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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

However, to a lesser extent, other IP laws like the Trademark Act and the Designs Act will also be important. Copy right and Indian cinema. The post Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema first appeared on IIPRD. Aditya Pandey [2016] SCC Online SC 967. [8] 8] Indian Copyright Act 1957, s 19(10).

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Guest Post: Old Designs, New Design Patents

Patently-O

Last week, at Design Day 2022, the USPTO announced that it had completed its summary of those comments. In the request for comments, the USPTO floated the idea of issuing design patents for what they are now calling “designs for projections, holograms, and virtual and augmented reality (PHVAR).” But projected designs aren’t new.

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CAFC Affirms TTAB's Dismissal of SKY CINEMAS Opposition: Not Confusable with SKY NEWS for News Reporting Services

The TTABlog

In a nonprecedential ruling, the CAFC upheld the Board's decision dismissing an opposition to registration of SKY CINEMAS for "movie theaters" [CINEMAS disclaimed], finding the mark not likely to cause confusion with SKY NEWS for radio and television news services. Sky Cinemas LLC , Appeal No. TTABlogged here ]. 21-1575 (Fed.

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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”

TorrentFreak

For example, the availability of no-fault injunctions under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has allowed Paramount to mitigate the threats presented by pirate sites. Once again, the term ‘gold standard’ is used. Source submissions: Warner Bros.

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Video Editor and Motion Graphics Designer: Creative Hobby to Creative Career

Art Law Journal

The more screens we have in our life, the more significant jobs like motion graphics designer and video editor become, and therefore, the more lucrative these roles are. Motion Graphic Design. Of course, there is plenty of overlap between video editing and motion graphics design. The work though is completely different.

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Russia’s Forced Licensing Plan For ‘Enemy’ Content “Legalizes Piracy”

TorrentFreak

As a result, new US-owned movies dried up, leaving the entire Russian cinema industry in crisis. Some venues began screening pirated movies downloaded from torrent sites but the move was criticized by local cinema groups who were saddened by a return to the unlicensed entertainment “dark days” of 30 years ago.

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Certified Anti-Piracy Coach Helps Piracy Addicts Go Legal

TorrentFreak

” Revealed during an anti-piracy roundtable at the Festival on Saturday, the campaign is the work of two French government agencies – CNC (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image) and ARCOM, the new anti-piracy/audiovisual regulator in France. ” Sam: “It’s well designed! Thanks coach!”

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