The United States District Court for the Central District of California gave a ruling on 15th October, 2012 that ownership of Einstein’s publicity rights have lapsed and cannot be enforced by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) anymore. This ruling came in for a lawsuit that was filed by HUJ against General Motors LLC (GM) [...]
Copyrights are legal protection given to a creator for a specific period of time to exploit his own creation. Copyrights include literary, artistic and musical work. The importance of copyright is to promote the creation of new works by giving authors control of and profit from them. Copyrights are said to be territorial, which means [...]
Versace’s medusa motif, the Vera Wang wedding dress, Louis Vuitton handbag – all these are products of applied intellectual creativity and skill in the fashion industry. No one doubts the tremendous value of intellectual capital to the creation and marketing of products in the fashion industry, be it high fashion or ready-to-wear. Yet many [...]
Need for The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012: The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012 which has been pending in Parliament for the last two years, was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22nd May ,2012 with overwhelming support from members of all parties & opposition . Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal said the [...]
Protecting Celebrity rights under IP laws is a significant development in the field of IPR. The identity of an individual refers to all distinct, recognizable elements which make up a particular persona, including the individual’s physical appearance, image or likeness, name, voice, signature, style, photograph, gestures, recognizable attire, look and facial features .A public [...]
The Controversy: Famous lead singer of band Euphoria, Palash Sen alleged composer of the anthem of much hyped show hosted by Amir Khan ‘Satyamev Jayate ‘ for infringement of chants from one of the band’s old song “Satyameva Jayate “ Singer alleged that the chorus version of the song of Amir Khan’s debutant TV [...]
