Did the Delhi High Court just invalidate the business of digital collectibles?
A recent decision by an Indian court discusses NFTs while clarifying that publicity rights of celebrities are not absolute
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Using NFTs as a feature is less likely to infringe third party publicity rights
Indian judgment holds that using NFTs as a feature for playing a fantasy game won't infringe publicity rights of cricketers
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Rario's Terms of Use imply that Users don't own their NFTs
NFT buyers may not really be owning their NFTs purchased on Rario.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Are you using NFTs for selling copies of your content or licenses in your content?
Article exploring the legal concepts underpinning how NFTs could be used as gateway to unlock value of digital merchandize.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 29
- 5 min
Legal things OFS game devs to consider when using sportspersons' attributes
A quick and easy guide on what OFS game devs should consider while using cricketer's attributes in fantasy sports games
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 28
- 4 min
Did the Delhi High Court Just Throw Publicity Rights in the Public Domain?
A recent Delhi high court judgment clarifies the scope of publicity rights as a right against unauthorized association.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 26
- 1 min
The Tamil Nadu Government Poses A New Boundary for Gambling Games
New Tamil Nadu law on online gambling games poses definitive legal and constitutional challenge.
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Mohammed Shadab
- Jan 29, 2022
- 9 min
'Ek Jhalak' enough for infringing copyright if a film contains third party IP in the background
Indian copyright law on third party content used in the background of a film or web-series
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Ashwini Sharma
- Oct 7, 2021
- 10 min
Bollywood's Clip Rights may finally have a saviour in NFTs as they enable Product Differentiation
Bollywood's inability to efficiently monetize clip rights may finally be solved through NFTs.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Jul 24, 2021
- 9 min
Rebuttals to the argument concerning Anti-Libertarian stance of El Salvador's Bitcoin Law
Salvadorans now enjoy more choices when it comes to payments because they can choose to pay and receive in either USD or Bitcoin.
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Mohammed Shadab
- Jul 7, 2021
- 8 min
India's New War History Policy is Good News for the Content Industry
India's new war history policy provides for planned declassification of military records.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Jay-Z's Legal Battle for his first Hip Hop Album shows NFTs are outside of Copyright Law
NFTs may not enjoy protection under copyright law as they do not result in the creation of a copy or a different form of a work.
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Mohammed Shadab
- Jun 23, 2021
- 11 min
Liberalization and Deregulation of Geospatial Data, including Maps: A Boost for Indian Businesses
India liberalizes regime for Geospatial Data providing tremendous business opportunities for Indian entities.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Jun 8, 2021
- 1 min
El Salvador's Bitcoin Law: Main Highlights
Draft of El Salvador's Bitcoin Law proposes monumental changes to its legal tender laws that would enable Bitcoin payments.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
YouTube's 'Right of Monetization' is illegal and violative of human rights and human dignity
YouTube's assertion of a new right of monetization of content uploaded by non-partner creators is violative of basic copyright principles.
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Ashwini Sharma
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: The Currency Cold War : Cash & Cryptography, Hash Rates & Hegemony by David Birch
Digital currencies could unlock new value while having the potential to reset the international monetary financial system
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Ashwini Sharma
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
What are the legal grounds that could be used by regulators to acquire mandate over the crypto-indus
The legal justifications that Regulators may use to implement crypto regulations for the industry.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
What constitutes moral rights of an author or a performer?
Moral rights is an umbrella term that constitutes of several individual special rights.
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Why a South Korean couple should be paid for defacing JonOne's art?
JonOne's reaction to the innocent intervention is quite par for the course! JonOne, an american street artist, is reported to be excited...
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Ashwini Sharma
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
What are some of the conceptual legal & regulatory challenges faced by CBDCs?
Central Banks face the challenge of inadequate legal & regulatory regimes to recognize and facilitate CBDCs. Questions relating to...
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