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Prof. Avichal Bhatnagar v. The CEO, Pralek Prakashan Pvt. Ltd : Taking a Look at The Conundrum Surrounding Copyright Protection vis-a-vis Accessibility for PwDs

SpicyIP

On a broad reading, there seems to be an obvious conflict of two areas of law, where the RPwD Act mandates fundamental access to all content but the Copyright Act grants the author the right to control how their works are copied.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement.

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Piracy Block Reversed For Tech Site That Reported Site-Blocking Workarounds

TorrentFreak

A copy of a typical page is available on the Wayback Machine but, since they’re all quite long, the introduction to a page published in February can be found below. and Rai Cinema S.p.A, The site also appears to have provided information on how to change DNS settings or use VPNs to circumvent blocking.

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China’s Pirate Site Crackdown is Real & Assisted By Anime Anti-Piracy Group

TorrentFreak

Since a library of more than 30,000 anime episodes were also available for viewing, CODA’s Beijing office was prompted to file criminal copyright complaints with the Public Security Bureau of Jiangsu Province. In May that same year, authorities received a complaint from rightsholders. Two other men received suspended prison sentences.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. ” The composer of a musical composition is the exclusive owner of the work’s copyright. INTRODUCTION. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. The case is New Line Cinema v. BMG (1988).

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. Buy a piece of cinema history: [link] pic.twitter.com/4tqPgl3HDu — Tarantino NFTs (@TarantinoNFTs) November 18, 2021. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case.

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