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Film & Web Series Titles: Why Trademark Outweighs Copyright
Introduction A movie’s name plays a very crucial role in the film industry acting as its identity. During the present times, India has transcended to OTT era where individuals have access to variety of content from domestic to international content creators and titles here often acquire independent commercial value. For example, the title, “Game of thrones” instantly proposes a narrative in the minds of the people irrespective of them being familiar with episodes of such web
2 days ago8 min read


Reels, Memes, and Legal Risk: Copyright in Social Media Marketing
Introduction The unregulated exponential rise of social media platforms has transformed the marketing and content dissemination landscape, which is now increasingly evident in the adaptive patterns of users and the content management practices of these platforms. Instagram, Tik -Tok, Twitter and Facebook are some of the social media platforms who are big players having predominance in this sphere of society’s milieu, where the content gets spread in seconds and has the pote
3 days ago8 min read


University of London Press Ltd v University Tutorial Press Ltd
Relevant Facts The dispute in University of London Press v. University Tutorial Press [i] revolved around the copyright ownership of examination papers set by two examiners for the University of London matriculation examinations. The examiners prepared the question papers independently and were not employees of the University. The defendant, a private publishing company, published certain examination papers prepared by the examiners along with answers and commentary, without
7 days ago15 min read


Fast Fashion & ‘Copy - Paste’ Disputes : Shein And The Digital Age's Copyright Crisis
Introduction Shein has rapidly emerged as a dominant global force in e-commerce, with an estimated valuation of $45 billion as of January 2024, by capitalising on an ultra fast production cycle. The commercial success is fundamentally predicated on a technological infrastructure that integrates data analysis, proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to identify and respond instantly to market trends. The core mechanism involves collecting vast amounts of consumer da
Feb 410 min read


Beyond Tariffs – The Intellectual Property Rights Dimension of the US-China Trade War
The trading relationship between the U.S. and China has not only been complex and continuously tense, but it is also deeply interdependent. This complexity necessitates careful consideration of many variables: target sectors, domestic political motivations, international economic implications, impacts on supply chains, and implications for consumers. Tariffs and trade restrictions were first imposed as stated, to correct trade deficits and to curb improper trade practices, in
Dec 11, 20256 min read


New Labour Code: Access Rights for Woman’s
Introduction: In 2019 new labour code was passed by Indian parliament but not yet enforced and published in the official gazette of government of India, labour code of 2019 was make various changes and provide a relief to workers or employee from harsh working conditions and providing some extra rights to woman workers like they also doing work in night shift is they are conformable apart from that when we see the working conditions of woman workers is not so good but if we
Nov 3, 20254 min read
Voice as A Part of Personality Rights: Lessons from Lehrman And Indian Celebs
1. Introduction Imagine if Siri or Google Assistant could have the voice of Jagjit Singh or Asha Bhosle, the voices of legendary performers could be cloned using AI tools, reproduced endlessly, and sold to the highest bidder without consent or credit, this has become a reality!! [i] The essence of what makes their artistry unique can be reduced to data, stripped of its soul, and commercialised in ways the legends never agreed to. That’s what unfolded in the case of Lehrm
Oct 31, 20256 min read


Thailand’s 2025 Watch List Status in the USTR Special 301 Report: Evolving Copyright Protections for Digital Content Creators
Thailand’s digital economy, powered by music, film, and streaming keeps growing, yet intellectual property (IP) problems have not...
Sep 15, 20255 min read
Copyright Licensing for Bloggers and Content Creators
In todays digital era, content creation has become a very vibrant and vital source of life for many in the country. They invest their...
May 8, 20254 min read


THE COPYRIGHT CONUNDRUM: ANI VS OPENAI AND THE FIGHT FOR FAIR USE
“Independent Journalism is vital to our democracy. It is also increasingly rare and valuable.” These were the opening lines of the New...
Mar 26, 202514 min read
Inspiration vs. Imitation: Understanding copyright infringement
Right from the moment a child is born to the moment of a human’s last breath, harmonies, symphonies, rhythm, and tempos are a constant....
Mar 11, 20255 min read
Copyrightability of tattoos in India : Takeaways from the United states
What form of Intellectual property are tattoos? Copyright? Trademark? The predominant answer is copyright. The issue of copyright of...
Mar 7, 20258 min read
Copyright in the Gaming Industry: Protecting Game Developers' Rights
The gaming industry has evolved into one of the most lucrative and dynamic sectors of the global economy. With billions of players...
Mar 4, 20256 min read
Copyright Protection in LLM AI Training Part 2
Note : In the first part the author has discussed how GenAI uses proprietary data of publishers to train its AI model and has elaborated...
Jan 27, 202512 min read
Copyright Protection in LLM AI Training Part 1
Note: In this two-part blog series, the authors examine the recent controversy surrounding GenAI’s Learning Models and Copyright...
Jan 27, 20257 min read
COPYRIGHT IN THE SPECTRUM OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
INTRODUCTION With the rise in technology and media, the copyright laws have also emerged exponentially. The Copyright Act, 1957, has...
Dec 30, 20245 min read


Registration Process for Copyright in India
INTRODUCTION In India, the pathway to register a copyright is simply laid out, but it contains a number of steps to follow. The fact that...
Dec 23, 20244 min read
V Shrinivasan v. Music Academy: Way guided by the will?
Introduction Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi is a name of great repute in the Carnatic Music. Golden legacy was left behind by the...
Dec 18, 20245 min read
Guarding The Code: Evaluating Intellectual Property Frameworks For AI Algorithms
FROM TRADE SECRETS TO TRANSPARENCY (Introduction) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made far-reaching changes in innumerable industries,...
Nov 18, 20247 min read
The Mis-Connection between the Copyright Law and PMLA
Introduction The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter “PMLA”), contains as a predicate offence, the Copyright Act,...
Oct 22, 202416 min read
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