I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Ritisha Mukherjee. Ritisha is a young lawyer having recently graduated from Nirma University with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. She takes keen interest in media and entertainment laws and is currently working at Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd....
GUEST POST: PRANITA SABOO: NO 36-HOUR RESTRICTION IN TAKE-DOWN NOTICE SENT BY COPYRIGHT OWNER TO INTERMEDIARY?
Anushree Rauta -
About Author: The author is a B.A. LL. B graduate from ILS Law College, Pune (Batch: 2014-19) and currently practices intellectual property laws.
Introduction
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (“MIB”) has on 25th February 2021 published and notified the Information Technology...
We are pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Kunal Chandriani. Kunal is a commerce graduate (B.Com 2018 batch) and currently pursuing LLB from Vivekanand Education Society's College of Law, Mumbai (2nd year in the three year course).
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and...
GUEST POST: MANIKA DAYAL- CHALLENGES TO AUTOMATED FILTERING: IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE?
Akshat Agrawal -
About the Author: Manika Dayal is a recent graduate of Jindal Global Law School, and has a key interest in Intellectual Property Laws and Policy.
Public demands for internet platforms to intervene more aggressively in online content are steadily mounting. Calls for companies like YouTube and Facebook to tackle issues...
GUEST POST: ANKIT RELAN- MUSIC SUB-PUBLISHING IN INDIA AND HOW LEGAL IS IT, REALLY?
Anushree Rauta -
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: DHWANI BHINDE: NCPCR REGULATORY GUIDELINES FOR CHILD PARTICIPATION IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY OR ANY COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY- PART 1
Anushree Rauta -
One industry that took off massively during the pandemic was the media and entertainment industry, and with the content churned out by the platforms day in and day out, it has become crucial to upgrade the legislative ecosystem to keep up with the evolution. One such issue that was...
GUEST POST: POOJA KAPADIA AND SIMREN MEHRA (TULSEA): 12 THINGS ARTISTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LEGAL CONTRACTS
Anushree Rauta -
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Pooja Kapadia is the Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Tulsea, a leading strategic talent and content management company based in Mumbai and Los Angeles that represents India’s leading content creators (actors and directors) who are a part of Pataal Lok, Sacred Games, Leila, Ghoul, Betaal,...
Guest Post-Shankey Agrawal- Implications of GST on Entertainment and Media Industry – Part-II
Anushree Rauta -
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: SIDDHANT SANGHAVI: TEXT-TO-IMAGE WORKS: AI, HUMANS AND COPYRIGHT COMPLICATIONS
Lokesh Vyas -
AI-generated artwork has been on the rise for quite some time with varied experiments such as Walter Thompson’s The Next Rembrandt and Obvious’ Edmond De Balamy both of which required a sophisticated software specially designed for this purpose, a varied dataset and a collective of intellectuals all working towards...
GUEST POST- YASH MITTAL- ANALYSING “FLAVOUR” AND “PRODUCT” DESCRIPTORS AS A GROUND FOR PROTECTION UNDER TRADEMARK ACT, 1999 IN THE CONTEXT OF ITC LTD. V. NESTLE INDIA LTD.
Angad Makkar -
The Author, Yash Mittal, is a Final Year Student at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Recently in ITC Ltd. v. Nestle India Ltd., Yippee Noodles (a product of ITC Ltd.) sued its competitor Maggi (a product of Nestle India Ltd.) , seeking a permanent injunction against Maggi in order...