Tech Law Forum

Tag: Intellectual Property

  • Internet Broadcasting: Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957

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    This post has been authored by Anamika Kundu, a fourth year student at West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. It discusses Section 31D of the Copyright Act (put year), introduced in the 2012 Amendment. With the advent of smartphones and numerous interactive mobile applications, listening to music through apps have become a common…

  • De-linking the Deep Links: An Insight Into the PVR-Justdial Controversy

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    This post by Archita Prawasi, currently in her 3rd year at NALSAR University of Law, was originally published here. In an explanatory piece, she brings forth the impact of technology on IPR. A recent dispute between PVR and Justdial has highlighted the connection between various facets of networking and IP infringement that ensues through the…

  • Does Web Crawling Contravene the Indian Copyright Act, 1957?

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    [Ed Note: The following post has been authored by Shivang Agarwal, currently in his final year at NALSAR University of Law. In an interesting read, he analyzes the nature of web crawling actions and the kind of information collected to assess whether claims of copyright infringement may be brought against entities running such search engines.]…

  • [SpicyIP Cross-post] Online Piracy – The Way Forward?

    [SpicyIP Cross-post] Online Piracy – The Way Forward?

    This post was first published on SpicyIP here. Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/BXwqH. One of the greatest issues that the Old Guard of the media production realm has had with the Internet is the copyright infringement that it facilitates. As such, there have been multiple attempts at restricting the internet to protect copyright in various ways, the most…

  • The Concept of a Software Patent in India

    The Concept of a Software Patent in India

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    Image Source (9 to 5 Mac, available at http://goo.gl/igU7Bd) A new challenge to the legal profession, particularly in the domain of intellectual property rights, has been that of examining the idea of a software. New software, with varying levels of originality or innovation is created every day. If you made one unlike anybody else ever had…