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Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Parag Sanghavi & Ors.

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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 24 August 2015 CS (OS) 1892/2006 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh Background The plaintiffs, Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and its co-plaintiff, are private limited companies engaged in the business of producing, exhibiting and distributing cinematograph films. The plaintiffs claimed to be the copyright […]

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Mattel Inc. & Ors. v. Mr. Jayant Agarwalla & Ors.

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High Court of Delhi | Justice S. Ravindra Bhat | Date of Decision: 17.09.2008 Case Number: IA No. 2352/2008 in CS (OS) 344/2008 BACKGROUND The plaintiffs comprise a Delaware-incorporated company and its subsidiaries incorporated in the United Kingdom and India, engaged in the manufacture and marketing of toys, games and consumer products. Among their well-known

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v. Sohail Maklai Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

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Bombay High Court | Notice of Motion No. 2847 of 2010 | 14 October 2010 | Smt. Roshan Dalvi, J. Background Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, the plaintiff, held copyright in the script and screenplay of its 2002 Hollywood film Phone Booth. The copyright was originally authored by Larry Cohen and assigned to the plaintiff

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