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"Fair Use Isn't Piracy": Raghav Chadha Demands Amendments In Copyright Act
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday sought key amendments to the Copyright Act of 1957 to safeguard the interests of digital content creators, saying their livelihoods should be determined by law and not by "arbitrary algorithms".
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Court Lays Down Tests To Distinguish Work Under Copyright From Design Laws
The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a framework to distinguish between works protected under the Copyright Act and designs eligible for protection under the Designs Act.
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Telegram Directed by Court to Provide Details of Channels Violating Copyright Law Under Sealed Cover: Details
Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High Court to disclose details of users on the messaging service providing illegal access to copyrighted content, in a sealed cover. The court observed that the plaintiffs in a copyright case would be rendered remediless to recover damages for the "illegal" sharing of teaching materials on Telegram under "ma...
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3 Charged For Copyright Over Use Of Disney Characters In Birthday Products In Maharashtra
Two persons and a company in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district have been charged for allegedly violating the Copyright Act by using Disney characters in birthday materials without permission, police said.
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Bollywood’s Bullying Is Killing Indian YouTube Parody Creators
From T-Series to YRF, Bollywood’s inability to laugh at itself is driving away independent Indian YouTube creators who make parodies. The film industry is helped by India’s archaic copyright law, which doesn’t afford enough protection to works of fair use.
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Amitabh Bachchan Is 'Angry', Might Lose Rights To Father's Work. Here's Why
Big B wrote, "I fight for it"
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Delhi High Court Rejects Publishers' Plea Against Photocopying Of Books
In a decision which would help students, Delhi High Court today rejected a plea of some foreign publishing houses against the sale of photocopies of their textbooks, saying copyright in literary works does not confer "absolute ownership" to the authors.
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Government Includes Internet Broadcasting Under Copyright Act
Government has decided to include Internet broadcasting under the purview of the Copyright Act, a move that will benefit the music entertainment industry.
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Stolen Nude Photos of Stars Find 'Safe Harbour' Online
Websites have been busily pulling the naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other victims of the high-tech theft presumably because they are being notified of copyright violations.
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Parliament approves Copyright Act amendments
Song writers, artistes and performers, deprived of their dues so far, can now claim royalty for their creations as the Parliament has approved a law to provide the much-delayed justice to them.
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No house discussion on copyright bill, Sibal slams BJP
After being disallowed by the Opposition last week, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Copyright Act. Last week, the Opposition parties including the BJP, AIADMK and TDP had prevented him from moving the bill alleging that there was a "conflict of interest".
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4 Jaipur cloth merchants held for faking big brands
Jaipur police arrested four cloth merchants in Khazane Walon Ka Rasta on Sunday afternoon for selling duplicate clothes of a popular brand. The police along with the officials of the cloth company raided a few shops in the area, which are stockist of popular brands and house a huge range of fabric.During the raid, the police found that four shops w...
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Aamir Khan back on copyright panel
All is indeed Well. Aamir Khan has withdrawn his resignation from the committee that is looking into a new version of the Copyright Act.
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Kapil Sibal: I too would have resigned
Accepting actor Aamir Khan's resignation from a committee set up by him to examine a new Copyright Act for India, Kapil Sibal said, "His resignation is valid. I would have done the same."
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Aamir Khan's resignation letter
Aamir Khan has resigned from a committee set up by Kapil Sibal to look into a new version of the Copyright Act. Khan reportedly got into an argument with lyricist Javed Akhtar at a meeting called by Sibal on Monday, and subsequently sent in his resignation to Sibal.
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"Fair Use Isn't Piracy": Raghav Chadha Demands Amendments In Copyright Act
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday sought key amendments to the Copyright Act of 1957 to safeguard the interests of digital content creators, saying their livelihoods should be determined by law and not by "arbitrary algorithms".
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Court Lays Down Tests To Distinguish Work Under Copyright From Design Laws
The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a framework to distinguish between works protected under the Copyright Act and designs eligible for protection under the Designs Act.
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Telegram Directed by Court to Provide Details of Channels Violating Copyright Law Under Sealed Cover: Details
Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High Court to disclose details of users on the messaging service providing illegal access to copyrighted content, in a sealed cover. The court observed that the plaintiffs in a copyright case would be rendered remediless to recover damages for the "illegal" sharing of teaching materials on Telegram under "ma...
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3 Charged For Copyright Over Use Of Disney Characters In Birthday Products In Maharashtra
Two persons and a company in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district have been charged for allegedly violating the Copyright Act by using Disney characters in birthday materials without permission, police said.
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Bollywood’s Bullying Is Killing Indian YouTube Parody Creators
From T-Series to YRF, Bollywood’s inability to laugh at itself is driving away independent Indian YouTube creators who make parodies. The film industry is helped by India’s archaic copyright law, which doesn’t afford enough protection to works of fair use.
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Amitabh Bachchan Is 'Angry', Might Lose Rights To Father's Work. Here's Why
Big B wrote, "I fight for it"
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Delhi High Court Rejects Publishers' Plea Against Photocopying Of Books
In a decision which would help students, Delhi High Court today rejected a plea of some foreign publishing houses against the sale of photocopies of their textbooks, saying copyright in literary works does not confer "absolute ownership" to the authors.
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Government Includes Internet Broadcasting Under Copyright Act
Government has decided to include Internet broadcasting under the purview of the Copyright Act, a move that will benefit the music entertainment industry.
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Stolen Nude Photos of Stars Find 'Safe Harbour' Online
Websites have been busily pulling the naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other victims of the high-tech theft presumably because they are being notified of copyright violations.
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Parliament approves Copyright Act amendments
Song writers, artistes and performers, deprived of their dues so far, can now claim royalty for their creations as the Parliament has approved a law to provide the much-delayed justice to them.
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No house discussion on copyright bill, Sibal slams BJP
After being disallowed by the Opposition last week, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Copyright Act. Last week, the Opposition parties including the BJP, AIADMK and TDP had prevented him from moving the bill alleging that there was a "conflict of interest".
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4 Jaipur cloth merchants held for faking big brands
Jaipur police arrested four cloth merchants in Khazane Walon Ka Rasta on Sunday afternoon for selling duplicate clothes of a popular brand. The police along with the officials of the cloth company raided a few shops in the area, which are stockist of popular brands and house a huge range of fabric.During the raid, the police found that four shops w...
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Aamir Khan back on copyright panel
All is indeed Well. Aamir Khan has withdrawn his resignation from the committee that is looking into a new version of the Copyright Act.
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Kapil Sibal: I too would have resigned
Accepting actor Aamir Khan's resignation from a committee set up by him to examine a new Copyright Act for India, Kapil Sibal said, "His resignation is valid. I would have done the same."
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Aamir Khan's resignation letter
Aamir Khan has resigned from a committee set up by Kapil Sibal to look into a new version of the Copyright Act. Khan reportedly got into an argument with lyricist Javed Akhtar at a meeting called by Sibal on Monday, and subsequently sent in his resignation to Sibal.
