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Copyright assignment contracts in perpetuity: Court Judgments & Interpretations

Corporate Law : Understand the nuances of copyright assignment contracts in perpetuity as interpreted by various court judgments, including implic...

April 18, 2024 201 Views 0 comment Print

Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence

Corporate Law : Explore the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence (AI) in this insightful article. Learn about the challenges,...

March 13, 2024 327 Views 0 comment Print

Implication of Data protection Act in Corporate Compliance for Unicorns

Corporate Law : Abstract Unicorn startups are centered around technology. Mostly their business strategy is based on impact-producing, potent tech...

January 23, 2024 612 Views 0 comment Print

What is Trademark Clearance Certificate for Copyrights?

Corporate Law : In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of a trademark clearance certificate, how it relates to copyright protection, and why...

January 18, 2024 267 Views 0 comment Print

Copyright Exceptions: Understanding Limitations in Protection

Corporate Law : Explore copyright exceptions under Section 52 of Copyright Act in India, Fair Dealing Doctrine, Berne Convention, and impact on cr...

October 5, 2023 603 Views 0 comment Print


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Patent Fees for Start-ups, MSMEs, Women Entrepreneurs reduced by 80%

Corporate Law : Ministry of Commerce & Industry Simplified Patent and Copyright Registration helping India become an innovation hub : Shri Piy...

August 19, 2021 2355 Views 0 comment Print

False Copyright website

Corporate Law : It has come to the notice of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry that a websit...

October 8, 2016 703 Views 0 comment Print

Emami settles dispute over 'Zandu Balm' song

Finance : Emami Ltd, the owner of Zandu Balm, today said its copryright infringement dispute with the production company of Salman Khan star...

September 24, 2010 651 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Big Entertainment challenged levy of service tax on sale of copyrights of movies and other artistic works in HC

Service Tax : Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Big Entertainment has challenged levy of service tax on sale of copyrights of movies and other art...

July 9, 2010 546 Views 0 comment Print

Media companies filed petition against imposition of service tax on copyright services

Service Tax : PVR Pictures, Balaji Telefilms, Yash Raj Films and UTV Motion Pictures have moved the Delhi High Court against the government's re...

July 9, 2010 363 Views 0 comment Print


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Delhi HC Permanently Blocks Rogue Websites Streaming Disney Hotstar Content

Corporate Law : In a landmark ruling, Delhi High Court permanently restrains 50 rogue websites from illegally streaming Disney Hotstar shows and m...

October 7, 2023 501 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) penalty unjustified without Income Concealment or Inaccurate Particulars

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any concealment of inc...

October 3, 2023 2202 Views 0 comment Print

NOC of registrar mandatory to obtain copyright registration of an artistic work

Corporate Law : As per the scheme of the Copyright Act, 1957 in order for any person to obtain copyright registration of an artistic work, which i...

September 20, 2022 3357 Views 0 comment Print

No Copyright Infringement If Person holds Certificate by Registrar

Corporate Law : Section 51 of Copyright Act, 1957 - If any person uses without permission of licence owner or from Registrar, any product would a...

September 20, 2022 1152 Views 0 comment Print

No infringement of copyright as books of Islam religion are bound to have some similar content

Corporate Law : Held that there is no infringement of copyright as some contents are bound to be similar as teaching given in the Holy Books Quran...

August 10, 2022 684 Views 0 comment Print


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Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021

Corporate Law : 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021. (2) They shall come int...

March 30, 2021 6033 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019

Corporate Law : The following draft of certain rules to amend Copyright Rules, 2013 is hereby given and the draft will be taken into consideration...

May 30, 2019 993 Views 0 comment Print

Inclusion of internet broadcasting organisations under Copyright Act, 1957-Reg.

Corporate Law : Whether the internet broadcasting companies come under the purview of Statutory Licensing as per provisions of section 31D of the ...

September 5, 2016 973 Views 0 comment Print


16 Things to Know about Copyright

December 18, 2021 2850 Views 0 comment Print

Q.1 What is meaning of the term copyright? Ans. A Copyright is ultimately a right provided by the law to the persons who are ultimately the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. Indeed, it is a bundle of rights involving, rights of reproduction, communication to the […]

Intellectual Property Rights- Patent, Copyright, Trademark- How?

December 13, 2021 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Once, we get to know ‘When and Why‘ it’s time to know How? How we can get Intellectual Property Rights in India. Intellectual Property Rights can be obtained in India as well as out of India. In this Article, we are not going to discuss the differentiation between different types of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) […]

Know Everything about Copyright Registration in India- Benefits, Processes, and Documents

December 2, 2021 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction to Copyright Registration Copyright in simpler terms means the right to copy. Copyright gives an exclusive right to an individual or an entity towards their original work like books, scripts, software, artistic, training manuals cinematography, recordings, paintings, programming, designing, etc. In this article we will discuss everything about Copyright Registration Process in India. It is […]

Copyrights In India

November 21, 2021 1539 Views 0 comment Print

♦ Copyrights protect original works of authorship, such as literary works, music, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, sculptural, pictorial, and graphic works, sound recordings, artistic works, architectural works, and computer software. ♦ Copyright in India is governed by Copyright Act, 1957. ♦  As per this Act, copyright grants author’s lifetime coverage plus 60 years […]

Whether Copyright Registration not Necessary to Sue for Infringement?

November 1, 2021 2604 Views 0 comment Print

Registration under the Trade Marks Act confers specific distinct rights unavailable to an unregistered proprietor. Important amongst these is the right to sue for infringement. This is only available to a registered proprietor.

Process for Copyright Registration

September 27, 2021 46200 Views 0 comment Print

In this age of digitalization, India has come back a protracted manner from 1995 with loads of users to the current age with several web users of that the numbers continue to grow daily. We tend to simply a click removed from uploading, downloading, using, sharing, modifying information online within the sort of documents, pictures, […]

Patent Fees for Start-ups, MSMEs, Women Entrepreneurs reduced by 80%

August 19, 2021 2355 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Commerce & Industry Simplified Patent and Copyright Registration helping India become an innovation hub : Shri Piyush Goyal Fees for Start-ups, MSMEs, Women Entrepreneurs reduced by 80% India sees four fold increase in Patent and Trade Mark registrations during the last 5 years India’s ranking in Global Innovation Index up from 81st to […]

Design Protection Law Including Procedures

August 12, 2021 1431 Views 0 comment Print

Design protection plays a crucial role within the product market, increasing the aggressiveness of the manufacturer of the merchandise, and enhancing the quality of social life. Therefore it’s necessary to safeguard styles to reward the designer’s ability and to encourage future contributions.

Intellectual Property -Oil of the 21st century

April 5, 2021 1749 Views 0 comment Print

Every time we hear about the word Intellectual property, we should just look around and observe that there are hundreds of things around us which are inventions, creations of minds and whose origin can be traced back from to ancient use of stamps, design on flags for identifying the troops to today’s global world. But […]

Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021

March 30, 2021 6033 Views 0 comment Print

1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.