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Professional Photographer Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Used Car Dealers

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

for Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information and Addition of False Copyright Management Information. Per the StrossStock website, Stross was nominated and accepted as a professional member of the American Society of Photographers in 2016. He received his B.S. Gotsch, Sr.

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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet. Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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Emerging Trends In Digital Copyright Law

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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

IP and Legal Filings

1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13. 13 (1) states that original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings are protected by copyright. 2016 SCC OnLine Bom 1812 [11] Biswaroop Roy Choudhary v.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr, 2016).

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COPYRIGHT AND TATTOOS

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The section 2(c) of the 1957 Copyright Act of India defines ‘artistic work’ as any work that includes engraving, sculpture, painting, or a photograph. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection?

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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But unbeknownst to Goldsmith, he also created fifteen additional works (including silkscreen prints and pencil drawings) using the Prince Photograph for his own artistic purposes. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.