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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The plaintiff extended his business and earned revenue by licensing the copyrighted works it owned to FM Radio services, television operators, television broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSO). Hence, the plaintiff filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against them. The defendant no 1 i.e, Mannu Bhandari V.

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Protection of Copyrights in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

One of the most important forms of intellectual property is copyright. A copyright is a set of rights available to any person or entity responsible for the creation of an original authored work. The statute of limitations for copyright infringement in Singapore is six years. Introduction.

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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the Beijing Treaty, any performance of literary or artistic works or expression of folklore is covered by intellectual property, independently from its nature or medium, including both fixed and unfixed works (live performances), acknowledging the creative activity of these performers in the same way as with regard to musicians and authors.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

The Bombay High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim that the title was copyrighted from the outset, citing a number of precedents to support its ruling that “it is settled law, and has been for a very long time, that there is no copyright in a title.”

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

SpicyIP

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Relying extensively on the rationale of the Single Judge’s order, the Division Bench held that Section 31D specifically deals only with Radio and Television Broadcasting.

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