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

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On one hand, those who view intellectual property rights as a limited monopoly would suggest that even derivative use of the content in a meme is infringement on the rights holder’s interest. The costs of preventing the harm are grandiose when compared to the actual harm that use of copyrighted material in memes causes.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

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Varsha reported the significant development that the Delhi High Court issued a press release stating its plan to create an Intellectual Property Division (IPD) in the Delhi High Court. Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights. Other Posts.

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

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The third category lists notable developments on the legislative and policy side and includes important amendments, proposals for amendments, release of policy notes and reports etc. In a detailed judgement, the Court elaborately discussed the legislative and judicial history of the rights of the authors of the underlying works.

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27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 2: Will the DSA Achieve a “Brussels Effect”?

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This is a form of stringency and affects incentives for non-divisibility, especially given US statutory damages and injunctions. No balancing required—recognizing fair use is not required for platforms, nor is giving users much procedure. Stringency can thus be non obvious, contested/contestable, and downside risk matters.

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