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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. And, while one is at it, why not for all intellectual property laws?”. [1]

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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

The personality rights in India are generally enforced in the context of Intellectual Property Laws. Ramkumar Jewellers , wherein it was held that an individual should be able to control the circumstances around the use of their identification. [8] So, various courts have over the time drawn a clear line in this regard.

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Statutory Licensing in India in the Age of Online Music Streaming: A Comment on Tips vs. Wynk

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The court agreed that the defense of fair use might be available in a given case to an individual user; however, the “activities of Wynk can never be termed as ‘private’ or ‘personal use’ or research,” and that it is selling/commercially renting the sound recordings. Conclusion.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 17 – February 23)

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Highlights of the Week Cheroots to Cheers or Bringing IP Conversations to Wider Audiences: A SpicyIP Initiative for Vernacular Dissemination ‘De-code Indian Intellectual Property Law’ – For who? Interestingly, Judge Bibas has changed his position from his initial 2023 opinion in the same case.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 17 – February 23)

SpicyIP

Highlights of the Week Cheroots to Cheers or Bringing IP Conversations to Wider Audiences: A SpicyIP Initiative for Vernacular Dissemination ‘De-code Indian Intellectual Property Law’ – For who? Interestingly, Judge Bibas has changed his position from his initial 2023 opinion in the same case.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

On one hand, those who view intellectual property rights as a limited monopoly would suggest that even derivative use of the content in a meme is infringement on the rights holder’s interest. xxiv] Intellectual property law recognizes a limited monopoly-esque property right for the creator.