Category: Copyright
Why and How to Register Copyright in Your Work
May 26, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 5:15 pm
Copyright is an exclusive right, where none other than the author of the work is permitted to make use of it- this can extend even to derivative works such as adaptations or translations. In such a situation, registering a copyright becomes important for an author
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4 Copyright Tips for Students
May 23, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:59 pm
In this present age of information, one can find adequate material on almost anything- and incorporate the said material into reports, articles, videos, or presentations to display as one’s own. This is where the issue of copyright creeps in- if the student is, in fact,
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Moral Rights in Copyright
May 16, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:17 am
Roald Dahl did not like the first film adaptation of his book, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, thus, a second one was created. India’s Mannu Bhandari too, faced a difference in creative opinion when she assigned the cinematograph rights of her book ‘Aap ka Bunty’,
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Judy Hopps & Nick Wilde Yet to Solve Another Mystery!
June 12, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:03 am
Having won an Oscar for the Best Animated Feature this year, no one can believe the fact that Disney’s Zootopia has been slapped with copyright infringement by veteran Hollywood screenwriter and producer Gary L. Goldman. He claims that he had pitched The Walt Disney’s Company
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Reincarnation is the New Copyright Saga!
June 9, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 8:39 am
Copyright infringement cases have been on the rise in the recent past. However, the plaintiffs in the respective cases always wait for the eleventh hour i.e. a few days before the release of the movies to file a copyright infringement case against the defendants. The
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Star-lost stripes!
June 3, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:22 am
The two parties belong to the cheerleading apparel industry and are rivals to one another. In the industry, Varsity is the older company and is one of the giants. Mostly all the cheerleading uniforms and the dance attire is manufactured by this company. Star Athletica
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Just a trailer
April 5, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:02 am
The Court leaving all its matters aside had to attend the copyright case to stop the screening of the movie “PHILLAURI”. It was at the eleventh hour i.e. three days before the release date of the movie that the Plaintiff asked for the last minute
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Reclaiming copyright
February 15, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:35 pm
This copyright case involves the ownership interest of copyright over certain musical works which Paul Mc Cartney co-authored with former members of Beatles. The defendants in this case are the publisher company holding the copyright interest in the works which are in the name of
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Everything is fair in education
January 27, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:53 pm
Considering the higher cost of education in India the High Court has passed the judgment in the DU Photocopy case in favor of DU. This had a far reaching implications on access to education in a developing countries like India. But the Oxford University Press
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No copyright: says Hollywood
January 24, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:33 pm
Now the clutches of the copyright are in the hand of the Hollywood studios. The U.S District Court has granted preliminary injunction to VidAngel, a movie streaming and filtering services on the ground of violating the copyright of the Hollywood Studios. The Court held that
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