Copyrights
Laws concerning Internet Memes: Not so funny?
A recent study conducted by ‘We Are Social’ found that despite these slow speeds, Internet users in India spend almost 5 hours on the net every day, with 40% of that time spent on social media. Going by these statistics, Indian users roughly spend about 2 hours on social media and which platform…
FIFA and Copyright: Online Piracy in India
There has been a lot of brouhaha over the recent judgment of the Delhi High Court, where the Court has ordered ISPs to block websites that were illegally broadcasting the FIFA World Cup in a suit filed by Multi Screen Media (MSM) Satellite claiming exclusive broadcasting rights. The initial…
Copyright – Performers Rights in India
You’ve probably come across that Shakespearean quote several times in your life. Shakespeare is one of those people that everyone knows of because you just ought to (to seem knowledgeable during small talk at the very least). What you may not know in the context of Copyright is that none of his…
Copyright and Music – 5 Things Bands need to keep in mind
Tripping on tangled mass of wires, feeling my head reverberate with the sound of music, coffee, beer and smoke breaks was a part of my life for a few years. I used to sing for a band and for several music shows before I turned to the dark side and settled in on a career in Law. Whether it was cover…
Copyright and Music – Licenses in India
If you’re in India and have ever been near an elevator, you’ve probably heard Kenny G playing the saxophone. Owners of malls, hospitals, independent retail outlets, housing quarters and practically every lift (elevator) seem to have a particular proclivity toward choosing the instrumental music of…
Delhi High Court bowls out T20 ICC World Cup Copyright Infringement
When the cricket fever has caught on, in the Indian subcontinent with the ICC T20 World Cup matches providing some nail biting excitement, the Hon’ble Delhi Court has, at the perfect moment, granted an interim injunction restraining several entities mainly appearing to be pubs, cafes and…
After Trademarks, it is now time for Copyright to decide on Parallel Imports
Proviso to Section 2(m) It is significant to note that this major initiative comes in the wake of the efforts by the Ministry of Human Resource Development Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee to insert the following proviso to Section 2(m)(dealing with “infringing copy”) of the…
Things are looking “rosy” for Gulaab Gang... for now
It seems to have become a norm in India these days to rake up some controversy before a film’s release. It is almost always either intellectual property (copyright or trademark) violation or defamation. This time apparently it is both! Gulaab Gang is a Hindi film which apparently deals with social…
Copyright Office – Still in the game!
I just looked back on our posts and noticed that we have been bringing to you many posts about the changes in the Trademark, Patent and Designs Office but haven’t been giving due attention to the Copyright Office (not that much has happened in a while) To be perfectly honest, I always felt that the…
Yoga and IP: Stretched too far?
Yoga is one of the oldest physical and spiritual exercises known to mankind. It is collective knowledge and has been believed to be in existence from around 2500 B.C. Come to think of it, there should be no intellectual property battle over it – it is India’s traditional knowledge and no single…