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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Indian courts, for the longest time, followed the doctrine of “sweat of brow”, upholding the belief that a work requires only due diligence and effort, rather than originality and creativity in order to be granted copyright protection. What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity? Copyright Act or Design Act?

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

Under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), copyright of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work includes the exclusive right to reproduce the work in a material form, publish the work and communicate the work to the public. Multiple pieces of copyright material may exist in a single digital work.