Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Photographs are under the subject matter of copyright which means that photographs are artistic works that attract copyright protection. In India, photographs enjoy copyright protection under Section 2 (c) i of the Copyright Act, 1957 , which mentions the certain types of artistic works granted copyright protection in India.
IP and Legal Filings
AUGUST 28, 2023
In India, it can be protected as a series mark as has been mentioned under Section 15 of the Trade marks Act 1999 as well as an ‘artistic work’ under the Copyrights Act 1957. Joy Creators, 2011 (45) PTC 541. [2] 2] Rintisch v. Eder (C-553/11). [3] 3] Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Dooney & Bourke, Inc., 3d 108 (2d Cir.
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The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Roberto Pardolesi gave a talk that focused on the antithesis between the two possible visions of copyright, one more inclined to see the works of art as a tradeable good, the other that mainly sees the protection of authorship as the main purpose of copyright.
IIPRD
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
The famous brand Lays, during the ICC World Cup 2011 launched 6 new flavors, named after the countries playing the match, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Australia, England, and South Africa. Each piece was carefully handmade within the studio kitchen of the famous food artist Prudence Staite. It is an either-or choice.
IP and Legal Filings
JUNE 29, 2024
Network Solutions Private Limited and Ors Case (2011) , the Hon’ble Delhi High Court noted that an individual’s online reputation or popularity is a reflection of their real life. It usually entails review, commentary, satire, comedy, criticism over the original work. Network Solutions Private Limited, 2011 SCC OnLine Del 2660.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 30, 2021
The song “Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots” was composed by the plaintiffs in 2011. The latter have in the past too often run into difficulties as clearing rights over the (often incidental and documentary) use of third parties’ music or artistic works had turned in an almost impossible task, something comparable to a walk through a minefield.
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
JULY 21, 2023
The section 2(c) of the 1957 Copyright Act of India defines ‘artistic work’ as any work that includes engraving, sculpture, painting, or a photograph. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection? In the case of Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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