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YouTube Improves its Manual Copyright Claims System, Netflix Launches a New Mobile Plan in India, Reliance Introduces its E-Commerce Platform and more.

This bulletin examines recent copyright law developments, including YouTube’s updated claims system and Netflix’s new mobile plan in India. It also analyses Reliance’s e-commerce launch and major data breach impacts, offering structured insights for entertainment and technology law stakeholders.

Copyright Assignment & Licenses – Part II

This article discusses critical legal requirements for copyright assignments and licenses in India under Section 19 of the Copyright Act, 1957. It also analyses the 2012 amendments and their impact on the rights of underlying authors in films and sound recordings.

“Digital Infringers, Beware of the Goonda Act!”

Karnataka’s amended Goonda Act now covers digital offenders, allowing preventive detention for IT and copyright-related activities. The legal community has expressed concern over the law’s scope and the severity of its detention provisions.

Fair Use vs. Copyright Infringement

This post analyses key legal cases that shaped the debate on fair use versus copyright infringement, focusing on transformative use in art. It highlights how courts have interpreted these defences within the framework of copyright law.

Conclusion post: Ideas, Concepts, Scripts & Stories – Protecting Ideas…

This post concludes the series on protecting creative concepts in India’s entertainment industry. It examines key legal cases affirming that breaches of confidentiality in sharing ideas are actionable under Indian law.

Reverse Engineering is Legitimated by Reason: Sega v. Accolade

This post examines Sega v Accolade, a pivotal case on reverse engineering and copyright law. It discusses how courts balanced fair use with copyright protection, highlighting the rationale legitimating intermediate copying for functional understanding.

Batmobile – Supercar or Character?

The Batmobile copyright case explores whether this iconic vehicle is protectable as a character under US law. The dispute between DC Comics and Mark Towle highlights the intersection of copyright protection and utilitarian design in intellectual property law.

Conceptualizing Copyright Assignments & Licenses Part – I

This post explains the legal concept of copyright assignment in India, focusing on the mechanisms and statutory provisions governing the transfer of rights under the Copyright Act, 1957. It also discusses practical considerations for drafting effective assignment agreements.

Clips of Copyrighted Material Constitute FAIR USE!

This post analyses a US court ruling on whether TV clips and transcript snippets in searchable databases constitute fair use under copyright law. It objectively examines the legal reasoning and implications for media monitoring services.

Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part II

This post explores the early use of trade secret law for protecting computer programs in India and its limitations. It discusses how legal and technological developments eventually necessitated a shift towards copyright protection.