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European Copyright Society (ECS): Comment on Copyright and the Digital Services Act Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act, DSA) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC. Copyright law accounts for most content removals from online platforms and search engine result lists, by an order of magnitude. 41(3)(b) DSA.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Information Technology Act,2000.

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

13] It has specifically mentioned provisions about the mandate of exercising due diligence and caution while detecting such shams. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Additionally, the IT Act of 2000 also has provisions for intermediaries and ascertains liability on them. 21, Acts of Parliament, 2000 (India).

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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Indian courts, for the longest time, followed the doctrine of “sweat of brow”, upholding the belief that a work requires only due diligence and effort, rather than originality and creativity in order to be granted copyright protection. Copyright Act or Design Act? What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity?

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Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy: Supreme Court Allows Retrospective Copyright Damages Beyond 3 Years Based on Discovery Rule

IP Intelligence

In 2018, after Nealy finished serving his second prison sentence, he sued Warner and others in the Southern District of Florida for copyright infringement, claiming he held copyrights to Music Specialist’s songs and that Warner’s licensing activities infringed his rights. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Nealy , 601 U.S.

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Legal Implications of IPR Protection ‘In The Cloud’: an Indian Analysis

IIPRD

Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. 1] , t he cloud service provider was not made liable even after abetting the infringement. “The 21, Acts of Parliament, 2000 (India). [1] Thus, in Tiffany(NJ) Inc.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 29- May 05)

SpicyIP

The Court held that plaintiff has made out a clear prima facie case; that the plaintiff has the necklace registered in Italy and since India is a member of Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, under Section 40 of the Copyrights Act, 1957 the registration in Italy can prove copyright infringement in India.