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The latest JioHotstar standoff brings to fore the question of ownership of domains. Is it stealing, extortion, or a more grave cyber crime? Earlier this week, a Delhi-based developer made headlines after he revealed that he owns the domain name jiohotstar.com. The developer, who foresaw a potential merger of Reliance JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar, purchased the domain some time ago.

AstraZeneca is a world-renowned pharmaceutical company. It owns many patents in Russia and takes steps to protect them against encroachers. Its medicines are exempt from sanctions because they are mainly used for the life-preserving treatment of cancer.

Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music (WMG.O), opens new tab and music publisher Sony Music Publishing (6758.T), opens new tab persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Friday to uphold a decision that his 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud" did not illegally copy Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On."

In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court overturned the conviction of a man accused of selling counterfeit audio cassettes on a footpath in Kannur. The petitioner, O.P. Ashraf, was initially convicted by both the Magistrate Court and the Sessions Court for copyright infringement under Sections 51(a) and 52A read with Section 63 of the Copyright Act.