2004 Artistic Work Copyright 
Kashishipr
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The plaintiff, SSPL, had filed a lawsuit against the defendant NTC in the Bombay High Court, alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement. SSPL was incorporated in 2004. Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. Plaintiff’s Arguments.
IPilogue
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria.
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IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 24, 2023
In this article I will look into two main questions, firstly, who owns/ who should own the copyright in AI (ii) whether AI satisfies the criteria of human element in AI. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 3, 2023
Introduction Originality in copyright works is the sine qua non of all the copyright regimes of the world. Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. Yet the Act does not define what “original” clearly means.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. VMNL and the Respondent in the appeal).
IP and Legal Filings
AUGUST 14, 2023
Copyright is a more complicated problem. Per Article 5(2) of the Berne Convention [9] , copyright is established without the need for any further procedures. Since copyright is “universal”, some argue that the lex originis should be utilised to determine who owns works that have been plagiarised.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The plaint was filed seeking permanent injunction against the respondent’s use of trademarks “YEH KHILA YEH KHILA” and “TIN TIN,” alleging trademark infringement, passing off, and copyright violations. The Plaintiff has been using the infringed trademark ‘FLY HIGH’ since 2004.
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