2007, Copyright Infringement and Registration

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Originally posted 2007-12-28 10:31:49. puts it, The Second Circuit’s decision in In re Literary Works substantially limits the use of class actions as a vehicle to settle copyright infringement cases. Survey evidence cited by the parties in the case […] The post How important is copyright registration?

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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Choice Of Law In Ipr Infringement The nature of the rights is the primary concern in any international dispute that involves intellectual property rights. SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet.

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. In May 2007, the label mark ‘SOYA DROP’ was registered. No such requirement is mentioned in the Copyright Act.

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Who’s Laughing Now? EUIPO Board of Appeal Rules that Banksy Can Keep his Trademark and Anonymity Too

IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. However, artists are required to reveal their identity when claiming copyright infringement. A trademark holder must make “genuine use” of a registration by using it to acquire market share in relation to distinguishable goods or services.

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IPR infringement in yellow-and-blue logo: Lidl wins High Court dispute against Tesco

The IPKat

MAY 2, 2023

Background The dispute took off in 2022, when Lidl accused Tesco of trade mark and copyright infringement coupled together with an alleged claim of passing off. However, the case was not completely successful for Lidl, since the Court also found that Lidl had registered its figurative wordless mark in bad faith.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

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MARCH 28, 2024

7] , the plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and requested the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the defendant’s film “Mohenjo Daro” from being released. These registrations aid in allocating precedence. This idea sort of gets the job done of a copyright. Mondaq (Dec.

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Copyright Roundup, November 2021

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In announcing the release of the Report, the Office wrote, “ The report concludes that although many state entities, in particular universities and libraries, have adopted policies and programs to deter copyright infringement, the record of alleged infringement by state entities is significantly greater than when Congress last considered the issue.

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The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act

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MAY 23, 2022

On the 20th of May, the Supreme Court, in M/s Knit Pro International vs The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr , held that offences under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957 are cognizable and non-bailable offences. Abdul Sathar v Nodal Officer, Anti-Piracy Cell, Kerala Crime Branch Office & Anr, 2007. Andhra Pradesh. State Govt.

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Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

This leads to a number of questions: Is it copyright infringement to copy a work and use it as a tattoo? Does copyright exist in tattoos? Is it copyright infringement to copy a work and use it as a tattoo? . Therefore, Mr Black would automatically own the copyright in the screen-print. 241, [255]. [4]

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Not All is Fair in Aashiqui and War?: Analysing the DHC’s Injunction for Using ‘Aashiqui’ in Super Cassettes’s Film Name

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Titles of works are not considered suitable subjects for copyright protection, as they are essentially names of the work and are not complete by themselves without the work. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta (2015), the Supreme Court held that a film title, such as “Desi Boys,” cannot be subject to copyright infringement (paras 8-11).

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, the U.S. 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 4- September 10)

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

AI and Copyright: More Developments – Human Prompts are Not ‘Direct Instructions’ After the Thaler case, the US Copyright Office passed another interesting order on AI-generated works, this time refusing the registration due to the work’s failure to meet the de-minimis threshold. Dr. Reddy’s Labs Ltd. Promoshirt SM SA v.

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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

994 (2020) , a decision holding that the sovereign immunity of individual states prevented a copyright holder from recovering damages for infringement, I was a bit disheartened. Likewise, the government is not using the copyright registration, but the copyrighted text. Cooper, 140 S.Ct. 3d 61, 74 (2d Cir.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. Further, that same commentator has noted that: In 2007, the U.S. But that “provision only restricts registration of the mark.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Copyright protects “original works of authorship” fixed in any tangible medium of expression, such as “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.” ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. 1] 17 U.S.C. § Peters , 488 F.3d

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Copyright protects “original works of authorship” fixed in any tangible medium of expression, such as “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.” [1] 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. 1] 17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(5); see also Darden v. Peters , 488 F.3d

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Right of Publicity Part 2

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Radha Pocket Books,the plaintiff filed a copyright infringement case against the defendant for publishing a comic book character named ‘Nagesh’. 2007, I, no. InRaja Pocket Books v. In another case of Indian Performing Rights Society v. Publicity Rights and the Right to Privacy in India, 31.1 125, pourvoi no.

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Who’s Laughing Now? EUIPO Board of Appeal Rules that Banksy Can Keep his Trademark and Anonymity Too

IPR infringement in yellow-and-blue logo: Lidl wins High Court dispute against Tesco

Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

Copyright Roundup, November 2021

The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act

Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

Not All is Fair in Aashiqui and War?: Analysing the DHC’s Injunction for Using ‘Aashiqui’ in Super Cassettes’s Film Name

Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 4- September 10)

“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

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