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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The author or creator of any theatrical, literary, creative, or musical work has an exclusive right to copyright. It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Image Source: gettyimages]. What are takedown services?

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The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 1 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries

SpicyIP

the definitions) and Part II (dealing with intermediaries and social media intermediaries) of the IT Rules, 2021 and primarily impacts only the intermediaries in terms of their obligations under Rule 3. The Draft Amendment brings about certain changes to only Part I (viz. Broadly, the proposed amendments are: 1. Amit Kotak & Ors.

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[Guest post] Conference report: ‘The Fashion Marketplace: Law and Policy’

The IPKat

Exclusions from exhaustion rights, coupled with other IP rights such as copyright and design right, mean that even a well-intentioned ‘upcycler’ could find themselves infringing. Privacy concerns might, it was said, be a barrier to market for such traders and suppliers.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works.

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Legal Implications of IPR Protection ‘In The Cloud’: an Indian Analysis

IIPRD

Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. The mere fact that the respondent operates in India and has servers in India empowers Indian courts to deal with copyright disputes to address this matter. “ eBay Inc. [1]