Chennai, May 15 (IANS) Pointing out that there had been certain unlawful theatrical screenings of actor Suriya’s eagerly awaited action entertainer ‘Karuppu’ in North India due to the unauthorized and illegal activation of KDMs by Qube Cinema Technologies, the makers of the film have now cautioned the public not to download, circulate, exhibit or share any unauthorized content relating to the film ‘Karuppu’.Vijayan Subramanian, the legal counsel for Dream Warrior Pictures, the makers of the Tami…
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Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), May 10 (IANS) The district administration in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh has cracked down on the sale of fake NCERT textbooks and registered FIRs against three bookshops under the Copyright Act, officials said on Sunday. The action follows the detection of the sale of counterfeit Class 9 NCERT books in the city.The shops named in the FIRs are Sangam Book Depot, Gyan Bhandar-1, and Gyan Bhandar-2.The action has caused a stir among book traders in the city. The district admini…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted two illegal factories allegedly involved in manufacturing and packaging counterfeit UltraTech Cement in northeast Delhi, recovering a huge quantity of fake cement bags, adulterated material and machinery used in the operation.According to a press release issued by the Crime Branch on Friday, the raids were carried out in Mandoli Industrial Area and Jawahar Nagar Industrial Area following a complaint from UltraTech Cement Ltd. One a…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by former India cricketer and current head coach Gautam Gambhir seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against alleged digital impersonation, deepfake content and unauthorised commercial exploitation of his identity.A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh posted the matter for further hearing on March 23 after noting discrepancies in the pleadings and directing the plaintiff to …
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) In a major crackdown on counterfeit branded products, the Mumbai Police have busted an organised racket involved in selling fake mobile accessories in the Ghatkopar area. The police carried out raids and seized counterfeit goods worth approximately Rs 16.33 lakh. Cases have been registered against six shopkeepers for their alleged involvement in the racket. According to police officials, the action was initiated following specific intelligence inputs about the sale of fak…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Saregama India Limited in a copyright infringement suit against noted music composer Ilaiyaraaja, restraining him from exploiting certain cinematograph films’ sound recordings and musical works claimed by the company.A single-judge Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a commercial suit filed by Saregama seeking to restrain Ilaiyaraaja from granting unauthorised licences to third pa…