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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

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This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. The phrase has been placed as a residuary clause to cover works that otherwise fulfil the eligibility of artistic work.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making.

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“Main Ladega”-The Fight Between Protection of Intellectual Property and Expressive Content

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Hussain Dalal , the Delhi High Court held that a dialogue in the movie ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ which incidentally comments on Roohafza has the potential to tarnish the reputation of the Roohafza brand and hence must be edited out before releasing the home video version. The Courts in the cases of India TV Independent News Service v.