[This article is authored by Tanmay Malik, a 4th year student at NALSAR University, Hyderabad. It analyses if the restrictions on paid news over search engines is violative of the fair use doctrine under the copyright law.] News is a free information of the events around us. With the rise in enmeshing and expanse…
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Chronicles of AI: Blurred Lines of Legality and Artists’ Right To Sue in Prospect of AI Copyright Infringement
[This article is authored by Jatin Yadav, a 2nd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Hidayatullah National Law University. It discusses the prospect of artists’ legal standing to sue AIs that are trained on their productions for copyright infringement in respect of substantial similarity test and fair use doctrine. This is the second article in…
Dali v. Dall-E: The Emerging Trend of AI-generated Art
[This article is authored by Tejaswini Kaushal, a 2nd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. It elucidates the international and national status quo of AI-generated art and reflect on the ethical and legal standards. This is part of a series titled ‘AI Art,’ the second article of…
Lawtomation: ChatGPT and the Legal Industry (Part II)
[This is the second part of a two-part article analysing ChatGPT and its legal implications. It is authored by K Nand Mohan in the second year, and RS Sanjanaa in the third year at Symbiosis Law School, Pune. The first part can be found here] Inherent Drawbacks of ChatGPT and their Legal Implications In…
Lawtomation: ChatGPT and the Legal Industry (Part I)
[This is the first part of a two-part article analysing ChatGPT and its legal implications. It is authored by K Nand Mohan in the second year, and RS Sanjanaa in the third year at Symbiosis Law School, Pune. The second part can be found here.] Introduction Amidst news of computer scientists from University College London…
Shadow Libraries: Remedying Knowledge Inequalities or Sullying the Copyright Act?
[This post has been authored by Ishita Mundhra, a second-year student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences] Introduction Shadow libraries are a relatively recent disruption in the publishing sector. They share a plethora of literary material which is often copyrighted, free of cost, by circumventing paywalls. While individual scholars and academicians frequently…
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.: The Dissent That Matters (Part 2)
[This post has ben authored by Ajeeth Srinivas, a 4th year student at School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore.] The first Part of this Article analysed the judgement in the case of Google v Oracle, in suppoet of the minority opinion. The first part analysed the implications of the judgement on the idea-expression dichotomy and…
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.: The Dissent That Matters (Part 1)
[This post has been authored by Ajeeth Srinivas, a 4th year student at School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore.] “If the majority is going to speculate about what Oracle might do, it should at least consider what Google has done.” Background On 5th April 2021, the Supreme Court of the United State of America passed a…
Suggestions for Copyright Reforms
[This post has been authored by our reporters – Harsh Jain and Harshita Lilani. They discuss the controversies surrounding Copyright law in India and highlight the recommendations sent by the Technology Law Forum to the Registrar of Copyrights.] The last amendment to the Indian Copyright Act was made in the year 2012 and therefore, the…