Written By: Bibhudatta Kar Copyright is one of the protection of human intelligence related to literary, artistic and dramatic works. The growing rate of copyright infringement is an alarming issue as free riders are always in search to take advantage of works, which do not belong to them. In the context of infringement, the registration of […]
Read moreWritten by: – Shilpa Chaudhury and Sanghamitra Panda In 2011, a certain crested macaque from Indonesia named “Naruto” became famous overnight. Selfies turned into a sensational news. The selfies were not associated with any human, rather it was of Naruto. PETA, usually known as, People for the Ethical Treatments for Animals, claimed Naruto’s right over […]
Read moreWritten By: Suhani Pattnaik Entertainment industry being home to many artistic skills and creative works can be a huge legal minefield. An iota of carelessness can jeopardize the whole cinematographic creation. We have seen movie producers and scriptwriters getting entangled in legal disputes, putting their investment worth millions of dollars at stake. It’s a common […]
Read moreWritten By: Avasi Mohanty Bollywood is widely known to be the breeding ground for Masala. Most of this “Masala” is not only limited to gossip, disputes and patch-ups, but also to several legal snags that keep hopping up due to some reason or the other. Intellectual property squabbles nevertheless are the most popular ones. Filmmakers […]
Read moreWritten by: Swasti Panda The recent outrage against Rajkumar Hirani’s masterpiece ‘PK’ for hurting religious sentiments was struck down as groundless by the Delhi High Court. But just before the Hirani camp could puff out the sigh of relief from its belly, it found itself knocked over by one more legal notice alleging copyright infringement […]
Read moreWritten By: Lipsa Dash The recent outrageous news about leakage of several private pictures of Jennifer Lawrence, the Oscar winning actress, popular for being the lead star in Hollywood Blockbusters like Silver Lining Playbook and The Hunger Games, on certain image sharing forums has stirred-up the hornet’s nest. Hollywood and Music celebrities have become vulnerable […]
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