Inspiration vs. Imitation: Understanding copyright infringement
Right from the moment a child is born to the moment of a human’s last breath, harmonies, symphonies, rhythm, and tempos are a constant. Music plays an integral role in everybody’s life, its influences being subtle. It affects us in more ways than we can acknowledge. Knowing this, let’s delve into the idea of ownership … Continue reading Inspiration vs. Imitation: Understanding copyright infringement
Read more »Copyright in the Gaming Industry: Protecting Game Developers’ Rights
The gaming industry has evolved into one of the most lucrative and dynamic sectors of the global economy. With billions of players worldwide and annual revenues that exceed even those of the film industry, video games have become more than just a form of entertainment; they are a cultural force. However, like any other creative … Continue reading Copyright in the Gaming Industry: Protecting Game Developers’ Rights
Read more »Copyright Protection in LLM AI Training Part 2
Note: In the first part the author has discussed how GenAI uses proprietary data of publishers to train its AI model and has elaborated upon the arguments used in the American jurisdiction. The second part delves into the Indian landscape in light of the ANI v. Open AI litigation.[1] The intersection of artificial intelligence and … Continue reading Copyright Protection in LLM AI Training Part 2
Read more »Authorship vs. Ownership: Decoding the Doctrine of Work for Hire
INTRODUCTION In copyright law, the difference between authorship and ownership is a key factor in deciding who actually holds the rights to a creative work. The primary function of this legislation is to protect “creative work” and alongside ensure that creators get “exclusive rights” for their original creation of their mind. Article 27 of the … Continue reading Authorship vs. Ownership: Decoding the Doctrine of Work for Hire
Read more »Guarding The Code: Evaluating Intellectual Property Frameworks For AI Algorithms
FROM TRADE SECRETS TO TRANSPARENCY (Introduction) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made far-reaching changes in innumerable industries, affecting critical decisions such as credit scoring, university admissions, and hospital discharges prompting the EU AI Act reflects these concerns by categorizing these applications as ‘high-risk’ and imposing strict requirements of transparency and accuracy on these applications. As the … Continue reading Guarding The Code: Evaluating Intellectual Property Frameworks For AI Algorithms
Read more »The Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Copyright Infringement
INTRODUCTION Copyright infringement is one of the most persistent problems in intellectual property law today. Because it has become easier than ever to access digital content, unauthorized use of copyrighted materials has skyrocketed exponentially in a very short period of time. Copyright infringement happens when persons use or reproduce a work without acquiring consent from … Continue reading The Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Copyright Infringement
Read more »Comprehensive Guide to Copyright Law in India: Protection, Evolution, and Key Legal Precedents
WHAT IS A COPYRIGHT? The makers of unique works of arrangement, such as fictional works (including computer programs, tables, and gatherings with computer databases which may be expressed in words, codes, outlines, or in any other form, including a machine clear medium), theatrical, musical, and creative works, cinematographic movies, and sound copies, are arranged copyright, … Continue reading Comprehensive Guide to Copyright Law in India: Protection, Evolution, and Key Legal Precedents
Read more »The Remotely Charted Territory Of Orphan Works
Introduction “Orphan works are works that are protected by copyright, but the author cannot be identified or found”[1]. Any creative work whether literature, music, films, or art, where the copyright holder is difficult to trace or cannot be located is an orphan work. Within the enormous landscape of copyright law, the problem of orphan works … Continue reading The Remotely Charted Territory Of Orphan Works
Read more »Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
With the advancement in technology the need to preserve IP has been more cumbersome than before. The emergence of the internet and other innovations has seen the IP created, distributed, and protected in ways that were hard to imagine. As content creators and businesses come up with considerable value to protect, new challenges arise to … Continue reading Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
Read more »Search Engines And Copyright Infringement: A Critical Analysis
Introduction Search engines are a kind of web-based tool that allows a user to search for and identify content in a database using a term or character. The operating idea of all Internet search engines is identical to what Windows has done for computers. They have done something similar by making information available to inexperienced … Continue reading Search Engines And Copyright Infringement: A Critical Analysis
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