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Copyright in the idea of TV series: Stranger Things and Montauk

Bysujayputta
October 5, 2021

Netflix’s popular show Stranger Things has been sued for copyright infringement. But, can one claim copyright on a story derived from an urban legend? This article breaks down this strange case in light of Indian laws.

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Mechanical compilations not copyrightable, reiterates Delhi HC

Bysujayputta
September 29, 2021

Delhi HC yet again gave a clear-cut judgment on the copyrightability of a mechanical compilation database. Rejecting the Plaintiff’s application for an injunction for copyright infringement and revealing confidential information, Justice Endlaw underlined the ratio of landmark judgments to clarify the principal.

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EU Copyright Directive gets the final green light

Bysujayputta
September 25, 2021

The Controversial EU Copyright Directive is passed by the European Parliament. As one side fears censorship and restriction of free information, supporters of the Directive call these fears misguided. What holds true for the Directive? Only time will tell.

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Blast From the Past: Concept of Joint Authorship in Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman

Bysujayputta
April 24, 2019

Today, i.e. April 23 is marked as the World Book and Copyright Day across the World as decided by UNESCO. In the spirit of the day, we analyse the landmark and internationally revered judgment delivered by the Delhi HC in Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman, a judgment which concerns with Copyright and joint authorship rights in a literary work.

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HC: The Copyright Registration of the artwork is immaterial for the purpose of proving the use of a trade mark.

ByApprentice News Bulletin
February 4, 2019

The Delhi High Court decreed that the copyright registration of the artwork is immaterial for the purpose of proving the use of the subject trade mark and the court held that the Petitioner was entitled to the benefit of Section 12 of the Act for concurrent registration as it had been in use honestly from many years.

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Copyright for visually blind: Failure of Marrakesh treaty

ByRitu Meena
October 25, 2018

The Marrakesh treaty came into existence to aid persons with visual and other disabilities to access the copyrighted works in a holistic and efficient manner through simplified mechanisms. This article aims to understand the background, the building process as well as the consequences brought in with the Treaty along with other similar regulations.

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Artists win: President Trump signs Music Modernization Act

ByApprentice News Bulletin
October 13, 2018

The long due Music Modernization Act has been signed by President Trump. With aims to fix the issues in copyright law in the US, especially for music artists, the Act brings relief and the essential royalties to the artists’ plate.

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Copyrightable subject matter: All you need to know – Part 1

ByRitu Meena
August 22, 2018

The article, which is the first part of a two article series, discusses the subject matters of copyright: literary, dramatic and artistic works. The author provides a practical checklist for registrations and other procedural requirements.

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Copyrightable subject matter: All you need to know – Part 2

ByRitu Meena
August 22, 2018

The article, which is the second part of a two-article series, discusses the subject matters of Copyright: musical work, sound recording, computer programmes and cinematograph film. The author provides a practical checklist for registrations and other procedural requirements.