Khurana & Khurana

28/09/2026

🎬 The Legality of Multiplex Boycotts in the Age of Streaming

As cinema increasingly competes with OTT platforms, disputes between film producers, distributors, and multiplex operators can raise important competition-law questions.

A coordinated boycott may involve issues such as:

🔹 Whether competing businesses are acting independently or collectively
🔹 Whether a boycott restricts competition or market access
🔹 The impact on producers, distributors, and consumers
🔹 How competition law applies to agreements between market participants
🔹 Whether the rise of streaming platforms changes the competitive landscape

With theatrical releases and digital distribution becoming increasingly interconnected, understanding the legal boundaries of collective commercial action is more important than ever.

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Introduction : Recently, the Carnatic region was caught in a strife between its Multiplex Association and the Producer’s Council. The discord was rooted in a question asked by filmmakers across the country: “Can Producers push for Over-The-Top (OTT) Releases within four weeks of a theatrical rel...

28/09/2026

⚖️ When Competitors Use the Same Pricing Algorithm: Where Independent Parallelism Ends and Concerted Practice Begins

What happens when competing businesses independently rely on the same pricing algorithm**—and their prices begin moving in lockstep?

Identical pricing does not automatically establish collusion. But when technology facilitates coordination between competitors, competition-law questions can become significantly more complex.

Key issues include:

🔹 Can parallel pricing result from genuinely independent decisions?
🔹 When does algorithmic alignment become evidence of coordination?
🔹 Does sharing data, pricing strategies, or algorithmic tools change the legal analysis?
🔹 How should competition authorities assess algorithm-driven pricing behaviour?

As businesses increasingly use AI and automated pricing systems, the boundary between independent parallel conduct and concerted practice is becoming an important area of competition-law analysis.

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Introduction : Now, businesses such as retailers, hotels, landlords, and airlines use advanced revenue-management systems. These include tools that analyse market information to suggest recommendations or automatically set the prices. When the same system is used by several market players, a questio...

28/09/2026

🔐 When “Personal” Became a Password: How India’s Data Protection Law Quietly Rewired the Right to Know

In the digital age, asking for information is no longer simply about access—it is also about privacy, purpose, and lawful processing.

India’s evolving data protection framework is changing how organizations collect, use, store, and disclose personal data. What was once treated as routine information can now raise important questions about:

🔹 Who has the right to access personal data?
🔹 When can information be disclosed?
🔹 How should organizations balance transparency with privacy?
🔹 What responsibilities arise when personal data moves across digital systems?

The shift from “information should be accessible” to “information must be accessed responsibly” is reshaping the relationship between individuals, organizations, and data.

Learn More: https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/how-india-data-protection-law-quietly-rewired-the-right-to-know

Introduction : In the vast details of India's Data Protection Bill, 2023, which many people realize has nothing to do with data breaches or penalties, one clause could end up playing a significant role in democratic governance in India. Section 44 (3) does not mention data breaches, but it mentions....

26/09/2026

From Prestianni to Almirón: Legal Analysis of Prestianni Law

Legal frameworks often evolve through successive interpretations, reforms, and judicial developments. The transition from Prestianni to Almirón offers an important lens for examining how legal principles can develop over time.

🔹 What was the legal position under Prestianni?
🔹 How did Almirón reshape or reinterpret the framework?
🔹 What are the practical implications for stakeholders?
🔹 How should businesses and legal professionals approach these developments?

Understanding this legal evolution is essential for assessing the historical context, current implications, and practical application of the Prestianni Law.

📌 Explore the legal journey from Prestianni to Almirón and its significance for modern legal practice.

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Introduction : In the last decade, the footballing world has stood strong against racism. FIFA and UEFA joining hands to protect players from discrimination through their ‘No Racism’ and ‘Say No to Racism’ campaigns, respectively, have shaped the laws of the game to suppress racism. Continui...

26/09/2026

Arbitration of Insolvency-Related Contract Claims

When a company enters insolvency, contractual disputes do not necessarily disappear. But the intersection of arbitration and insolvency proceedings can raise complex questions about jurisdiction, enforceability, moratoriums, and the role of insolvency courts.

Key considerations include:

🔹 Can contractual claims continue through arbitration during insolvency?
🔹 How does an insolvency moratorium affect arbitral proceedings?
🔹 Which forum should determine disputes involving the debtor?
🔹 How can parties protect contractual and financial interests?

As businesses increasingly rely on arbitration clauses in commercial agreements, understanding their interaction with insolvency law is becoming critical for effective dispute resolution and risk management.

📌 Stay informed on emerging legal developments at the intersection of Arbitration, Insolvency & Commercial Contracts.

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Introduction : The intersection of arbitration and insolvency presents a complex area of commercial dispute in the midst of financial distress. Arbitration is founded on the parties agreement to have their dispute resolved through adjudicatory mechanism, while insolvency proceedings operate through....

