Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 11, 2025
Material access to works is made possible and regulated either by the right of ownership of the original form of the work, or by concluding a contract with a distributor in order to obtain a material copy of the work. The use of works in the public domain is deemed to be free for all. For an overview, see here and here ).
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 19, 2025
The defense concluded that the case was without merits, thus not violating copyright laws. ANALYSIS OF THE DISPUTE According to the Indian Copyright Act of 1957, copyright ownership is contingent upon the nature of any agreements or the footage in place. 1] Llaiyaraja v. Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd.,
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IPilogue
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
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.
The IP Law Blog
AUGUST 26, 2021
Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 16, 2021
Gutierrez held that Arty had contractually given up ownership of the rights over remix composition, and therefore had no grounds to sue. The Remixer Declaration provides that Arty does not have any ownership or financial interest in the “underlying musical composition” embodied in the Remix Master. Background and decision.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 1, 2024
This is quite the picture of how the Indian copyright laws are treating the employees who try to become such exceptional creators. the ownership disputes in India and the U.K. WHEN DOES THE EMPLOYEE OWN THE COPYRIGHT? The Indian judiciary has to restructure the scope and extent of the Copyright laws in India.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 17, 2022
Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in Copyright Law? However, a full-fledged discussion around whether a ‘Right to Research’ exists in India, whether it be internal, or external to Copyright laws seems largely absent. a user right under copyright law. Lokesh Vyas.
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