The High Court of Justice – Chancery Division, England, in Benchairs Ltd. Vs. Chair Centre Ltd.[1974 R.P.C. (14) 429 ], has given the essence of passing off and the same reads as […]
Musical work
Copyright Act, 1957 – Section 2 Section 2(p) reads as follows: musical work” means a work consisting of music and includes any graphical notation of such work but does not include any […]
Violation of copyright amounts to an act of piracy it must be proved by clear and cogent evidence
The Supreme Court in case of R.G. Anand Vs. Delux Films and Others, has clearly held that as a violation of copyright amounts to an act of piracy it must be proved […]
India’s innovation profile
India has high scores in all 7 GII
areas – Institutions, Human Capital
and Research, Infrastructure,
Market Sophistication, Business
Sophistication, Knowledge and
Technology Outputs, and Creative
Outputs, in which it scores above
the average of the lower-middleincome
group.
Protecting the Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Rights Illegally Downloading Music Open Source Software Licences Passing Off Claiming Royalties Art Work Self Publishing Versus Publishing House Copyright Copyright The Basics Copyright Infringement Remedies for Copyright Infringement Who […]
Judicial Opinions, Statutes and Government Rules-Regulations are not Copyright Protected in United state of America [USA]
Wheaton vs Peter, 33 U.S, 991, 668 [1834] was the first copyright case in the United States till held good law and continuing as quoted in the recent decisions. Case Title Citation […]
Role Of Indian Judiciary In IPR Development And Adjudication
The principal function of Judiciary is to provide legal remedies against infringement of personal and property rights of persons. Intellectual property is inchoate property when manifested in a legally recognizable way. Property right was, till […]
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library [Govt of India]
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) was established in the year 2001. The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a collaborative project between the Council of Scientific […]
Anton Piller orders
Anton Piller orders is Order Other than the extensive police powers under the Copyright Act, plaintiffs have various civil powers to enforce their right. Copyright owners and associations can employ civil procedure […]
GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX [GII]
Jointly Published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership. The Global Innovation Index provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 126 countries and economies around the world. Its 80 […]
R G. Anand Appellant Versus Delux Films and others[ALL SC 1978 August]
KEYWORDS:- COPYRIGHT – COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES-Infringement of a copyright- DATE:-18-08-1978 AIR 1978 SC 1613 : (1979) 1 SCR 218 : (1978) 4 SCC 118 (SUPREME COURT OF INDIA) R G. Anand Appellant […]
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act [USA]
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is most relevant to cyber-piracy law in United States. Under the DMCA, which is essentially an update of the existing copyright law, several computer and web-related copyright […]
Non- infringement of copyright or Copyright free materials in India
Section 52 , Copyright Act, 1957 52. Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright.— (1) The following acts shall not constitute an infringement of copyright, namely:— (a) a fair dealing with a literary, […]
The Copyright Rules, 1958
Published S.R.O. 270, dated 21.1.1958, published in the Gazette of India, Ext., Pt. II, Section 3(ii), dated 21.1.1958. CHAPTER I Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement .—(1) These rules may be called […]
International Copyright Order, 1999
Published vide S.O. 228(E), dated 24.3.1999, published in the Gazette of India, Ext., Pt. II, Section 3(i) dated 6.4.1999. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the Copyright Act, […]
Intellectual Property Index
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