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SC Upholds That Marketing Of Assigned Music Rights For Own Commercial Benefit Is Not A Taxable Service And Ancillary Marketing Obligations Are Not Separately Taxable
The Supreme Court has clarified the service tax treatment of marketing and promotion expenditure incurred by a broadcaster on commercially exploiting acquired music and song video rights. The Court upheld the CESTAT’s view that such expenditure does not represent consideration for any taxable service to the film producers, since the broadcaster promoted the rights for its own benefit as assignee and therefore no taxable service relationship existed.
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AC
Aurtus Consulting LLP
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From Libraries To Large Language Models: The New Meaning Of "Research"
The Delhi High Court's landmark ruling in ANI Media v. OpenAI addresses whether training generative AI models on copyrighted content constitutes copyright infringement under Indian law. Through an expansive interpretation of "research" under Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1957, the Court examines whether a statute enacted decades ago can accommodate modern AI technology and whether commercial entities can claim fair dealing defenses originally framed around private use.
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CMS INDUSLAW
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No Injunction Against The Machine - The Delhi High Court's Interim Ruling In ANI Media v. OpenAI And Where It Sits In The Global AI-Copyright Landscape
On 24 July 2026, a single judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Amit Bansal, dismissed the interim injunction application filed by the Indian news agency Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI. The decision is the first substantive judicial engagement in India with the central legal question of the generative-AI era: whether ingesting copyright-protected material to train a large language model (LLM) infringes the rights of the content owner.
India IP
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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Procuring Rights, Protecting Privacy IP Ownership In Sound Recording
Sound recording law is a combination of copyright, contract, privacy and new technology regulation. The law on sound recordings has undergone a major change due to the evolving music market and technological developments that have accelerated over the years. This article discusses the legal framework of IP rights in sound recordings as provided by the Copyright Act, 1957 with a special focus on ownership, assignment, licensing, and commercial exploitation of IP rights in sound recordings.
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Vaish Associates Advocates
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Commercial Use Of Music On Social Media: Analyzing The Zee Entertainment v. Nykaa Copyright Infringement Dispute
The rapid growth of short-form content has transformed social media marketing in India. Platforms such as Instagram have become indispensable tools for brands seeking consumer engagement through reels, influencer campaigns and promotional videos. As per 2025 data, almost 80 percent of marketing professionals integrated Facebook and Instagram into their digital marketing campaigns.
India IP
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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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Intellectual Property Newsletter | May 2026
From bizarre patents like miniature umbrellas for beverages and sideways swinging methods to high-stakes pharmaceutical disputes and celebrity image rights battles, this comprehensive intellectual property newsletter explores the intersection of innovation, law, and commerce. Discover how courts worldwide are reshaping trademark protection, patent validity standards, and copyright enforcement while navigating emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and digital content platforms.
India IP
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Dentons Link Legal
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Who Owns The Runway? AI-Generated Fashion Design And The Authorship Vacuum In Indian Copyright Law
Can artificial intelligence legally own a fashion design it creates? Indian copyright law offers no clear answer, leaving designers, brands, and AI developers in a legal vacuum where neither the training process nor the resulting creations have settled ownership rules. This article examines how generative AI exposes fundamental gaps in India's fragmented fashion IP framework, where copyright and design protection actively displace each other, and proposes legislative reforms to address the dual authorship c
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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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