‘Friends: The Reunion’ – Could there be any more infringement
‘Friends’ is one of the most globally loved shows of all time. The characters and their personalities have stayed with fans even so many years […]
Copyright
Masterstroke by the government of India to encourage accountability and transparency
Copyright (amendment) rules, 2021: A Brief Analysis “Copyright is the exclusive right granted by law for a certain number of years to make and dispose […]
Authorship rights of translators of literary works in India
Introduction Literature Nobel laureate Jose Saramago has remarked, “Writers make national literature while translators make universal literature”. The significance of translators has always been undermined; […]
CASE STUDY OF ‘GOOGLE INC. V. ORACLE AMERICA INC.’ AND THE WAY FORWARD:
Introduction: The case Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. conveys the essence of computer code and copyright law in the United States. The conflict centred […]
Is Blockchain the Future of Copyright Protection?
Introduction There is no gainsaying the fact that the lack of adequate protection of copyright in Nigeria is heightened in this era of the digital […]
Joint authorship in copyright work and the dispute of royalty sharing thereof
‘Honest Potboilers’ is a well-known title and bestseller fiction series, a brainchild of Mr. Raj and Mr. Jay, two of the most creative story-telling minds […]
Empowering Authors in Nigeria via Fairer Copyright Contract Law: Authors’ Activism
“A day will come, when, in the eye of the law, literary property will be as sacred as whiskey, or any other of the necessaries […]
War between Copyrights and Academic Research: The Sci-Hub and LibGen case
The debate around copyright protection and exceptions to it under fair dealing have time and again sparked controversies among academics and legal experts. The rationale […]
OUTER BANKS: A NETFLIX NOT-SO-ORIGINAL SERIES?
Netflix’s popular teen drama that goes by the name Outer Banks got released in April 2020, which wasn’t long before quarantine boredom left the viewers […]
“Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl” Controversy 2.0: Whether it is before an audience or in a studio?
Dharma Productions biopic “Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl” that had been in controversy after its release in August 2020 for misrepresenting the Indian Air […]
DISARRAY OF RIGHTS
After more than a decade long legal battle of popular Aditya Pandey matters, there seems to be no dawn on the murky disarray of rights […]
CLIMAX OF NICKI MINAJ & TRACY CHAPMAN COPYRIGHT SUIT – ‘SORRY, IS ALL NICKI CAN SAY’
On 22nd October, 2018, Tracy Chapman brought a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement of her musical composition ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ by Nicki Minaj in […]
Indian Music Industry and the Copyright Controversy
Introduction Copyright is an exclusive right of the owner over their literary, artistic, dramatic, sound recordings or cinematographic works. It protects the owner’s work from […]
Art, Artificial Intelligence and Indispensable Governance
If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing – Marc Chagall Relation between Art and Law ‘ART’- this […]
‘Rasode Me Kaun Tha’ – A Parody or a Copyright Infringement?
One of the most viral videos that most of us have come across on social media during these COVID times is undoubtedly – “Rasode Me […]
IP Dialogue Writing on the issue of copyright in uploading cover versions
Ms. Juliet Parker is a well-known YouTuber from India who runs the channel ‘Juliet Sings’. She puts up covers of her favorite songs and seldom […]
The World of Fanfiction and Questions of Copyright Protection
In the midst of lockdown and the Covid scare, I have been guilty of procrastinating on my work and devoting my time to a binge […]
I hate you like I love you: The Interplay between IP and the silver screen
The Cinema Industry is one of the most popular industries in the world. Movies have been loved since ages for offering us all the entertainment, […]
In whose name authorship would vest in a photograph?
Gaspard- Felix once said “there is no such thing as photography because in photography, as in all things, there are people who can see and […]
Book bans, copyright & the freedom of expression
Often, we come across news that a particular book has been banned by the Government. Similar incidents are witnessed with other copyrightable works as well, […]