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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

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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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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

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With no hidden atrocities the labor intended to be associated with the innovation should be given their due diligence and the public can to emanate from the same. Copyright: The copyright protection is given by Indian Law under The Copyright Act, 1957, supported through Copyright Rules, 2018.

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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

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From a copyright law perspective, the initial use of copyright works by the platform for machine learning is infringing unless the platform used licensed or out-of-copyright works or could rely on a copyright defence, such as use for research purposes. Protection lasts for 50 years from the date the work is made (s12(7) CDPA).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 29- May 05)

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Natco v Novartis 2024: Delhi High Court’s Novartis Moment & Indian Patent Law’s Déjà Vu Pic from here The Delhi High Court, on 24th April, passed an order that our patent law enthusiast readers will be very interested in! To determine common law rights of the plaintiff, the Court relied on the case of Laxmikant V.

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

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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. Regulation.