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Category: Copyright

Paid News Conundrum – Right to fair dealing infringed?

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[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 of world wide web, the news has multiple pathways to reach an individual. A report by Pew Research Center clearly shows that there has been a rise of solely-online media outlets and the sector has also witnessed the legacy paper-based news outlets broadcasting their news via all modes of digital means including apps, websites, podcasts, etc. A corresponding rise has been seen in the usage of the Big Tech giants, be it Google or Facebook. The two rises intersect and make these outlets the most likely source of news.

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Chronicles of AI: Blurred Lines of Legality and Artists’ Right To Sue in Prospect of AI Copyright Infringement

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[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 the series titled ‘AI Art,’ the first part can be found here.]

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Dali v. Dall-E: The Emerging Trend of AI-generated Art

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[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 which can be found here.]

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Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.: The Dissent That Matters (Part 2)

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[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’s contentions regarding the merger doctrine, by understanding the structure of Oracle’s JAVA software, and noting the relationship between the declaring code and the implementing codes. This part analyses the second aspect of the majority judgement, and supports the views of the dissenting judges on the issue of Fair Use. 

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Suggestions for Copyright Reforms

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[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 news that a reform process had begun was a welcome development. However, the fact that the process began with ‘private consultations’ has raised many concerns. The impact of any Copyright Law reform would be far-reaching and, therefore, must involve all stakeholders – authors, industry players, academicians, students, and more. This also means that the reforms must be forward-looking – to be able to anticipate and adapt to changing times.

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