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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. It is submitted that the DSA should be complemented with tailor-made, medium-level due diligence obligations for search engines.

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Amendments to IT Rules

IP and Legal Filings

Due diligence requirements: Online gaming intermediaries are required to comply with all due diligence requirements applicable to intermediaries in general under IT Rules 2021. An intermediary that provides one or more online games is referred to as a “online gaming intermediary.”

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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. What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity? Copyright Act or Design Act?

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

TorrentFreak

In India, we are governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000 [‘IT Act’] and the Rules made thereunder. If an intermediary observes the rules and operates with due diligence, that does go a long way to avoiding liability. Exemption from Liability is Conditional In common with the U.S.

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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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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The WIPO IGC was established in 2000. WIPO Diplomatic Conference In a few months, the Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge will take place in Geneva to conclude the final stage of negotiations before the adoption of an international legal instrument.