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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

So, before 2023 turns into yesteryear, let’s see what the past Novembers on SpicyIP (2005 to present) have offered. Spadika Jayaraj discussed a case where the Delhi High Court dismissed a suit by a media house accusing copyright infringement on its database of users. Sounds “Jhakaas!” see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights [PART II]

SpicyIP

Codible Ventures LLP that has initiated a judicial discussion on the protection of artists’ personality rights against the unauthorised use of their voices by AI tools. This is Part II of the two-part post on the recent Bombay High Court (BomHC) order in the case of Arijit Singh v. Legal precedents like Midler v.

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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The application of this principle to this case is easy: the elements that Defendants allegedly copied from Coscarelli’s cookbooks are primarily lists of ingredients and directions for combining them. Whereas the latter may be entitled to copyright protection, the former plainly is not. ” Really? Esquared Hosp. ,

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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[Guest Post] Book review: Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice

The IPKat

IP law is also multilayered and, therefore, developments and changes in the global governance cascades to regional and domestic spheres with varying implications. The authors showed spontaneously that IP law is not static and, hence, there is need for constantly updating both the substantive principles and policy thrusts.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

INTRODUCTION [Image Sources: Tokyo National Museum] Manga can be best defined as sequential art presented with an illustrative narration of a story. IP ISSUES CREATED BY THE MANGA FAN BASE Due to the growing interest of the world inMangas several rights of a manga-ka are challenged.

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Publicity Rights: An analysis of Amitabh Bachchan V. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

Intepat

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? Additionally, Sec. Under this Act, Sec. For instance, in Titan Industries Ltd. Also, in Sourav Ganguly v.