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[Guest post] Could your beliefs about copyright be protected under the Equality Act?

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As IP aficionados, many readers of this blog will have strong views about the proper scope of copyright law. Can and should those beliefs be protected under the Equality Act 2010, protecting copyright believers against discrimination in employment law and in the exercise by public authorities in their functions?

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

The Bombay High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim that the title was copyrighted from the outset, citing a number of precedents to support its ruling that “it is settled law, and has been for a very long time, that there is no copyright in a title.” Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt. Mondaq (Dec.

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The Future of Copyright. In memory of Luigi Carlo Ubertazzi (Report 2/2)

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Marco Ricolfi (who, besides, was also this GuestKat's esteemed professor) gave a learned lecture with many references also from the philosophy of law entitled “ IP in the algorithmic society: between metamorphosis and continuity ”. In particular stated that new Art.