26/09/2026

🎮👗 From Dress-Up Games to Legal Questions ⚖️

What begins as a simple dress-up game can raise surprisingly complex legal questions.

As children’s digital experiences become more interactive, issues around copyright, character design, virtual fashion, user-generated content, data protection, and intellectual property ownership are becoming increasingly important.

The shift from play to digital creativity** brings a new question:
Who owns, protects, and controls what is created in the virtual world?

A closer look at the emerging legal issues behind children’s gaming and digital creativity.

Learn More: https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/from-dress-up-games-to-legal-questions

Introduction : As a child, I was always fond of games that involved makeup, fashion, cleanliness, or cooking. I enjoyed them so much that I started downloading these apps when I was just 12–13 years old. At that age, I often felt that these games were like an escape mechanism where I could change ...

25/09/2026

IBC Claims for Digital Assets and Token-Based Obligations

As digital assets and token-based transactions become increasingly integrated into commercial ecosystems, a new legal question is emerging: How should claims involving digital assets be treated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)?

From cryptocurrency holdings and tokenised rights to smart-contract obligations, insolvency proceedings may face challenges relating to:

🔹 Recognition and classification of digital-asset claims
🔹 Ownership, custody, and control of tokens
🔹 Valuation of volatile digital assets
🔹 Creditor rights and enforceability of token-based obligations
🔹 Treatment of decentralised and smart-contract arrangements

The intersection of IBC, digital assets, and emerging financial technologies highlights the need for clearer legal and regulatory frameworks.

📌 Read our latest analysis on the evolving landscape of insolvency claims involving digital assets and token-based obligations.

https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/ibc-claims-for-digital-assets-and-token-based-obligations

Introduction : Increasing use of cryptocurrency and tokens with digital wallets has brought different kinds of assets in business dealings. Companies now deal in these blockchain based transactions more often. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code from 2016 does not cover them explicitly. These assets can....

25/09/2026

⚖️ Supreme Court: What Happens to a Contested Trademark During Insolvency?

What happens when the ownership of a valuable trademark is disputed while a company is undergoing insolvency proceedings?

The Supreme Court’s approach to such disputes highlights an important intersection between trademark law and insolvency law.

🔹 Can disputed trademark rights be treated as assets of the corporate debtor?
🔹 What role does the Resolution Professional play?
🔹 How should competing ownership claims be addressed during CIRP?
🔹 Can an insolvency process conclusively determine complex trademark ownership disputes?

💡 Key takeaway: Intellectual property can be a significant corporate asset, but questions surrounding its ownership, validity, and transfer can become particularly complex during insolvency.

Learn More: https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/supreme-court-treatment-of-contested-trademark-ownership-during-insolvency

Introduction : In a corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of Gloster Industries Limited (Gloster Limited v. Gloster Cables Limited & Ors), the Supreme Court on January 22, 2026 quashed the finding of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that the trademark GLOSTER belonged to the corpora...

25/09/2026

⚖️ Amarnath Sehgal v. Union of India: A Landmark Case on Moral Rights

Can an artist protect the integrity of their work even after giving up ownership of the physical artwork?

The Amarnath Sehgal case highlighted the importance of moral rights under Section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957, particularly protection against distortion, mutilation, or modification that may harm an artist’s honour or reputation.

🎨 Key takeaway: Ownership of an artwork does not necessarily mean ownership of the artist’s moral rights.

A landmark decision demonstrating that copyright can protect not only economic interests, but also the creative and personal connection between an artist and their work.

Learn More: https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/amarnath-sehgal-vs-union-of-india-landmark-case-on-an-artist-moral-rights

Introduction : “Many of us believe in the soul. Moral rights of the artist are the soul of his work’’ When it comes to the rights of an artist in terms of his creation, various speculations arise. Whether the law only protects its economic and materialistic rights or the concept of dignity, mo...

24/09/2026

🤖 Ownership and Protection of AI Model Weights in India

AI model weights are becoming one of the most valuable assets in the AI ecosystem—but determining who owns them and how they can be protected raises complex IP and contractual questions.

Key considerations include:

🔹 Ownership of weights developed by employees, contractors, or vendors
🔹 Copyright and other IP protection possibilities
🔹 Trade secret and confidentiality safeguards
🔹 Licensing and restrictions on model use or distribution
🔹 Protection against unauthorized copying, extraction, or deployment
🔹 Data, training-material, and contractual considerations
🔹 IP ownership clauses in AI development and collaboration agreements

For businesses developing proprietary AI models, protecting the weights, training pipeline, datasets, and associated know-how requires a coordinated IP and contractual strategy.

📌 AI innovation needs an equally thoughtful IP protection framework.

Learn More: https://www.khuranaandkhurana.com/ownership-and-protection-of-ai-model-weights-in-india