Delhi HC Orders Rogue Web sites To Droop Streaming Of ‘Drishyam
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has granted an advert interim ex parte injunction restraining 9 rogue web sites from streaming or making Drishyam: The Conclusion obtainable for viewing or downloading with out authorisation. It additionally directed area title registrars and different involved defendants to droop the infringing domains inside 72 hours of receiving discover from the plaintiff. The order additional permits the plaintiff to hunt motion towards different web sites participating in related piracy. See extra right here
PhonePe and DPCGC Forge Partnership to Drive Regulatory Compliance within the OTT Ecosystem
PhonePe has signed an MoU with the Digital Writer Content material Grievances Council (DPCGC), a Stage II self-regulatory organisation (SRO) beneath the IT Guidelines, 2021, to facilitate regulatory compliance amongst OTT platforms. PhonePe requires OTT platforms and different publishers of on-line curated content material to acquire SRO membership as a situation of onboarding onto its cost gateway. The partnership goals to enhance service provider consciousness of those necessities and facilitate SRO certification via DPCGC. See right here for extra.
YouTube to live-stream ISL 2026-27 season free of charge
The Indian Tremendous League (ISL) will stream all 163 matches of the 2026–27 season reside and free on YouTube, which joins the league as its digital streaming accomplice. SonyLIV may even stream all matches via its subscription-based service, whereas Sony Sports activities Community will broadcast greater than 80 matches on tv. The association provides viewers three choices: free streaming on YouTube, paid digital streaming on SonyLIV, and tv protection on Sony Sports activities Community. YouTube may even stream matches internationally and host highlights, interviews, tactical evaluation, and behind-the-scenes content material. The season options 13 groups, with its first part working from October 10, 2026, to January 17, 2027.
Delhi Excessive Court docket restrains web sites utilizing Jio title for lottery, gaming companies
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has restrained 126 web sites from unlawfully utilizing Reliance Industries’ Jio trademark to supply lottery and gaming companies. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held that figuring out whether or not an internet site qualifies as a “rogue web site” requires a qualitative, slightly than quantitative, evaluation. The court docket additionally directed the related area title registrars to droop the web sites pending additional orders. See right here for extra.
Authorities panel to review AI-copyright hasn’t met since June; second working paper delayed: A government-appointed committee inspecting the intersection of AI and copyright legislation in India has reportedly stalled, with no conferences since June and its second working paper months overdue. The nine-member committee, constituted by the Division for Promotion of Trade and Inside Commerce (DPIIT) in April 2025, was tasked with assessing whether or not the Copyright Act, 1957, adequately addresses rising AI-related points. The pending paper was anticipated to look at possession, legal responsibility and originality in AI-generated works, together with whether or not such works ought to qualify for copyright safety. Its first working paper, launched in December 2025, proposed a compulsory blanket licensing regime for AI coaching, beneath which builders might use lawfully accessed copyrighted materials in return for remuneration to rights holders via a central accumulating physique. Whereas DPIIT invited public feedback on the proposal, no revised or last model has been launched. See right here for extra.
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has directed Amitabh Bachchan to look earlier than the court docket
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has directed Amitabh Bachchan to look personally on the subsequent listening to if he needs to pursue his persona rights go well with and a settlement with the defendants stays incomplete. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted time till November 16, 2026, for the events to finalise their settlement, failing which the actor should seem in particular person. Bachchan filed the go well with in 2022, alleging unauthorised use of his title, picture and voice, together with to advertise lotteries linked to Kaun Banega Crorepati. The court docket had granted him an ex parte interim injunction in November 2022, restraining infringement of his persona and publicity rights. See right here for extra.
Delhi Excessive Court docket Protects Vijay Deverakonda’s Character Rights In opposition to AI Deepfakes and Unauthorised Use
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has restrained the unauthorised use of actor Vijay Deverakonda’s title, picture, voice and different persona attributes, together with via AI-generated and morphed content material. Justice Vikas Mahajan additionally directed Meta, Google and X to take away recognized infringing content material, whereas on-line marketplaces, area registrars and related authorities authorities had been directed to take motion towards specified hyperlinks and web sites inside 72 hours of receiving the order. The court docket declined to restrain the standalone use of the phrase “Rowdy”, holding that proof was wanted to determine its unique affiliation with the actor. Nevertheless, AI-generated or morphed pictures combining the phrase along with his likeness stay lined by the persona rights safety granted. See right here for extra.