SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

Recently, a copyright infringement suit had been filed before the District Court, Trivandrum, against Facebook India. A copyright holder has the exclusive right to communicate his work to the public and as the plaintiff’s sound recordings were used without authorisation, copyright infringement could be easily proved.

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

To celebrate the start of this event, this Kat has found a recent judgment issued by the Tribunal judiciaire (TJ) of Lyon [ the birthplace of cinema ] concerning a case of copyright infringement relating to the still of a short film. But, for once, there was no question of originality. 131-2 and L. 131-3 of the CPI.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

Certain sections like 2(qq) and 38, define a “performer” and specify whether a person’s personality falls under the definition of a performer, under which a performer’s right may be asserted, hence prohibiting the unapproved marketing of a performer’s work. Baby Gift House, 2010 SCC OnLine Del 4790. [6] Rajagopal v.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

RoBlaBlog – Thoughts on dual licensing and contrib agreements (Posted on 2010-02-27 by robla) While dual licensing has its detractors , there’s no denying its effectiveness in reconciling the differing needs of various parties involved. Another significant legal issue is the matter of contributor agreements.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

RoBlaBlog – Thoughts on dual licensing and contrib agreements (Posted on 2010-02-27 by robla) While dual licensing has its detractors , there’s no denying its effectiveness in reconciling the differing needs of various parties involved. Another significant legal issue is the matter of contributor agreements.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In the matter on which the first decision was based, the collective remuneration rules for freelance, full-time journalists for daily newspapers from January 2010 were able to be cited for guidance purposes although the plaintiff was claiming remuneration for a period not covered by the remuneration rules. Claims under copyright law.

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