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Copyright Infringement in edited photographs

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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.

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Limited Edition Products and their IP Protection

IIPRD

These products are named “Limited Editions”. It is because of these factors that everyone loves to collect these limited editions products. Every industry from clothing to cosmetics to automobile, launches these editions to increase their market standing. But how can these Limited-Edition Products be protected?

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Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited – Analysis I

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9th edition Black’s Law Dictionary and State of M.P I could not get access to the 9th edition of Blacks Law Dictionary. But I went through the 4th edition (page 248) which provides for a similar definition. The High Court held that the “business” implies continuity and is “a commercial enterprise carried on for profit“.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. Consider the following book cover of the Penguin Classics edition of Jane Austen's novel, " Mansfield Pak ". But this is not the case for works of art.

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Generative AI and Copyright – Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Howell affirmed, “[i]n the absence of any human involvement in the creation of the work, the clear and straightforward answer is the one given by the Register: No.” Where AI alone creates a work, this point seems clear. It cited its AI Registration Guidance, 88 Fed.

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

Articles Protected Under The Copyright Laws Normally, fashion garments are placed under the bracket of ‘artistic works’ under the Copyright Act owing to the fact that they are the works of artistic creations. Literary Works Other than Computer Programs. Musical Works. Artistic Works.

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Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation

IIPRD

It is here that the distinction between ‘design’ in the Designs Act and ‘artistic work’ in the Copyright Act becomes relevant. This is evidenced as an artistic work enjoys protection throughout the life of the author plus sixty years; whereas a design only enjoys protection for 10 years from registration.