Several artists and content creators labour under the misconception that limiting the use of another artist’s content to a few seconds in their work would grant them a defense of de minimis from a claim of copyright infringement. However, this is not true. The principle of De Minimis is a common law principle that has …
Doctrine of De Minimis: Is there a Magic Number? Read More »
The Department related Parliament Standing Committee on Commerce headed by Shri V Vijayasai Reddy, submitted its 169th Report on Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/ Observations of the Committee contained in its 161st Report on ‘Review of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India’ (hereinafter referred to as “the report”). The recommendations/observations cover topics …
Report on the action taken by the government of India on the IP Rights Regime Read More »
Cognizable offences are offences for which the Police may arrest without a warrant whereas for Non-Cognizable offences the Police Officer should possess a warrant before arresting an accused person as per the definitions prescribed in the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 in accordance with Part II of the First Schedule also …
Copyright Infringement in India Cognizable or a Non-Cognizable Offence? Read More »
The significance of protection of Intellectual Property Rights in business has been recognized for a long time. The food industry, especially restaurants and cafes have been striving to give utmost importance to their IP alongside their attempts to build their business and reputation worldwide. However, there are a lot of cafes and restaurants which have …
Intellectual Property Protection and Theme Based Food Businesses Read More »
The recent 161st Report of the Parliament Standing Committee on Commerce acknowledged the overwhelming impact of Artificial Intelligence and allied technologies on the economy and the need for an efficient intellectual property protection framework to ensure maximization of the benefits yielded. Through the ambit of the definition adopted by the Committee, Artificial Intelligence has been …
Artificial Intelligence and Patenting in India in light of Global Trends Read More »
Image Credit: Shahnoor Habib Munmun, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Department related Parliament Standing Committee on Commerce recently submitted its 161st Report on Review of the Intellectual Property Regime in India (“the report”). The Committee which was constituted on the 13th of September, 2020 was headed by Shri V Vijayasai Reddy. The …
The Consumer Protection law that was amended in 2019 has introduced several measures to strengthen the law with regard to consumer protection in India. One of these measures include those which will have a significant impact on social media influencers like vloggers, bloggers, celebrities and any person using their social media following to endorse brands. …
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified new rules titled “Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021”, to regulate social media, Over-The-Top platforms, and digital news on the 25th of February 2021.With regard to OTT platforms or curated content, the Government in its …
Government Regulations for OTT Platforms – Details and Implications Read More »