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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Although Section 81 of the IT Act specifies that the prohibitions of Section 79 do not preclude anyone from exercising any rights allowed under the Copyright Act 1957, intermediaries are exempted from accountability for copyright infringement. As a result, the IT Act’s obligations have precedence over all other laws.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this part 1, we tackle the first of three questions regarding the legal copyright landscape from an NFT purchaser’s perspective, as the extent to which the IP framework applies to NFTs remains uncertain. UK copyright law mandates that an assignment of copyright be ‘in writing signed by or on behalf of the assignor’.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course. The author of a copyright-protected work can bring a claim for copyright infringement, but this is contingent on knowing the infringer’s identity.

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IP Protection For Fintech Companies

IIPRD

A robust and substantive IP portfolio does not only protect inventions but, also demonstrates the strength of the innovative business models of companies. Contrary to copyright laws, however, patent laws do not contain a comparable provision giving employers the right to inventions made by their employees while they were working for them.

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

If IP theft is widespread, it has the potential to destroy an e-commerce business and also randomly disclosing of intellectual property prior even applying for its safeguarding is a common error made by most IP holders. IP assets make up the vast majority of the corporate resources. In the case of Tiffany v.

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IP Considerations for Source Code Acquisitions: Measure Twice and Cut Once

LexBlog IP

This article highlights for you a handful of issues that should be considered when conducting due diligence prior to the purchase or license of costly new software. Generally, the issues we will highlight for you pertain to: Copyright ownership. IP infringement risks. Copyright Ownership. IP Infringement Risks.

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German Federal Court of Justice: Copyright Case Law of 2021 – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash 2021 saw a very active German Bundesgerichtshof (“BGH” – Federal Supreme Court) in the area of copyright law. This article covers the most relevant copyright law decisions of the BGH from that year. Part II will cover claims under copyright law and collecting societies.