The Rise of Open Licensing and Creative Commons: Rethinking Ownership in the Digital Age
Content creation, dissemination, and consumption occur at a staggering pace in the digital age. The panorama of intellectual production has seen an explosion that touches the whole scope of creative human endeavor, from blogging to academic research, from the computing code to digital art. Unfortunately, the traditional intellectual property (IP) regimes set up to protect … Continue reading The Rise of Open Licensing and Creative Commons: Rethinking Ownership in the Digital Age
Read more »An Overview of The Digital Data Protection Act, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, introduced on 3 August, 2023, the bill received the President’s assent on 11 August 2023 and became law of the land[1].The Digital Personal Protection Act, 2023 (“hereinafter referred to as DPDP Act”) lays down the procedure for processing personal data lawfully while simultaneously empowering and protecting the rights … Continue reading An Overview of The Digital Data Protection Act, 2023
Read more »The Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Copyright Infringement
INTRODUCTION Copyright infringement is one of the most persistent problems in intellectual property law today. Because it has become easier than ever to access digital content, unauthorized use of copyrighted materials has skyrocketed exponentially in a very short period of time. Copyright infringement happens when persons use or reproduce a work without acquiring consent from … Continue reading The Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Copyright Infringement
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