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Section 60 of the Copyright Act: Finally, Some Answers(?)

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The safeguard against groundless threats alleging copyright infringement in Section 60 suffers from a lack of clarity around some of its key terms like “due diligence”, “groundless” and “prosecution” One decision that attempts to address this lacuna is the Bombay High Court’s decision in Manya Vejju v.

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

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The amorphous nature of cloud computing presents a challenge when it comes to determining which laws will be applicable. Although cloud offerings are often global and multi-jurisdictional, the IP laws governing services generally remain territorial and national. Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.