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‘Extremely disturbing’: Take down content with morphed images, videos of Shilpa Shetty, directs Bombay HC

December 26, 2025 4:48 pm

Shilpa Shetty had alleged that AI tools were used to clone her voice and mannerisms to create morphed images, books, and other merchandise without her authorisation.

The Bombay High Court refuses interim relief to Trimurti Films alleging copyright infringement of its song “Saat Samundar Paar” through its adaptation in the upcoming Dharma Productions movie “Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri”.

'Saat Samundar Paar' song copyright row: Bombay High Court refuses interim relief to Trimurti Films against Dharma products, Saregama

December 23, 2025 5:50 pm

Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh held that Trimurti Films Pvt Limited had failed to make a case that an agreement between the parties granted limited assignment in favour of music label Saregama India Ltd.

Industry body representing Microsoft, AWS seeks copyright exemption to train AI in India

November 08, 2025 10:47 am

It has also recommended the removal of restrictions to cross border data transfers while expanding access to “non-sensitive high-value government datasets”.

Concerns about the impact of AI on software development have been brewing for some time now.

5 takeaways from Meta and Anthropic’s wins in US copyright lawsuits

July 05, 2025 8:44 am

The summary judgments might seem like landmark victories for the two AI companies but a closer examination reveals that the rulings are extremely narrow.

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Are generative AI models built on stolen creative work? Unpacking two court verdicts

July 03, 2025 10:57 am

Are generative artificial intelligence models built on stolen creative work? The first two judgments addressing this question in US courts have sided with tech companies. But the matter is far from settled

Is AI creator or tool? Former Bombay HC judge Gautam Patel unpacks emerging legal questions in Copyright Law

December 11, 2024 11:14 pm

Justice Gautam Patel discusses the evolving challenges AI poses to copyright and trademark laws, unpacks crucial questions on fair use, deepfakes, and AI-driven creativity at the 5th Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture.

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Knowledge nugget of the day: Copyright Act — the focus of Dhanush-Nayanthara dispute

December 14, 2024 11:55 am

Recently, Dhanush sent a legal notice to Nayanthara, demanding Rs. 10 crore for allegedly infringing the copyright over the movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. What is the Copyright Act? What constitutes copyright infringement? Take a look.

5 nabbed over duplication, sale of Lakmé, Elle 18 products in Ahmedabad: Police

September 19, 2023 5:23 am

According to police officials, the seized products were a mix of different cosmetic products like kajal sticks, mascara, lipsticks, eyeliners, and more.

Pune: Shopkeeper arrested for selling counterfeit jeans

April 04, 2022 1:39 pm

The accused, Ismail Istekhar Khan (26), resident of Morwadi, runs a garments shop in Pimpri and he allegedly kept for sale 512 duplicate jeans bearing the name of a branded company.

FIR against Sundar Pichai, five others over ‘copyright violation’

January 27, 2022 3:53 am

Director-producer Suneel Darshan claimed that though he did not give anyone the film rights of his 2017 movie, Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha, the same has been uploaded to Google-owned YouTube.