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Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law!

SpicyIP

We are very happy to announce the results of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law! In its assessment of the situation, the essay examines contrasting judicial rulings and the provisions of the Copyright Act. Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009.

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Legal Analysis Of Copyright Issues In YouTube And Other Social Media Content

IP and Legal Filings

ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. Every day, there are several ways that someone’s copyright is violated on social networking sites.

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Intellectual Property Judgments 2024: Key Legal Developments

Intepat

In 2024, Indian courts delivered several landmark judgments in the field of intellectual property (IP), addressing challenges that range from traditional trademark disputes to modern issues like copyright in AI training and digital piracy. Courts emphasized the importance of balancing innovation with copyright enforcement.

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[Guest post] The Afe Babalola-Dele Farotimi saga: Copyright royalties for defamation?

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams (University of Antwerp) on the ongoing legal battle between Chief Afe Babalola and Dele Farotimi, which raises the question whether it might be appropriate to seek copyright royalties as a remedy for defamation.

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Dr. Keith Bell Sues Bartholomew School District and Coach for Alleged Copyright Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Bell (Plaintiff), has filed another copyright infringement suit in Indiana ( see past suit ), this time against Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (Bartholomew) and Timothy Bless (Bless), again claiming infringement of his intellectual property. Copyright Office. Author, Dr. Keith F.

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3 Count: Copyright Exhaustion

Plagiarism Today

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The IPO has said that it will continue evaluating potential changes to copyright law but did not set a timetable.

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New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S.

TorrentFreak

This lingering remnant of the SOPA debacle drove copyright holders to focus on the introduction of blocking efforts in other countries instead, mostly successfully. The bill would amend existing copyright law to focus specifically on ‘foreign websites’ that are ‘primarily designed’ for copyright infringement.