The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

It takes the British Gramophone Company (1897), which was linked to the large US firm, His Master’s Voice (HMV) that became EMI (1931–2012) as its case study. One place to start is to ask ourselves why there has been so little change from the basic terms and conditions of Melba’s early 1900 contracts to those of the present day.”

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Copyright Music Intellectual Property Marketing 73

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

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Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 92

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In an October 2012 post, Kruttika Vijay highlighted the Supreme Court’s concerns over the lack of transparency in clinical trials in India. We must think through these and more solutions and do so sooner rather than later. As Swaraj said, it’s Time to More Seriously Question the Spectre of Copyright in the Realm of Education.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. Further, given that the 2012 amendment does not have a retrospective effect, the Court held that the amendment has no effect on the legal position. The petitioner sought to exercise the right to privacy on behalf of her late aunt, J.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Apple positions itself as more privacy-supportive than the other tech giants, but then it committed an unforgiveable privacy faux pas by unveiling plans to proactively scan client-side files for illegal CSAM. California voters passed a terrible privacy law in November 2020. Apple’s Client-Side Scanning Plans. issue 2, Nov.

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Law Social Media Privacy Government 145

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Regarding Mr. Sidhus right to privacy and commercial exploitation, the Court held that for such a right to exist, it should be first established that Mr. Sidhu is a celebrity and has commercial goodwill. Considering that T-Series movie is based on a biography written by Fabian Dawson and public records concerning the death of Ms.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

It also puts users’ privacy and security (including minors’!) Previous year-in-review lists from 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007 , and 2006. This discourages visits to new sites, which will reward incumbents and thwart new market entrants.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Privacy Lawyers May Be Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. If you’re a privacy hammer, everything looks like a privacy nail. An important ruling from the Saschakewan Court of Appeals , affirming that a thumbs-up emoji could constitute assent to a contract with tens of thousands of dollars of economic consequence.

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