LINK LIABILITY: DEVELOPING EASIER INTERNET ACCESS AND BATTLING COPYRIGHT CONCERNS
Anushree Rauta -0
By Anushka Verma
With the exponential growth of the World Wide Web, our lives have changed from having internet as a part of it to becoming a part of the internet ourselves. Almost all aspects of our lives are interconnected to the internet. The WWW itself has now become a...
UPDATE: IPRS VS ENIL- APPEAL FILED- DELHI HIGH COURT HOLDS THAT SINGLE BENCH DECISION NOT TO BE CITED AS A PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDINGS UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS
Anushree Rauta -
In an appeal filed by IPRS before Delhi High Court against the single bench decision passed by Justice Endlaw on January 4, 2021, the division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Asha Menon on January 14, 2021 issued notice and held that until further orders, the single bench decision...
RE-WRITING OF RULES ON STATUTORY LICENSE MANDATING PRIOR NOTICE BY MADRAS HIGH COURT
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Introduction:
The concept of statutory licensing was introduced in the Copyright Act vide the 2012 amendments, however, it received its actual opportunity of practical application in 2020, after the applications for statutory licensing of sound recordings were filed by the radio broadcasters before the IPAB.
The order dated 31.12.2020 passed by...
Guest Post: Angad Singh Makkar-Expanding the Distribution Right: CJEUs Progressive Step to Tackle Counterfeiting
Anushree Rauta -
I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Angad Singh Makkar. Angad is currently a 4th year student at Jindal Global Law School. He was the winner of the Global Anti-Trust moot court competition, organised by Antolin Scalia law school, George mason University, Washington DC....
Introduction: A Tale of Two Rights
Copyright Act, 1957 provides two kinds of rights for the authors - 1.) economic rights (Section 13), and 2.) moral rights (these are ‘Special’ rights as per Section 57). Both these kinds have separate jurisprudential backings (we explained something here). The former is majorly...
As reported by Spicy IP here, Bombay High Court has restrained Novex Communications from taking any coercive action against Gulraj Hotel and Gautam Hospitality Private Limited (combined order) which filed a groundless threats action under Section 60 of the Copyright Act after receiving a legal notice from Novex .
The...
SHEMAROO VS NEWS NATION: BOMBAY HIGH COURT REJECTS FAIR DEALING & DE MINIMIS DEFENSE, GRANTS INJUNCTION IN FAVOUR OF SHEMAROO
Anushree Rauta -
I often receive queries on whether one can use clippings for up to 30 seconds or less without requiring any license? Isn’t it permissible under principle of de minimis non curat lex? Can a news channel simply use songs in one of its programmes and claim defense of fair...
Guest post: Ankit Relan- Mashups, Cover Versions and all that Jazz under the Indian Copyright Law
Anushree Rauta -
I am pleased to bring to you our first guest post by Ankit Relan. Ankit Relan, is a practicing attorney in the Delhi High Court, and represents some of the biggest names in the film and music industry in India. He handles the copyright and technology law practice at...
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...
GUEST POST: GAURAV CHOURASIA-THE PAPARAZZI PARADOX – JENNIFER LOPEZ SUED BY A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Anushree Rauta -
We are pleased to bring our next guest post by Gaurav Chourasia who is currently a 3rd-year law student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and is keenly interested in IPR, Media & Entertainment laws, and Sports laws.
In the Entertainment Industry, disputes related to copyright infringement are very common...