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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

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Transforming copyrighted work into accessible copies requires a considerable amount of effort which entails acquiring the inaccessible market copy, spending money and time to convert the same into an accessible one and then taking suitable measures for restricting it to private use.

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

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It is now absolutely clear that authors are now entitled to royalties for the commercial use of sound recordings, except when screened in cinema halls. One of the key features was recognition of the rights of authors of original literary, dramatic, artistic and musical work, used in derivative works.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

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Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed.

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