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 […]
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‘Better than revenge?’: Taylor Swift, Copyright Controversies and her ‘Fearless’ bounce back Strategy!!
Taylor Swift’s December released album ‘Evermore’ returned to number 1 on Billboard 2021 charts after she announced that the vinyl version was out on 4 […]
IP Hot Shorts May 2021
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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 […]
IP Hot Shorts April 2021
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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 […]
IP Hot Shorts March 2021
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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 […]
IP Hot Shorts February 2021
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
“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 […]
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 […]
‘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 hot shorts in September 2020
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
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, […]
Hangover the Morning After: Can Tattoos be Copyrighted?
The question of whether tattoos can be copyrighted has come up time and again in numerous cases in the past decade. However, it caught my […]
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 […]