(This article is co-authored with Sangita Sharma, a 3rd -year student from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.)
Who Came Together and Why? (Facts of the Case) -
“Come together and fight” generally has a positive intuitive appeal, but these intuitions change when the same happens before the court(s) between the plaintiffs...
This article is written by Lokesh Vyas and Angad Makkar.
Background
On April 4, 2021, the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 (“the Tribunals Ordinance”) was promulgated which dissolved certain existing appellate bodies and transferred their functions (such as adjudication of appeals) to other existing judicial bodies. A...
The Calcutta High Court vide its order dated October 12, 2018 has directed Vodafone Idea Limited to deposit a sum of INR 2.5 crores with the HC Registrar within three weeks. The order was passed in a copyright infringement suit filed by Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) praying for...
Copyright enforcement mechanisms play a crucial role in safeguarding the rights of copyright owners. Various digital platforms, including YouTube, have implemented systems to address copyright infringement challenges. However, aiming to strike a balance between protecting content creators and respecting copyright holders is a tricky task. Many concerns have been...
(This post is co-authored with Sneha Jain, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates)
Having first considered the question of whether storing copyrightable works for training purposes is reproduction that amounts to copyright infringement under Section 51 of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, in this second post of this series we will specifically...
By Anushka Verma
While all of us have often been engrossed in watching sportspersons’ flair on various courts, the producers of the show ‘Spicy Pitch’ have also given lawyers (and others) interested in trademarks to be engrossed in some home court activity. The Plaintiff is Greek Goddess Media, a firm...
The US has recently seen a surge in cases wherein artists and musicians belonging to various bands have come out against the use of their content by Donald Trump in his political rallies. There have been instances of where Tom Petty’s estate had issued a cease and desist order...
In light of the recent auction of the Artificial Intelligence- generated portrait of Edmond Belamy and genuine growth of AI generated art and musical works, it is important for us to indulge in the policy debate of who to accord authorship under the Copyright Act, for the same. Even...
Producers Copyright Guild (PCG) has issued a public notice in a trade magazine inviting all sound recording and cinematographic film authors to get membership of the PCG. ‘Author’ referred in the public notice is “Producer” as defined under Section 2 (d)(v) of the Copyright Act, 1957.
The public notice further...
