Compulsory License is the term usually associated with a statutory license to do an act covered by a particular right without the prior permission of…
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Category: Media Laws
International Copyrights under Copyright Act, 1957: Everything you need to know
Unlike patents, copyright is easy to obtain and also, unfortunately, easy to infringe. One of the salient features of copyright is that it need not…
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Copyright Office and Appellate Board: Everything You Need to Know
The provisions of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright Rules, 1958 as amended from time to time and applicable as on today, governs…
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What Is the Term of Copyright in India?
Intellectual Property Rights or IPR are the legal rights to protect the creative, artistic or inventive works of the individual(s). One of such right is…
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Laws pertaining to Media & Elections and Role of Media in Elections
Media plays an indispensable role in a democracy. In India, the media is regarded as the fourth organ of the state, the others being, executive,…
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Rights of Broadcasting Organizations and of performers under the Copyright Act, 1957
A “performer”, according to the Copyright Act, 1957 means a person who by acting, singing, playing an instrument, dancing or in some other way performs…
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Scope, Extent, Procedure and Benefits of Registration of Copyright in India
Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings.…
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Ownership of Copyright and Rights of Copyright Owners in India
INTRODUCTION The provisions of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright Rules, 1958 as amended from time to time and applicable as on today,…
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FREEDOM OF PRESS & MEDIA: ALL THE IMPORTANT CASES AND LANDMARK JUDGEMENTS
“Freedom of Press is an article of faith with us, sanctioned by our Constitution, validated by four decades of freedom and indispensable to our future…
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Offences and Appeals under Copyright Act
“Steal ideas, steal facts but do not steal words.” Dan Poynter The Copyright Act of 1957 is the primary legislation governing copyright in India. Copyright…
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