SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Under Copyright Act, 1957 —most of these may come under the category of works in which copyright subsists. My submission is that it has to be safety against disparagement, dilution, advertising related passing off and offences of similar nature/gravity. But, ‘safety’ against what?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

The word “originality” is frequently used in conjunction with the creativity of writers, thinkers, and artists. The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.”

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. right to copyright will exist.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. vs Acko General Insurance on 10 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute pertains to the use of the plaintiff’s artistic work “Humanity” by the defendant in one of its advertisement hoardings.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

To begin with, a book published in India will be protected in Australia if the criteria for protection there are satisfied; if the conditions for protection under other national laws are met (such as those of Germany, Norway, or Sweden), the book will also be protected internationally. Copyright is a more complicated problem.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Broadly described, those are: (1) lawsuits against the government; (2) a lawsuit brought by the government “to protect an imminent threat to public health or safety”; (3) claims against someone who is “primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods” if the cause of action relates to their advertising; (4) lawsuits brought by victims (..)

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” This appeal presents a conflict between Rogers’ right to protect her celebrated name and the right of others to express themselves freely in their own artistic work. News America Publishing, Inc.], Rogers , 875 F.2d ” Id. In VIP Products v. Jack Daniels Products , 953 F.3d 3d 1170 , 1172 (9 th Cir.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

For about a decade, courts had realized that IIC had gone way too far, and had expanded liability in ways that didn’t protect consumers and facilitated anticompetitive claims about false advertising. 30, 2021) Plaintiff Daniel Abrahams formerly contracted with a publisher to author a series related to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts including a post discussing the concept of hot tubbing, a post on the DHC interim injunction order restraining Geonix on the grounds of reverse passing off, and a tidbit on CCI’s appeal before the Supreme Court in. X wins copyright infringement case against 17 music publishers.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Google Llc vs Makemytrip (India) Private on 14 December, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here A Single Judge bench of the Court had previously held that the use of trademarks ‘MakeMyTrip’ and ‘MMT’ of the Respondent as keywords by Google in its advertising services would constitute infringement of the Respondent’s mark. DRS Logistics (P.)

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

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. The example of the application of this model is the way Jstor works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Lame comparisons apart, this story is interesting as it is an opportunity to discuss the protectability of artistic works under Italian laws. In the same year, the Court of Palermo found that an Italian bank had breached the CCH when including an image of the city’s Teatro Massimo in their adverts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

As noted by Professor Jake Linford , the examples used by the Court when it discusses application of the Rogers test focus on uses in the title or content of artistic works (not on T-shirts).

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