According to the Copyright Act, a work of joint authorship is one generated by the collaboration and cooperation of more than one author whereby each author’s effort is equal to the other author’s contribution. In India, a copyright law stipulates that an author is a person who creates a work that can be authored and […]
Paparazzi are freelance/ independent photographers who take random or candid pictures of celebrities/high profile people, generally, while they go about their daily routine, and sell such photographs to media houses/newspapers/magazines[1] or exploit it commercially in any other manner, to make a living. A photograph is considered to be an artistic work[2] protectable under the copyrights regime in […]
Intellectual Property Rights are strictly territorial in nature. So, if a creator wishes to register their intellectual property across the world, they would have to register in every country individually. There is no worldwide protection for intellectual property. To facilitate the worldwide registration of intellectual property, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has introduced various […]
Intellectual Property Rights [hereinafter referred to as ‘IPR’] have gained immense significance in the technologically advanced world where we see developments happening in almost every sphere. The concept of IPR essentially emerges from the basic layman understanding of an owner of a property and how he has the right to enjoy the benefits of the […]
Copyright is an Intellectual Property which protects the creations and expressions of mind related to original Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic works. Copyrights also lay protection on the Cinematographic Films and Sound Recordings. News/Press Media is a mass media, which aims to deliver news to the public at large. Forms of News Media Includes – […]
The increase and advancement of fashion industry is apparent from the switch of garments doing a mere practical function to the artistic creation of the garment. Apparel and garments have gone past performing mere social and cultural roles to an illustration of art and aesthetics. Clothes today are more artistic than functional in character and […]
Intellectual Property Rights [hereinafter referred to as ‘IPR’] are one of the most important rights granted to the people which help them safeguard their work that is a result of immense hard-work, skill and effort. The evolution of trademarks can be traced back to the onset of the industrial revolution which enabled large scale production […]
Physically readable paper or electronically generated documents have long been replaced by machine-comprehensible, digitally coded records, thanks to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). EDI created a paperless world in which the sender’s computer generates the message and the receiver’s computer interprets it. E-commerce started with EDI. In its current form, e-commerce can be referred to as […]
PART I INTRODUCTION The impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning tools on our daily lives has long been a part of academic discussions. Image recognition, search engine optimization was brought way back in the late 20th century but major breakthroughs with respect to A.I. are contemporary these significant developments and acceptance in the consumer market […]
Let’s say you have started a business and it’s growing. Your business has now garnered public interest and you want to set up a website to further grow your business in the digital space. But alas, the domain name has been taken up by a stranger who is willing to sell it to you at […]