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Nodal Officers: Unbalancing Expedience and Fairness

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Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. A complaint has to be filed by the copyright owner or member of the public. This could lead to a regime where each intermediary has to pre-screen the content being uploaded as to whether it is an infringing copy or not.

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2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

His defense is that the work he used was free for all; after his victory, that work remains in the public domain for others to build upon. A successful defendant, by contrast, recovers nothing he didn’t already have. The best he can hope for is to break even—to recover his attorney’s fees.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do. 1962, 1976 (2014). Petrella v.

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Geographic Awake: Bridging Gaps in Geographical Indication Awareness Across India

IP and Legal Filings

An indication becomes generic when it returns to the public domain and is no longer protected in its country of origin or has ceased to be used there. It’s interesting to note that the Act restricts the use of GI marks to licensed users exclusively. The EU had placed a temporary restriction on the import of in 2014.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

To reproduce, store, issue copies to public, perform, communicate, and make translation or adaptation of the work. Duration for copyright is 60 years counted from the year after the date of publication. The underlying work can only be assigned or licensed in writing by the right holder or agent authorized by him.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?