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Determining the Author in an AI Generated Work*

Ashwini Sharma

Sep 30, 20235 min read

Determining the Author in an AI Generated Work*

Legal challenges under the copyright regime in treating a human as the author of an AI generated work

AI Generated Output may fail the Test of Originality*

Ashwini Sharma

Sep 30, 20235 min read

AI Generated Output may fail the Test of Originality*

Copyright protection is available if in addition to labour and capital, non-trivial skill and judgement is also applied.

AI Generated Output Should Not be Granted Copyright Protection*

Ashwini Sharma

Sep 30, 20234 min read

AI Generated Output Should Not be Granted Copyright Protection*

Copyright's economic principle and requirement of human authorship is the fundamental basis to questioning the copyrightability of AI works

Humans of Bombay's Copyright Infringement lawsuit could advance Copyright Jurisprudence in India*

Ashwini Sharma

Sep 29, 20233 min read

Humans of Bombay's Copyright Infringement lawsuit could advance Copyright Jurisprudence in India*

Human's of Bombay's copyright infringement lawsuit, format rights and the forgiveness that wasn't there.

Understanding Copyright Infringement: Key Insights & Lessons from Enthiran's case

Ashwini Sharma

Jul 7, 20235 min read

Understanding Copyright Infringement: Key Insights & Lessons from Enthiran's case

Deep dive into Enthiran's case to understand copyright infringement and examine key evidence required to prove infringement

Did the Delhi High Court just invalidate the business of digital collectibles?

Ashwini Sharma

Apr 30, 20234 min read

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

Rario's Terms of Use imply that Users don't own their NFTs

Ashwini Sharma

Apr 30, 20234 min read

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.

Legal things OFS game devs to consider when using sportspersons' attributes

Ashwini Sharma

Apr 28, 20235 min read

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

Did the Delhi High Court Just Throw Publicity Rights in the Public Domain?

Ashwini Sharma

Apr 28, 20234 min read

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.

'Ek Jhalak' enough for infringing copyright if a film contains third party IP in the background

Mohammed Shadab

Jan 29, 20229 min read

'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

Bollywood's Clip Rights may finally have a saviour in NFTs as they enable Product Differentiation

Ashwini Sharma

Oct 7, 202110 min read

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.

India's New War History Policy is Good News for the Content Industry

Mohammed Shadab

Jul 7, 20218 min read

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.

Jay-Z's Legal Battle for his first Hip Hop Album shows NFTs are outside of Copyright Law

Ashwini Sharma

Jul 6, 20214 min read

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.

What constitutes moral rights of an author or a performer?

Ashwini Sharma

Apr 26, 20214 min read

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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