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OCR: Credibility of India’s Intellectual Property Enforcement in Question

United States Trade Representative (USTR) ordered an Out of Cycle Review (OCR) for India in October. While the USTR insists that the aim of this exercise is to provide constructive feedback to India in order to improve its IP protection and enforcement, many in India are not happy about this move. Not only has the government criticized this move, but also refused to participate in it arguing that the US laws are not applicable to India. Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Commerce…

March 30, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Patents 0Comment 761Views 0Like

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Presentation on Software and Music Licensing-By Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

The presentation herein was given by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala. It deals with the different types of IP, assignment and licensing. Important clauses such as Recitals, Definitions, Grant, Royalties, Term & Termination are discussed. All of these are explained with the help of examples. Open Source licenses are talked about in detail. Licenses and their types with a special focus on music licensing brings about the close of the presentation.

March 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Open Source Licensing 0Comment 777Views 0Like

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Copyright and Entertainment Law series posts: 2014

Dear Sinapse Readers (entertainment and copyright law enthusiasts), In 2014, the authors of Sinapse got together to bring to its readers analytic data in the form of 'Series' posts. We have put together all the entertainment and copyright law related information for you, so that you're able to assimilate all of it at one go! But don't stop there. Read the whole thing if you want to be thoroughly informed: 1. Licensing & Merchandising in Copyright Law …

February 8, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 984Views 0Like

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Copyright Blockbuster 2014

Dear Readers, The information age brought with it mounds of new perspectives and facts. But is it enough that it's all out there! We do want to be able to know a whole lot by reading very little. So, we bring you a quick look at all the major IP-related happenings of 2014. Copyright Law: 1. CJEU rules – ISP’s can be made to block Illegal Download access As an endorsement to European Union’s anti-piracy policies, the European Court of Justice ruled on…

February 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 898Views 0Like

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2014 Blockbusters in Copyright Infringement Suits

Dear Sinapse Readers, The information age brought with it mounds of new perspectives and facts and copyright infringement claims. So, we bring you a quick look at all the major Intellectual Property related happenings (copyright infringement suits) of 2014. 1. Gulaab Gang in legal trouble! Multi-starrer movie Gulaab Gang gets into trouble with activist/leader Sampat Pal Devi of Gulabi Gang challenging the release of the movie before the Delhi High court, though Sampat Pal Devi succeeded in…

February 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 877Views 0Like

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Copyright Regulation to allow private copying; Faces ire of UK Music Industry

Following the recommendations given in independent report by Professor Ian Hargreaves in 2011, the UK Government had come up with several changes in the copyright law covering aspects of fair dealing for accessible formats for the disabled, research and education, public administration, parody and personal copies for private use. Of these, the regulations allowing personal copies of legally-bought music to be made for private use, under exceptions to the copyright law, are facing strong resistance from the UK music industry.…

February 5, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 655Views 0Like

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Online Piracy, A matter of great concern, As Discussed during the India-US CEO Forum

The second visit of President Barack Obama to India, the first US President to have visited India twice while in office, clearly highlights the global partnership between the two nations in the task of strengthening economies and strong democracies. Referring to said partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the partnership assumes great relevance in the digital age. In this age of modern digital technology, an issue that has been nagging the industrial sector, particularly the Entertainment Industry, is online…

January 30, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 738Views 0Like

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Weekly IP Warm-UP!

GOOGLE V. SPAIN – SPANISH PUBLISHERS SUFFER AS GOOGLE NEWS CLOSES OPERATIONS A new Copyright law which has made it mandatory for Google, Yahoo and other news aggregators to pay licensing fee to all news publishers for using their stories or snippets in Google News, results in Google cutting its operations in Spain. However, the regulation allowed publishers to opt in to Google’s index, and prevent Google from paying licensing fee. COPYRIGHT REGULATION TO ALLOW PRIVATE COPYING; TO FACE IRE…

January 14, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Law, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 718Views 1Like

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Pirate’s Share: Piracy is Not Music to Many Ears

The revenues from digital formats of music, as per an article published by RIAA, was about US$ 4.4B in 2013, and is growing at a exponential rate. The evolution of novel modes and means of digital exploitation has opened doors to music creators and owners across the world, as well as pirates. With more than 500 record labels releasing recordings in more than 20 languages, the music business in India is not only very large, but also diverse. The share of digital…

January 12, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1029Views 0Like

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New Copyright Law: Parody is Legal if Judge Thinks it’s Funny

Imagine, one day, if Copyright Laws were changed to account for the legality of a parody, a caricature or a pastiche[i], based on whether a Judge found it funny. For the citizens of UK, that day was October 1, 2014. Amendments to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, have done exactly this. Along with changes in Parody Law, there’s a new freedom by law to create personal copies, for private use[ii]. The UK Copyright Law, known to be anything but…

January 9, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1098Views 0Like

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OCR: Credibility of India’s Intellectual Property Enforcement in Question

Presentation on Software and Music Licensing-By Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

Copyright and Entertainment Law series posts: 2014

Copyright Blockbuster 2014

2014 Blockbusters in Copyright Infringement Suits

Copyright Regulation to allow private copying; Faces ire of UK Music Industry

Online Piracy, A matter of great concern, As Discussed during the India-US CEO Forum

Weekly IP Warm-UP!

Pirate’s Share: Piracy is Not Music to Many Ears

New Copyright Law: Parody is Legal if Judge Thinks it’s Funny

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