Digital Piracy and Copyright Infringement
Introduction In the contemporary digital environment, the problem of piracy has become one of the most urgent, mainly due to the fact that the availability of information in the digital environment makes it possible to use copyrighted works without proper permission. This phenomenon does not only hinder the economic rights of the creators and producers […]
Comedic Copyright: Safeguarding Creative Brilliance
“Bad Artists Steal, Good Artists Copy” This famous quote from Pablo Picasso defines what creativity and innovation entails in the field of art. However, in comedy, the whole thing is a little shadier as far as joke stealing goes. So welcome to a world where each laugh is a melody while every punch-line can be […]
IP Protection For Video Games
Introduction India’s gaming market is valued at $1.8 billion and is expanding at a rate of 38% per year. More than 15,000 game developers and more than 275 gaming firms operate in India. By 2025, India can account for 5% of the worldwide market share in the gaming and animation industries, generating 1.60 lakh new […]
Criminal Copyright Infringement : A Comparative Study in India and the US
Introduction The use or production of protected materials without the copyright holder’s permission is copyright infringement. Copyright infringement occurs when the rights granted to the copyright holder are being violated by a third party. Many forms of media, such as movies and music, suffer from copyright infringement. If a case of infringement is filed, the […]
Digital Piracy & Copyright Infringement
Introduction With the growth of the internet and technology progressing rapidly, more and more people are consuming content online. The issue is worse in India because many individuals refuse or are unable to pay the required amount of money for original content. With all of this rise in demand comes an increase in piracy, and […]
Infringement of Copyright and Remedies
Introduction Intellectual property deals with any basic construction of human intelligence such as artistic, literary, technical, or scientific construction used in commerce. For a specific amount of time, intellectual property rights often grant the inventor the sole right to utilise his or her creation. Copyright is one of the areas of IPR which ensures certain […]
Understanding The Liability of Net Marketplaces in Copyright Infringement.
Introduction Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are the representation of ownership of an underlying asset on a blockchain. The asset is linked to the blockchain, and since each block of the blockchain is unique in its identity, it makes the NFT exclusively available only to the owner of the NFT. Thus, tokens are non-fungible as they cannot […]
Avoiding Copyright Infringement Of Music At Commercial Spaces
Music can evoke emotions and feelings and it creates a soothing experience, music has the ability to make a person happy and so commercial space has started using this music for their commercial purpose so that they could create a decent ambience and attract people to its places. Everyone would like to go to a […]
YouTube’s Copyright infringement Policy: A Critical Analysis
Introduction YouTube has grown from being an ad-free website where videos were posted, at random to now the home of commercialized content creation by people who qualify as professionals, in this space. The content creators on YouTube are authorized to upload videos that they have either made or authorized to use, which in legal terms […]
The Evolving Culture of Cosplay and Copyright Infringement- An Analytical Overview
Introduction Bringing the “Costume Play” (cosplay) culture under the copyright regime is not a new issue in the field of IPR. On one hand, the owners or creators are getting free publicity for their characters across the world, while, on the other hand, they are skeptical about the commercial profit earned by the cosplayer. This […]