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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale. 139 (2016). [ix]

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

IP and Legal Filings

7] , the plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and requested the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the defendant’s film “Mohenjo Daro” from being released. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta, (2016) 2 SCC 521 [3] Sholay Media and Entertainment v Parag M. Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt.

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. More information about this event here.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Digital Rights Management emerged as a result of ubiquitous copyright infringement related to digital content. DRM work mechanism to protect the digital copyright work is to put barriers in places to prevent the stealing of the digital content. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr, 2016).

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Travel costs which a journalist incurs in the course of their research do not fall within the scope of application of Section 32 UrhG, but merely remuneration for the use of rights. Claims under copyright law. In 2015, the BGH ruled that managing directors have limited liability in copyright matters.

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

SpicyIP

Delhi High Court] On August 9, the Delhi High Court devised a judicial mechanism to combat novel ways of copyright infringement and issued the first-ever Dynamic+ injunction in favour of Universal City Studios LLC., The judgement was passed collectively in an appeal against 4 orders (two impugning the 2016 Ericsson v.

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