OSP / ISP Liability and the Copyright (Amendment) Bill (0)
7/01/10 •
(This post is a rough draft; comments would be appreciated. — Nandita Saikia saikianandita@gmail.com) The Copyright Amendment Bill attempts to create a safe harbour for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Online Service Providers (OSPs) in Indian copyright law through amendments to Sections 52(1)(b) and 52(1)(c) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (which would effectively be [...]
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Spinoffs and Sequels (0)
7/01/10 •
It looks like Michael Douglas and his ex-wife Diandre are set to debate the difference between these two forms of derivative works — sequels and spinoffs — in Court. Under the terms of their divorce, Diandre is entitled to fifty per cent of income from spinoffs of movies in which Michael Douglas acted before their [...]
Privilege and Property. Essays on the History of Copyright. (0)
7/01/10 •
“What can and can’t be copied is a matter of law, but also of aesthetics, culture, and economics.” According to its publisher, OpenBook Publishers, this book edited by Martin Kretschmer, with Lionel Bently and Ronan Deazley will trace the history of copyright law, and its emergence from a “a wide range of norms and practices” [...]
The Exhaustion of Rights and Indian Copyright Law (2)
6/25/10 •
Abstract: An overview of the application of the Doctrine of First Sale in respect of different kinds of copyrighted works under the Indian Copyright Act, and an analysis of the relevant provisions. This paper argues that the Doctrine of First Sale applies in different ways to the various kinds of works protected by copyright, and [...]
DRM and other Implications of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill (0)
6/11/10 •
Thus far, there have been no provisions in the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 which deal with Digital Rights Management (DRM). The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 is, however, poised to change this: it includes three sections [viz. Sections 2(xa), 65A and 65B] which deal with DRM. DRM is basically an umbrella term which includes any technology [...]
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