This piece is one of the winning entries from the Copyright Law Blog Writing Competition, 2023. Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) image generators are experiencing a remarkable boom with their ability to create stunning and realistic visuals. These models generate artworks after receiving training from millions of pictures gathered from the web. Sometimes, the developers do not obtain proper consent from the copyright owners. Recently, a class-action lawsuit was filed by a trio

This piece is one of the winning entries from the Copyright Law Blog Writing Competition, 2023. In the realm of legal battles against copyright infringement, the concept of “whack-a-mole” emerges from the depths of arcade nostalgia, where players wield a mallet to thwart toy moles that capriciously emerge from various holes. Metaphorically, it symbolizes the ceaseless and wearisome struggle against a persistent problem that resurfaces with shapeshifting resilience. This beco

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

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