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Safeguarding The Rights of Musicians Within The Indian Music Industry.
Introduction At the onset of a musician’s career, artists are extremely vulnerable to third-party exploitations that leads to multiple...
Nov 23, 20224 min read


The Uninvited Stardom: Understanding Publicity Rights, Infringement & Intellectual Property Issues
Exordium: Understanding the Cost of Stardom Call it what you want, celebrities are often recognised for their glamourous persona and...
Nov 12, 20224 min read


Protection of Copyrights in Philippines
Introduction The Philippines has laws and policies that generally support a conducive intellectual property (IP) environment, but...
Nov 12, 20225 min read


MRT MUSIC V. INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS COPYRIGHT DISPUTE–GRANTING BLANKET ORDER IS PUNITIVE
On 7th November 2022, the Commercial Court, Bangalore passed an ex-parte injunction order temporarily blocking the Twitter handles of the...
Nov 9, 20223 min read


The ‘Payal jo chankai’ Controversy | Can Song Covers Amount to Copyright Infringement?
Introduction The recent remake of Maine Payal Hai Chhankai , titled O Sajna by Neha Kakkar resulted in mixed criticism. Falguni Pathak,...
Oct 31, 20224 min read


Can Technicalities In The Copyright, Be Allowed To Water Down The Original Artwork
Lord of Rings : Rings of Power is a series of 5 seasons streaming on Amazon Prime Videos, streaming from 1st September, 2022. This...
Oct 20, 20226 min read


The Legal Position of Screenshots and Screen Recordings from the Point of View of Copyright Law
Introduction In today’s era, screenshots and screen recording have become a way part of our life. It is so common that we don’t even...
Sep 30, 20224 min read


Protecting Creations Through Moral Rights | Amar Nath Sehgal’s 13 Year Long Battle
Introduction Of The Case Copyright, along with patent and trademark law, is one of the three basic disciplines of contemporary...
Sep 30, 20225 min read


Resolution Mechanism Under Copyright Act 1957
Copyright is a type of licensed innovation security conceded under Indian law to the makers of unique works of creation, for example,...
Sep 29, 20227 min read
Hot News Doctrine in Copyrights
“Hot News” is a recent phenomenon in copyrights . The concept refers to written material or live televised events, often “facts”, that...
Sep 8, 20224 min read


First Owner of Copyright
Copyright is a sui generis right, a right which is unique and exists immediately upon its creation. The first owner plays a...
Sep 6, 20224 min read


Raising Third-party Objections on freshly filed Copyright Applications in India
Copyright refers to the exclusive right provided by law to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers...
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Copyright Protection in Myanmar
Intellectual Property Rights play a crucial role in any country’s economic or commercial arena. The owners or creators are entitled to...
Jul 29, 20225 min read
Electronic Trademark Registration in Myanmar
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC), on 28th August 2020, announced that the “soft opening period” shall begin from 1st October 2020, to...
Jul 29, 20223 min read


Aaj Tak vs Newslaundry: Restriction or Criticism
The Indian media has evidently touched its new law after Aaj Tak has claimed against the media watchdog Newslaundry to prevent former’s...
Jul 8, 20225 min read


Applicability Of Bad Faith In Copyright Law Placing A Specific Pertinence To The Concept Of “Fair Use”
The concept of Bad Faith refers to the intentional misuse of the terms of a contract, a situation wherein a party refuses to fulfil their...
Jul 6, 20223 min read


Conceptualization And Expansion In The Jurisprudence Of Bad Faith In Trademark Law
The concept of Bad Faith involves the disputed party intentionally refusing to fulfil any legal or contractual obligation, or entering...
Jul 6, 20225 min read
New Copyright law In United Arab Emirates: Moving Digital World
New Copyright Law In United Arab Emirates Moving With The Digital World, In the past few months of 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Apr 15, 20226 min read
How Taylor Swift Wrested Back Ownership of Her Masters
Introduction Taylor Swift is arguably one of the biggest popstars of our time, and there is no denying the immense impact she has had on...
Feb 25, 20225 min read


Music Sampling And The Defense of Doctrine of Fair Use
The technique of digitally copying a piece of an existing recording and placing this "sample" into a new recording is known as sampling....
Feb 3, 20226 min read
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