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

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Chloe asserted copyright claims against the management group for posting her recipes to its website. Normally I’m Team Vegan all the way, but I exit Team Chloe when I see a low-merit copyright claim like this. Whereas the latter may be entitled to copyright protection, the former plainly is not. ” Really?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

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We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

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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. However, the US Court has held Napster [2] , which was a file-sharing platform as well, guilty of infringing copyrighted materials and was denied the defence of fair use.

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

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With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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Using High-Quality Content to Close Learning Gaps

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In Andersen’s district, “We came back in person right after COVID. In an already busy instructional year, it is a challenge to find the time to evaluate content, secure permissions to use copyrighted content, and then prepare for lessons. In doing so districts need to ask, “what about copyright?”

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Acquiesce, Copyright Infringement, and Pending Suits in Trial Courts: Highlighting SC’s Recent Remarks The Supreme Court while dealing with passing off and acquiescence in a copyright matter, urged the members of the Bar to cooperate with trial courts which are struggling with a huge pile of pending cases.

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After Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff Follows Suit! Taking a Look at the Recent DHC Order From the Perspective of Personality Rights & Right to Livelihood

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Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava. Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava.