Karthik Subramaniam and Shrudula Murthy Disney is one of the largest media organisations in the world having companies such as Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, National Geographic and ESPN under their umbrella. While they do ensure that they have the highest …
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Did the tweet put forward by Disney lead to the creation of a binding contract between them and other twitter users who used the hashtag?: Part 2
Karthik Subramaniam and Shrudula Murthy A contract is an agreement between two parties, that might either be oral or in writing, which creates mutual legal obligations between each other. A contract is extremely important in any business transaction as …
The Disney Hashtag Saga: How did they cause a disturbance in the force? : Part 1
Karthik Subramaniam and Shrudula Murthy Disney has been caught up in a storm again. Star Wars fans across the world have been expressing their frustration against Disney with reference to a particular tweet floated out by them. What exactly …
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The Thrissur Pooram Sound Story: Copyright on Sounds of the Festival?
By Pragya Chaturvedi, Research Fellow, CIIPC Views are Personal. The author would like to thank Mr. Yogesh Pai, Co-Director, CIIPC, for his valuable inputs and feedback. In India, music and religious ceremonies blend together like sugar in our beloved cup …
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Presentation on Copyright as a Provocateur
Dr. Arul George Scaria, co-director, CIIPC, delivered a talk on 'Copyright as a Provocateur' on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, at an event jointly organised by the German Book Office, IRRO, and the German Embassy in India. The presentation …
Bilateral ties, agreements and opportunities amongst ASEAN
Mr. Yogesh Pai, co-director, CIIPC, delivered a lecture titled “Bilateral ties, agreements and opportunities amongst ASEAN” as a resource person for a five day workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights & Technology Transfer” under ASEAN-India Innovation Programme (AIIP) for ASEAN Member …
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Case Comment: Sanjay Kumar Gupta & Another v Sony Pictures
By Apoorv Chaudhary In Sanjay Gupta v Sony Pictures, the Delhi High Court has held that a concept note is not protected under the Copyright Act, 1957 as it represents a mere idea rather than expression of such idea. This case …
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Case Comment: Navigators Logistics Ltd v Kashif Qureshi & Ors
By Pragya Chaturvedi In Navigators Logistics v Kashif Qureshi, the Delhi High Court held that no copyright can subsist in a compilation in the absence of authorship of a natural person and application of skill and judgment by such person in …
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Panel Discussion at UPenn and IDIA conference at Indian Law Institute
University of Pennsylvania Law School and IDIA organised a conference titled ‘A 3-D Perspective on Indian Intellectual Property: Distinct, Diverse and Democratic?’at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi on 5th March 2019. Dr. Arul George Scaria, Co-director, CIIPC, was part …
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Panel Discussion on Alternatives to Copyright- Open Access, Creative Commons, Open Sources (Brainstorming Session on the Future of Copyright, IUCIPRS, Cochin University of Science and Technology, February 27, 2019)
Mr. Yogesh Pai, Co-Director, CIIPC, was part of a panel discussion titled ‘Alternatives to Copyright- Open Access, Creative Commons, Open Sources’ at the Brainstorming Session on the Future of Copyright, organised by the Inter-University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IUCIPRS), …
