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MAY 23, 2022

On the 20th of May, the Supreme Court, in M/s Knit Pro International vs The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr , held that offences under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957 are cognizable and non-bailable offences. The Delhi High Court, in the context of Section 64, in Event and Event Management Association v. Decriminalisation.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Trade Wings Hotels Limited , the Single Bench (SB) held that organizations such as Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and Novex Communications can grant licenses for the musical works owned by them, even if they are not officially registered as copyright societies under Section 33(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Till now, the Copyright Act, 1957 has been amended five times in the year 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994 and the latest in 2012 which included the provisions for dealing with the digital content and Digital Rights Management Techniques. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). to license works from the Music Specialist catalog.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 3, 2024

Nealy was incarcerated for drug-related offenses from 1989 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015. Warner) to license certain works from the Music Specialist catalog, including “Jam the Box,” which was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which went on to sell millions of copies. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

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MAY 20, 2024

Bentley Systems Inc & Anr vs Pnc Infratech Limited & Ors on 13 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff instituted the present copyright infringement suit against the defendant for continuing to use the plaintiff’s software after the expiry of its license.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

Such an interpretation allows for a patentee to claim a right to prohibit another party’s export of allegedly infringing goods, thus going beyond what the statute actually offers. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Engineering Analysis Centre for Excellence Pvt.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

[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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? The Falwell court was on solid ground in denying relief on the grounds of an implied license.

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