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Could this music law help Spotify dodge future copyright infringement battles?

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With the rise of online streaming services like Spotify and YouTube over the last two decades, listening to music has arguably changed for the better. A look at streaming giant Spotify’s recent significant copyright battles provides some insight into the issue of compensation for artistswork on online streaming platforms.

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Digitalization And Copyright Law

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The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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Authorship In An Impromptu Performance Under Indian Copyright Law

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If a singer, at a concert, was to sing in a melodious way, in an impromptu manner, i.e., there were no prior existing lyrics or melody, would such a singer be considered an author of the lyrics and the music, apart from being a performer Under Indian Copyright Law ? INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMER, PERFORMANCE, AND A WORK.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e,

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e,

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Music Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. Music lovers can now effortlessly stream music from anywhere in the world. Even in restaurants, bars, and lounges, the music is played to entertain their customers, whether by employing DJs or playing music through sound systems.

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Copyright Protection in Food Plating

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Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. Copyrightable work The works that can claim copyright protection are enumerated under Section 13 of the Copyright Act. Universal Pictures [3] (1942).