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Producer's immunity for inadvertent omission of credits is unfit in copyright contracts for OTT releases
Producer's immunity for inadvertent omission of credits is unfit for OTT releases.
Ashwini Sharma
Jan 4, 20242 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
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.
Ashwini Sharma
Sep 30, 20235 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
Ashwini Sharma
Sep 30, 20234 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.
Ashwini Sharma
Sep 29, 20233 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
Ashwini Sharma
Jul 7, 20235 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
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.
Ashwini Sharma
Apr 30, 20234 min read


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.
Ashwini Sharma
Apr 29, 20234 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
Ashwini Sharma
Apr 29, 20235 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.
Ashwini Sharma
Apr 28, 20234 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
Mohammed Shadab
Jan 29, 20229 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.
Ashwini Sharma
Oct 7, 202110 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.
Ashwini Sharma
Jul 6, 20214 min read


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.
Mohammed Shadab
Jun 23, 202111 min read


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.
Ashwini Sharma
Jun 5, 20212 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.
Ashwini Sharma
Apr 26, 20214 min read


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...
Ashwini Sharma
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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