Copyright

(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...

Hello Readers, You might have read about the recent Ranjhana rift. I have a few things to say about that, not on the legal issue per se, but on the much-bandied idea of change of meaning after release. As I reflect on Raanjhanaa controversy — where both the director and the...

(This post is co-authored with Sneha Jain, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates) In Part 3 of the Series, we explored the output side of things - showing how if the output generated by the Generative AI model is substantially similar or a trivial alteration, or an adaptation in a different format...

Author: Neha Bhambhani Introduction India’s cultural memory is being rewritten in real-time through music. The songs that were preserved on tapes and cassettes in the 1960s are now global digital assets. Today, they are being streamed online in the form of short videos, advertisements, and remixes, which can be licensed...

In Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP, the Bombay High Court restrained third parties, such as AI platforms, restaurants, merchandise sellers, virtual music events, etc., from violating the personality rights of the renowned Bollywood singer Arijit Singh. These entities  were restrained from using Arijit Singh’s name, voice / vocal style...