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SpicyIP Tidbit: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry clarifies Current IPR Regime Sufficient for AI Works Protection

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In response to a series of unstarred questions regarding copyright infringement by generative AI, directed towards the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri. Whether the government plans to amend the Copyright Act of 1957 to update copyright laws to cover AI-generated content.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

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Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. INTRODUCTION.

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All you want to know about Registration of Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Copyright has been referred to as the creation of a statute under the private property of law that has its subsistence in the various types of works. The law governing the regime of copyright in India is the Copyright Act of 1957.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. However, the Government later withdrew these guidelines.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

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V Ross Intelligence, Inc. – (Some) answers coming soon This case, which involves the alleged surreptitious copying of the entire Westlaw database (after having been denied a license) in order to create an allegedly competing product, is already significant in that the Complaint survived a motion to dismiss. This will be hard to defend.

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Personality Rights : Through The Glasses Of IPR

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The performer is abetted with the right to claim damages in case his performance is distorted, mutilated, or modified in a manner prejudicial to his reputation. Performers right provided under the Copyright Act encompasses special rights, exclusive rights, and moral rights.

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An IP-Centric Approach towards AI Regulation in India- Part II

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Licensing of training datasets The licensing of datasets – for the concerned rights under Sec. 14 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (the Act), along with attribution seems like a possible solution that would address the concerns raised in the above cases. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here , here.

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