Tag: copyright

The Doctrine of Joint Authorship

August 4, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 4:46 pm

It is fairly common to come across works which are the creations of multiple persons and authorship vests in all such people that contributed towards the creation of that work. Some common examples include two or more authors contributing towards writing a research paper or

Role of Copyright societies in India

August 1, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:15 pm

The copyright societies have an important role in the collective management of copyright. They are legal bodies that serve the interests of the copyright owners, users as well as the public. The Supreme Court in Entertainment Network Ltd. v. Super Cassette Industries Ltd. observed that

Compulsory licensing in Copyright

July 28, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 2:37 pm

What is a Compulsory License? Compulsory licenses are permissions from the government that allows someone else to use the copyright of the owner without his consent. In this article, we will look at compulsory licensing in Copyright and under what conditions a compulsory license is

Copyright and Broadcaster’s rights

July 27, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 12:37 pm

What is a broadcast? The Copyright Act, 1957 originally used the term ‘radio-diffusion’ under section 2(v) to include communication to the public through any means of wireless diffusion in sound or visual form or both. Later, the 1983 amendment replaced the term ‘radio diffusion’ for

Bombay High Court issues John Doe order

July 15, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:23 pm

In this blog we look at the recent decision of the Bombay High Court where a John Doe order was issued for piracy of the movie "Janhit Mein Jaari".

IPR in Fashion

July 14, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 12:18 pm

In this blog, we discuss the role of IPR in the fashion industry and the protection accorded under copyright, trademark and patent laws.

Remedies for infringement of copyright

July 11, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 4:43 pm

In this blog, we look at the remedies for infringement of copyright. The remedies are both civil and criminal in nature.

Copyright Infringement in India

October 21, 2021 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:24 pm

The Copyright Act, 1957 gives protection to a piece of work by giving exclusive rights to the author. The idea behind giving such protection is to ensure that the owner gets the benefits of his labor. Thus, if a person uses any exclusive rights of

Gigi Hadid attempts to redefine copyright law

July 8, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:35 am

Earlier this year model Gigi Hadid was sued by an agency, Xclusive Lee, for posting an image of herself on her Instagram account. The agency was the author of the image and Hadid’s use of the picture violated its copyright. Recently, Hadid had filed a

Irony bell’s the KAT

July 26, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 12:27 pm

Ukrainian, Artem Vaulin, the alleged owner of Kickass Torrent or popularly known as KAT, has been arrested in Poland. The Department of Justice, U. S is seeking to extradite him for counts of criminal copyright infringement, in addition to conspiracy charges related to money laundering

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