GUEST POST: LOKESH VYAS: TANTALIZING TERMS OF PROTECTION FOR UNPUBLISHED WORK UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957: TIME TO REVAMP THE STATUS QUO?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: GARIMA SAXENA-APPY FIZZ v. FIZZY APPLE: PARLE AGRO TAKES WALMART INDIA TO THE COURT OVER TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
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About the Author: Garima Saxena is a fourth-year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, and has a keen interest in Intellectual Property and Media Laws.
Parle Agro recently dragged Walmart India to the court over the infringement of their trademark ‘Appy Fizz’ and trade dress, which led...
GUEST POST: MRIDULA BHAT: OBSCENE OR THE YOUTH’S DAILY LANGUAGE: WHO GETS TO DECIDE THE “NEW NORMAL”?
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In TVF Media Labs Private Limited & Ors vs the State , the Delhi High Court strongly objected to the ‘obscene’ and ‘profane’ language used in the web series, ‘College Romance’ based on college friendships and relationships. The Court upheld an order of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM)...
GUEST POST: ABHILASHA BHATNAGAR: SYNCHRONIZATION LICENSES: THINGS CONTENT PRODUCERS MUST KNOW
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I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Abhilasha Bhatnagar. Abhilasha is an Intellectual Property Rights counsel with over 8 years of exposure across leading law firms, broadcast media, and music record labels. She has extensive experience in advising on music, media, sports and entertainment...
We are pleased to bring to you our next Guest Post by Ms. Savni D. Endlaw, Associate Partner and Ms. Sneha Jain, Partner at Saikrishna & Associates.
Savni and Sneha are a part of Saikrishna’s litigation and dispute resolution team. They represent some of the top tech companies (social media,...
GUEST POST: ABHILASHA NAUTIYAL- EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR IP FILINGS IN INDIA – CONTRADICTION BETWEEN THE IP OFFICE NOTICES AND THE SUPREME COURT’S ORDER?
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We are pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Abhilasha Nautiyal. Abhilasha is a lawyer with 10 years’ experience. She is an attorney at Ira Law and has a master’s in law from Harvard Law School.
The Supreme Court’s order extending limitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
I am pleased to bring to you a guest post by Jinisha Shah and Sanjana Kochhar, Associates at Solomon & Co. on the protection of a jewellery design under the framework of various intellectual property laws in India.
Solomon & Co. is a century old multi-service law firm with offices...
GUEST POST: SHUBHAM SINGH: THE EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR FREE SPEECH PROTECTIONS: A CASE OF COLLATERAL CENSORSHIP
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About the Author: Shubham Singh, Fourth Year, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Candidate, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.
On May 26, 2020, President Donald J. Trump tweeted that mail-in ballots would be substantially fraudulent and subject to robbery and forgery. In furtherance of its policy and terms of use to check any...
ABOUT AUTHOR: Ms. Rabia Bari, Associate, Charts & Anti Piracy, Indian Music Industry (IMI)
Introduction
Nudge theory is not a panacea to the problem of digital music piracy but can be an additional remedy to combat digital piracy in the Indian recorded music industry.
This blog is based on IMI findings and...
Guest Post: Rishubh Agarwal: A Discourse on the Constitutionality of the ‘progressive’ IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
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About the Author: Rishubh Agarwal is a 4th Year, BBA LL.B (Hons.) student at Jindal Global Law School
Introduction
In a sovereign democracy, it is both implied and fundamental that the government serves to ‘protect’ its citizens, if we draw from the idea that the government is of, by and for the...