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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern. Many companies exploit renowned person identities without obtaining proper consent, leading intellectual property experts to advocate for the safeguarding of image rights through registration under Intellectual Property laws.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

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Call for Papers: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. The High Court also noted that merely because the impugned mark’s advertisement occurred in Delhi, the courts of Delhi will not become eligible to adjudicate on the dispute. Call for Papers/ Submissions . Cases in Indian Courts.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

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It is also fair to use works that have fallen into the public domain as the rights over such content are exhausted due to the nature of these rights. Another additional benefit of securing trademarks for blogs is where the blog is making commercial gains through advertising. It can be used freely by anyone.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In return for users agreeing to the TOU, Craigslist provides services to its users “including but not limited to classified advertising, forums, and email forwarding.” TOU at 6-7. ” TOU at 1. Because the Copyright Act generally does not preempt contracts, see Montz, 649 F.3d at 976-977.

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Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

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Mili is a graduate of Institute of Law, Nirma University, currently completing her LLM at LSE. Her areas of interest are Information Technology law, Intellectual Property law, Media & Communication Law, and human rights law. . Image from here. Introduction. Analysis in Indian Context.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Arguably this type of expression should remain in the public domain available for use by everyone in connection with their goods or services unless it is protected by another intellectual property law. Such words and symbols are also less likely to function as a source-identifying mark.

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