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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

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Recently, there have been instances of disputes between film producers and scriptwriters or musical composers over rights such as remakes, dubbing rights, etc. [3] 7] They argued that since they paid for these elements to be used in their movie, they had legitimate ownership of the final product. In the case of Ilayaraja v.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

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Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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