GUEST POST: “WHO GETS FIRST?”: THE CURIOUS BATTLE OF KENT CABLES AND KENT RO- BY CHHAVI TOKAS AND CHETAN NAGPAL
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Background:
In a landmark judgment titled Kent Cables v. Kent RO, pronounced by Justice Jyoti Singh on May 30, 2023, the Delhi High Court permanently restrained Kent RO from manufacturing and selling fans under the trademark “KENT”. The court analyzed complex legal propositions and, based on prior use and goodwill,...
GUEST POST: NEHAN SETHI AND MISHAAL NATHANI – WHAT’S MINE IS NOT YOURS: DECODING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Nehan Sethi is lawyer and the Founder of ‘Her Forum’ - a platform and community for women in law. Nehan currently works at Crawford Bayley & Co. and has a strong interest in Intellectual Property laws.
Mishaal Nathani is a lawyer by profession and an entrepreneur by nature. He currently works in the CEO's...
GUEST POST: ANUNAY KUMAR :GOOGLE’S NEW ‘LICENSING BADGE’ AND WHAT IT ENTAILS FOR ARTISTS AND USERS.
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About Author: Anunay Kumar is a fourth year student at O P Jindal University
Everyday millions of users which include both individuals and corporations log onto their screens and would use google to look for a desired picture and 'borrow' the same without any reservation for both commercial and non-commercial...
GUEST POST: LOKESH VYAS: TANTALIZING TERMS OF PROTECTION FOR UNPUBLISHED WORK UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957: TIME TO REVAMP THE STATUS QUO?
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I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Lokesh Vyas. Lokesh is currently a 4th year student at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In this post he analyses a critical point missed out by the draftsmen of Chapter V of the Copyright Act, 1957...
GUEST POST: ABHISHEK IYER: SHARING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PUBLIC INTEREST – FAIR DEALING?
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About the Author:Abhishek Iyer is a 4th Year B.A.-LL.B. Student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. He had earlier written a post for us here.
Recently, a spokesperson for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (“ISKON”) got into trouble for sharing a copyrighted video of Shemaroo on social media platform...
GUEST POST: ANKIT RELAN- MUSIC SUB-PUBLISHING IN INDIA AND HOW LEGAL IS IT, REALLY?
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I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Ankit Relan, Partner- Mason & Associates that explains the position of law in India surrounding sub-publishing of music. Ankit is a practicing attorney based out of Delhi and represents some of the biggest names in the film...
Guest Post: The BCCI and Creative Industry Should Form An Alliance To Fight Digital Piracy -By Jenil Shah & Mridula Dalvi
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The BCCI will be conducting the IPL Media rights auction any time now and per newspaper reports the bidding will be fierce given that both TV broadcasters and tech giants will be putting in their bids. The last time the final bid for 5 years was a whopping Rs...
Guest Post-Shankey Agrawal- Implications of GST on Entertainment and Media Industry – Part-II
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I am pleased to bring to you the second part of the guest post by Shankey Agrawal on the implications of GST on the entertainment and media industry. Shankey Agrawal is an advocate with over 9 years of experience in the field of Indirect Tax advisory and Litigation (before...
Guest Post: Mr. Jagdish Sagar-Copyright Amendment Act, 2012- prospective or retroactive application?
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I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Mr. Jagdish Sagar.
Mr. Jagdish Sagar is a practicing IPR attorney in the Delhi High Court since 2006; initially in Anand and Anand, first as Consultant, then as Partner. Since December 2011, Mr. Sagar has been practicing independently...
GUEST POST: DR. G.R. RAGHAVENDER: FUTURE OF INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE FACE OF THE EMERGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
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Today, 21st June is the eleventh anniversary of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act 24 of 2012) coming into force after it was notified in the Gazette by the Central Government on June 21, 2012. It was earlier passed unanimously by the Indian Parliament on May 22, 2012, and...