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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

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The judge rejected BMG’s fair use defense, holding that the defendants took more elements from the “Nightmare on Elm” street films than they needed to accomplish any parodic purpose. The case is New Line Cinema v. Cinema Secrets (2000). Check it below and see what you think. BMG (1988). Happy Halloween!

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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The Delhi High Court to decide whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act and can fair use be sought against unauthorized commercial exploitation of the same in St Art India Foundation v. Acko General Insurance. Delhi High Court passed an interesting order in Anubhav Jain v.

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