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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

The recent controversy involving French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier and TaTa Top, known for their rather distinct bikini prints, has brought the issue of fashion copyright to the forefront again. Fashion Copyright. Till now, this article has focused on the ambit of copyright protection in a relatively generic manner.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The author or creator of any theatrical, literary, creative, or musical work has an exclusive right to copyright. It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Image Source: gettyimages]. What are takedown services?

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

Both the e-platforms and sellers have to take initiatives wherein the sellers need to register their products for trademark, copyrights and patents while the platforms have to exercise strict no-tolerance policy in case of infringements. The exception here is that due diligence must be exercised by them.

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Court Bans DoodStream’s Owners & Associates From Running The Site

TorrentFreak

entertainment companies had been filing takedown notices to prevent their copyright works being illegally shared among DoodStream’s tens of millions of users, and beyond that, many millions more. In India, we are governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000 [‘IT Act’] and the Rules made thereunder. Defendant no.5

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The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 2 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries

SpicyIP

In the first part, we summarized the proposed amendments and specifically delved into the proposed amendments to Rule 3(1)(a) and (b), arguing that it goes against the Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) as well as the judicially developed principles of intermediary liability and obligations in Shreya Singhal , Kent RO v.

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The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 1 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries

SpicyIP

That all intermediaries shall ensure accessibility to its services and maintain reasonable expectations of due diligence, privacy and transparency. Section 79(2)(c) simply mandates an intermediary to comply with its due diligence obligations under the IT Act, which is basically the obligations laid down under the IT Rules, 2021.

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Groundless threat of trademark infringement: Is Section 142 a means to combat trademark bullying?

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Moreover, the provisions of Section 142 are not applicable if the registered user of the mark had exercised their due diligence under Section 52(1) and are instituting proceedings to rightfully secure their rights in the mark, against the registered proprietor.