Do you know, your hard work for a perfect wing liner can be protected under copyright law?
Over the past couple of years, it has been observed that the beauty industry is tussling with intellectual property issues every now and then. Instagram […]
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Khaby Lame and Copyright Law
If you have spent some time on social media in the past year, chances are you have come across Khabane Lame, who, although hardly says […]
Copyrights for Culinary Creations
Introduction The question of whether recipes, or unique culinary creations can be protected by copyrights is a debate that’s rather recent, owing to the rise […]
The Digital Era, Artificial Intelligence and the Inadequacy of Law
“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we […]
WILL DISNEY’S MARVEL LOSE ITS SUPERHEROES OVER COPYRIGHT TERMINATION – IS IT AN ‘ENDGAME’ FOR MARVEL
A Blockbuster flurry of lawsuits was filed on 24th September 2021 by Walt Disney’s Marvel to decide future ownership and copyright of famous and well-known […]
Music Biz and the Copyright Law
Introduction to Copyright and Musical Works Copyright is an Intellectual property right which creators have over their original literary and artistic work. The Copyright Law […]
The Interface Between Non-Fungible Tokens and Copyright Law
While we were still trying to wrap our head around the concepts of blockchain and cryptocurrency, another concept of Non-Fungible tokens (NFT) has rocked the […]
Parody as defense in Copyright Dispute
INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property rights aim to protect the Original Work of creators from infringement where any person other than the creator imitates such original work […]
A Review of The Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021
Introduction The Cinematograph Act of 1952 was enacted to make provisions for the certification of cinematograph films for exhibition and for regulating the exhibitions by […]
Sanjay Soya v Narayani Trading: Is copyright registration mandatory?
According to the Indian Copyright law, a copyright is an automatic right. Once an idea is fixed to a tangible medium, it acquires protection under […]