Bombay High Court dismisses copyright claim against Dream Girl 2; calls allegations ‘far-fetched’

The Bombay High Court has thrown out a copyright infringement plea against Balaji Telefilms over its 2023 comedy Dream Girl 2, ruling that the film’s storyline is entirely different from the applicant’s work and that the claim of breach of confidence was ‘far-fetched’. The case was filed by writer Ashim Kumar Bagchi, who claimed the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer was based on his script originally titled Kal Kisne Dekha and later re-registered as The Show Must Go On. Bagchi alleged that his story — a gender-swap comedy about a man impersonating a woman and navigating hilarious situations whenever his real identity was at risk — had been shared in confidence with one of the film’s credited writers years ago. He argued that elements of his work had been used without permission. However, the court observed that what Bagchi was seeking amounted to a monopoly over generic ideas and common comedic tropes — such as mistaken identity and disguise — that cannot be protected under copyright law. T...

Former assistant Amber Heard says the actress has always been ‘aggressive

This week, Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard have a new trial. This time, it was assumed that they would discuss the libel suit that the actor had previously filed against Heard. However, during the meeting, Amber accused the actor of sexual abuse. The case took on a new character. This time, Heard's former personal assistant Kate James spoke in court. According to her, Hurd behaved aggressively. She also noted that she had never seen cuts or bruises on the actress when she testified against Johnny Depp. James worked as an assistant to Amber Heard from 2012 to 2015. During her work, she said, the actress "shouted at her on the phone" and also subjected her to "a barrage of offensive messages day and night." "In the middle of the night, a flurry of messages could begin between 2 and 4 in the morning. Incoherent, meaningless, just to lash out at someone. For no specific reason," says the assistant. Kate remembered the incident between her and the actress. The assistant was supposed to go full-time instead of part-time. For this, she asked the actress for a $50,000 bonus, which was half her regular salary. According to her, the actress lost her temper when she heard about it. "She jumped up from her chair, brought her face closer to mine at a distance of four inches, saying how dare I ask for such a salary. She thought it gave her the right to spit in my face," recalls James. But Kate treats Johnny Depp positively and considers him a good person. According to her, he was always "a real southern gentleman" and seemed to her a "peaceful, almost shy and very quiet" person. James noted that she had never seen him lose his temper.  

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