IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

If a singer, at a concert, was to sing in a melodious way, in an impromptu manner, i.e., there were no prior existing lyrics or melody, would such a singer be considered an author of the lyrics and the music, apart from being a performer Under Indian Copyright Law ? INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMER, PERFORMANCE, AND A WORK.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Introduction Copyright protection is essential for independent artists to secure the recognition and fair compensation they deserve. In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. Copyrightable work The works that can claim copyright protection are enumerated under Section 13 of the Copyright Act. It originated in the American case of Cain v.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

One of the most important forms of intellectual property is copyright. A copyright is a set of rights available to any person or entity responsible for the creation of an original authored work. Under Singapore’s Copyright Act , it is a criminal offense for a person or company to conduct wilful copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

With the greater increase of various leagues such as the IPL in cricket, or the NBA in basketball, various teams are formed by various individuals to assert a title in trademarks and copyrights, amongst other forms of IP so that profit can be maximised. The broadcasting rights, under the copyright act, are valid for 25 years.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If any person imitates the ideas of any other creator, he would said to be infringing the original artist’s design and the copyright thereof. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws. What Is Copyright? The Berne Convention solidified it.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Copyright A Copyright is a right enjoyed by the author of a work in fields of literary, music, artistic, musical, dramatic, cinematography, sound and such works of literary, scientific, and artistic nature. There is no such necessity to register a copyright for protection.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2022

Is it mandatory to be a member of copyright society to carry out the business of issuing or granting licences in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph film or sound recordings? Administration of rights of owner by copyright society. (1) Section 34(3)).

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

Intellectual property rights (IPR) offer protection and grant exclusive rights to the creator’s work. Copyrights are a form of IPR that offers protection to a wide range of artistic and literary works of a creator. It includes musical works, photographic works, artistic works, motion pictures, and computer programs.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

On September 5, 2023, as explained here , the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued an interesting decision in a copyright registration matter that involved AI-generated work. Previously, in the Thaler case , the US Copyright Office had refused to register an AI-generated work since the application named the AI-system as the author.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. Music lovers can now effortlessly stream music from anywhere in the world. Even in restaurants, bars, and lounges, the music is played to entertain their customers, whether by employing DJs or playing music through sound systems.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Main Body The subject matter of copyright protection is the literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, and cinematographic films and sound recordings, whichare governed by the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 which allows creators to distribute, reproduce, sell, assign, and display their work by ensuring the protection of their intellectual property.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

It’s always good to start off the year with an overview of trademark and copyright cases to watch. In this case, the Supreme Court will decide whether the Andy Warhol Foundation made fair use of a photo of the late artist Prince. Genius sued Google for breach of contract over music transcriptions. Hetronic International.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This uncertainty raises the question as to whetherYoga Asanas be copyrighted?Through Yoga poses and copyrightability The question of the copyrightability of Yoga Asanas has two aspects- the copyrightability of a new Asana and the copyrightability of a new type/ sequence of Yoga Asanas.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. Copyright- copyright protection is given to the works of authorship. It must only include music, literary works like art, and much more.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

In this article I will look into two main questions, firstly, who owns/ who should own the copyright in AI (ii) whether AI satisfies the criteria of human element in AI. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

Copyright is a crucial right endowed to the formers of any artistic work, it needs to be protected by a process named ‘copyright violation’ which encroaches upon the exclusive rights given to the copyright holder. TYPES OF COPYRIGHT VIOLATION. selling or trading the clones of the infringed work.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

Section 33 and Business of granting licenses through Copyright Societies. Registration of Copyright society.— (1) This incomplete appreciation of “business” had an adverse effect on appreciating the statutory framework set out by Section 33 of the Copyright Act. 9th edition Black’s Law Dictionary and State of M.P

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

issued a significant order directing for a permanent injunction and INR 5,00,000 as damages to Louis Vuitton for the unauthorized use of the brand’s copyrighted photos and promotional materials on the website [link]. His previous posts can be accessed here. ] On 21st August 2024, the Delhi High Court in Louis Vuitton Malletier v.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 22, 2023

The “simple version” of the effect of the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 , which is the one I’ve generally gone with, is as follows: Copyright terms for US works were extended by 20 years. In the ordinary case, that amendment to the US copyright statute extended terms to life-plus-70 years.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Producers of cinematographic films use musical works to invoke a range of feelings which improves the overall experience of the audience. Viewers may or may not realize how much music adds to the cinematic experience, sometimes becoming as important as the visual scenes themselves. What is a musical work?

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2024

This week in Other Barks and Bites: Judge Pauline Newman responds in district court challenge to her suspension; Over 200 musical artists sign letter imploring tech companies to stop using AI to devalue artists’ work; a California district court denies a motion from tech giants, including Google and Apple, that sought to challenge USPTO IPR rule; and (..)

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. These are governed by the Copyright Act, 1957.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

A quick glance at last week analysis of wrongful obtainment in the Indian patent landscape, discussing Delhi High Courts jurisdiction in ANI vs OpenAI, and the implications of a MoU between screen writers and music composers. This and much more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on?

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azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

As AI platforms like Midjourney , or Dall-E2 are widely adopted the question that is increasingly being asked is about the copyright position. It’s possible to create striking artistic images, music, poems and the like using Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms so people naturally wonder who owns the rights in the output?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e,

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2023

Introduction When creative authors, performers, and artists worked in the past, they did so mainly because of their image and notoriety than for the objective of earning a living from their endeavors, so their works were written, performed, or created to safeguard their reputation.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.”.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

Copyright law, with its protection of materials ranging from literary, musical and artistic works to cinematograph films and computer programs, etc. Access, within the field of copyright law, is a question of ownership, authorisation or exception. organises access to some or even most of these resources.

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43(B)log

JUNE 17, 2022

Summary of argument: If the meaning of artistic works were objective, an art appreciation class would be like a standard math class: It would have only right and wrong answers. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., Instead, the Court should recognize the common existence of varying interpretations of artistic works.

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. Permission was also sought to add an alternative claim relating to alleged restraint of trade and copyright infringement.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Copyright Registration in India ensures legal protection to the creators of original works. Copyright is a kind of intellectual property right which grants exclusive rights to the creator of the original work. In India, the protection of copyright is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright. Today, this doctrine has become one of most popular doctrines in the realm of copyright law. It allows people a positive defense against the infringement of copyright. Definition.

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