In India, criminal remedies for copyright infringement are primarily governed by Chapter XIII (Offences) of the Copyright Act, 1957 (“Act”). Specifically, Section 63 penalises anyone who ‘knowingly infringes’ a copyright. It provides for 6 months to 3 years of imprisonment, and a fine of Rs. 50 thousand to 2 lakhs. Although the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994 (“1994 Amendment”) created an exception for non-commercial infringement (“not…for gain in the course of trade or busin

The battle for royalties in the entertainment industry goes a long way back into history. The infamous Supreme Court Order Indian Performing Right Society v. Eastern Indian Motion Pictures Association (“EIMPA”) facilitated the same, vesting all the rights with the Producers of a cinematography film. Jumping several years forward, Mr. Javed Akhtar stepped forth and put the artists’ issues in the forefront, wanting legislative action to redress them. Consequently, the Copyright

Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated works are creating shockwaves all over the art and entertainment world due to their copyright implications- and the music industry is no stranger to this, as is evident by the concerns raised in this regard by musicians, both abroad and in India. Through the lens of Indian jurisprudence, this article seeks to analyse in what circumstances can AI generated music infringe the copyright of musicians, and whether such music can qualify for t

In India, music and religious ceremonies blend together like sugar in our beloved cup of tea. We can’t really imagine one without the other. Just like that, can any .........

<p>Dr. Arul George Scaria, co-director, CIIPC, delivered a talk on &#8216;Copyright as a Provocateur&#8217; on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, at an event jointly organised by the German Book Office, IRRO, and the German Embassy in India. The presentation may be accessed here.</p>

Mr. Yogesh Pai, co-director, CIIPC, delivered a lecture titled “Bilateral ties, agreements and opportunities amongst ASEAN” as a resource person for a five day workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights &amp; Technology Transfer” under ASEAN-India Innovation Programme (AIIP) for ASEAN Member States (MS from 1st – 5th April, 2019 at New Delhi, organized by National Research &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/bilateral-ties-agreements-and-opportunities-amon

In Navigators Logistics v Kashif Qureshi, the Delhi High Court held that no copyright can subsist in a compilation in the absence of authorship of a natural person and application of skill and judgment by such person in creating the compilation. In a jurisdiction that does not provide protection for non-original databases and &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/case-comment-navigators-logistics-ltd-v-kashif-qureshi-ors/" class="more-link">Continue ...

<p>University of Pennsylvania Law School and IDIA organised a conference titled ‘A 3-D Perspective on Indian Intellectual Property: Distinct, Diverse and Democratic?’at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi on 5th March 2019. Dr. Arul George Scaria, Co-director, CIIPC, was part of the panel discussion on copyright law in India  and this panel was chaired by &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/panel-discussion-at-upenn-and-idia-conference-at-indian-law-insti

Mr. Yogesh Pai, Co-Director, CIIPC, was part of a panel discussion titled ‘Alternatives to Copyright- Open Access, Creative Commons, Open Sources’ at the Brainstorming Session on the Future of Copyright, organised by the Inter-University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology, on February 27, 2019. This panel was chaired by &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/panel-discussion-alternatives-copyright-o

<p>Dr. Arul George Scaria, Co-Director, CIIPC, was part of a panel discussion titled ‘Copyright as an Incentive’ at the Brainstorming Session on the Future of Copyright, organised by Inter-University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology, on February 27, 2019. This panel was chaired by Prof. David Nimmer and Dr &hellip; <a href="https://ciipc.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/panel-discussion-on-copyright-as-an-incentive-brainst

<p>by Ms Pragya Chaturvedi</p> <p>It is well-established that owners of copyright are entitled to certain exclusive rights with respect to usage of works created and owned by them. However, the entitlement is not without a counteractive force in the form of fair use or fair-dealing exceptions and the application of other copyright doctrines that limit exclusivity. In the present case, the debate surrounds the copyrightability of works owned by the Government. Should Governmen

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