringement.
The brand new “Information to Truthful Use of Generative AI Coaching on Copyrighted Works” clarifies that coaching AI on such works (information, textbooks, photos, music) with out consent doesn’t qualify as honest use.
Cox Communications v. Sony Music Leisure — United States Supreme Court docket hears huge web music-piracy case
In early December 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court docket took up arguments within the high-stakes piracy case Cox Communications v. Sony Music Leisure. The problem earlier than the Court docket: whether or not an web service supplier (ISP) could be held responsible for “contributory copyright infringement” merely as a result of it knew customers of its service repeatedly engaged in unlawful file-sharing — however didn’t take motion to chop off their entry — even with out proof that the ISP itself took affirmative steps to facilitate the infringement.
The case has a background: a jury beforehand awarded over US$1 billion in damages to file labels (affiliated with Sony) based mostly on allegations that Cox ignored repeated infringement by its subscribers. That verdict was partially overturned on attraction, which remanded the matter for reconsideration. The Supreme Court docket’s determination may re-set the principles for secondary legal responsibility of ISPs.
U.S. Court docket orders OpenAI handy over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT logs in copyright-suit led by The New York Instances
A U.S. federal decide — Ona Wang (Justice of the Peace Decide, Southern District of New York) — dominated that OpenAI should produce roughly 20 million anonymized user-chat logs from ChatGPT for discovery in a copyright lawsuit introduced by the New York Instances and different media retailers. The courtroom rejected OpenAI’s arguments that turning over the logs would violate person privateness.
The information retailers argue the logs are vital: they contend the logs will present whether or not ChatGPT output reproduces or carefully mirrors copyrighted content material from their publications. OpenAI had objected, claiming that just about all of the chat logs have been irrelevant to the dispute and that handing them over would compromise person belief and confidentiality. The decide held that the logs are related and that inbuilt de-identification and protecting orders sufficiently mitigate privateness dangers
Star dancers & a lawmaker demand higher copyright safety for choreography in Okay-pop
On 4 December 2025, a bunch of distinguished Okay-pop choreographers and a member of the Korean parliament convened at a chat present hosted by Korea Choreography Copyright Affiliation (KCCA) and the Korean Sports activities Growth Affiliation in Seoul.
Among the many panel have been celebrated choreographers like Lia Kim, founding father of 1Million Dance Studio, and Choi Younger‑joon, together with legislator Jin Jong‑ho (Individuals Energy Social gathering), an ex-Olympian and former athlete. They collectively known as for stronger authorized recognition and safety of choreography as a standalone inventive work — together with obligatory attribution and higher enforcement of rights.
U.S. media v. AI startup: New York Instances (and Chicago Tribune submitting) — copyright combat vs AI summarizer/startup
On December 5, 2025, The New York Instances filed a lawsuit within the U.S. District Court docket for the Southern District of New York towards Perplexity AI.
The criticism alleges that Perplexity has engaged in “large-scale, illegal copying and distribution” of NYT’s copyrighted content material — together with articles, movies, and podcasts — to energy its AI instruments.
The lawsuit claims Perplexity reproduces NYT materials verbatim or “near-verbatim,” presents it to customers as its personal output, and even attributes fabricated content material to the Instances