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How To Protect Your Youtube Channel From Copyright Infringements/Claims

Corporate Law : Learn how to protect your YouTube channel from copyright infringements and claims with our comprehensive guide on intellectual pro...

July 16, 2024 321 Views 0 comment Print

Eastern Book Company v. D.B. Modak for Test of Originality

Corporate Law : Explore the landmark case of Eastern Book Company v. D.B. Modak, examining the test of originality in copyright law and its impact...

July 12, 2024 279 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Copyright Exemptions for Wedding Functions in India: A Legal Perspective

Corporate Law : Explore the legal landscape around sound recordings at weddings, including key court rulings and government notifications. Learn a...

June 1, 2024 609 Views 0 comment Print

Copyright law and Virtual Reality: emerging legal issues

Corporate Law : Explore the legal complexities of virtual reality (VR) and copyright law. Learn about challenges, solutions, and future implicatio...

May 2, 2024 393 Views 0 comment Print

Copyright Protection for Computer Software in India

Corporate Law : Discover the importance of copyright protection for computer software in India. Learn how it promotes innovation and safeguards cr...

May 2, 2024 342 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2553 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 757 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 762 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 603 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 414 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 555 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 2886 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 3810 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 1230 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 762 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 6285 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 1005 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 1024 Views 0 comment Print


Virtual Teaching and Copyright: How Fair is Fair Use?

June 18, 2020 4212 Views 0 comment Print

Today information and communication technologies (ICT) are developing at a pace as never before seen, they reflect opportunities for creative interventions to help reduce the education gap. ICT may act as a bridge to transcend geographical limitations in education, enabling wider dissemination of learning materials as well as allowing for collaborative learning and production of […]

Ignoring Intellectual Property Protection is Winding Up Business

June 14, 2020 1179 Views 0 comment Print

MSME / Traditional Business = Ignoring Intellectual Property Protection Is Winding Up Business Business has not changed but the way of doing the business has changed and infact the change is on fast track mode thanks to Technology. Due to this fast track mode, many of the traditional business who never changed the way of […]

Copyright Registration Process

May 15, 2020 5301 Views 0 comment Print

What is a copyright? A copyright is ‘a person’s exclusive right to reproduce, publish, or sell his or her original work of authorship (as a literary, musical, dramatic, artistic, or architectural work)’. Thus, copyright safeguards the author over his/her creations so that their productivity and creativity cannot be infringed. A copyright is done once the […]

Exceptions to Infringement under Copyright Act, 1957 & Doctrine of Fair Dealing

May 8, 2020 23415 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains What is Copyright Infringement, What is Exception to Copyright Infringement,  Doctrine of Fair Dealing and In which particular Benchmark Judgement was Fair Dealing included. What is Copyright Infringement? Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized use of someone’s copyrighted work. Thus, it is the use of someone’s copyrighted work without permission thereby infringing certain rights […]

Media Piracy – The Unrecognized Enemy of Copyright

May 7, 2020 639 Views 0 comment Print

Copyright piracy in all its forms has acted as a drain on the development of creative industry in many developing economies. Studies have shown that decreasing piracy would increase flows to GDP, tax coffers and high-wage jobs to those in countries hardest hit by piracy.

Intellectual Property Rights vis-à-vis COVID-19

April 16, 2020 3603 Views 0 comment Print

What does the economy need? For an economy to grow and its consumer society to prosper, intellectual property serves as an underpinning factor for the country. To fight the present Pandemic, it is even more quintessential as it is a fundamental instrument to help nations fight together. Globally, the pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies are striving […]

Some Facts Related To Industrial Design and its Protection

April 11, 2020 4839 Views 0 comment Print

Goods or articles which are visually attractive catch attention of customers faster than other goods of same quality and make. Visual attraction enhances marketability of the articles. The manufactures of goods and articles to sale their products in the competitive market design their articles such that they become attractive and suit the eyes of customers. […]

Assignment of Copyrights

April 7, 2020 33471 Views 0 comment Print

WHAT ARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; Intellectual property is the product of the human intellect including creativity concepts, inventions, industrial models, trademarks, songs, literature, symbols, names, brands, etc. Intellectual Property Rights do not differ from other property rights. They allow their owner to completely benefit from his/her product which was initially an idea that developed and […]

Intellectual Property Rights

February 9, 2020 8901 Views 0 comment Print

is the creative work of human intellect. For development of each country its human workforce plays a vital role. The level of intelligence and its protection are the key to success for every nation. The world today is running on the basis of natural resources and human intellect. For utilisation of natural resources also required […]

Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights and its Key Business Concerns

January 16, 2020 12069 Views 1 comment Print

As you all know Copyrights Trademarks Patents etc are buzzing words of this decade.To elaborate IPR in India are broadly classified in five categories that is Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Designs, Geographical indication The biggest opportunity/advantage as well as the threat in IPR is that it is an intangible asset. For example if I want to own a flat […]

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