Karnataka HC refuses to quash FIR against Rahul Gandhi, 2 other Congress leaders in copyright case

The High Court said Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shrinate ‘tampered with the source code’ while using sound records from ‘KGF-Chapter 2’ movie.

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· Jun 28, 2023 · 08:36 pm

Ed Sheeran case: The ruling is a reminder that pop music is built on influences and inspirations

The case brought up some difficult questions around what we understand as influence and what we may hear as theft.

Jadey O’Regan, The Conversation

· May 05, 2023 · 09:30 pm

How Nigeria’s updated copyright law could be a game changer for its film industry and digital users

The new law will help combat online film piracy, revenue loss of from the illegal use of copyrighted works, could create stability in ‘Nollywood’.

Samuel Samiai Andrews, The Conversation

· Apr 23, 2023 · 11:30 pm

The future of creative freedom in the US is on the line in the Supreme Court

The highest court will soon try to better define the limits of free use, or the right to remix previously published work.

Hannibal Travis, The Conversation

· Oct 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Mumbai Police books Google CEO Sundar Pichai on copyright complaint by filmmaker

Suneel Darshan alleged that Google had permitted unauthorised people to upload his 2017 film, ‘Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha’, on YouTube.

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· Jan 27, 2022 · 12:31 pm

Sci-Hub case: What India should do to ensure that academic journals are available at fair prices

The country must push for amendments to the Berne Convention that allows member states to introduce a registration requirement for publishers under their laws.

Prashant Reddy

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Vishal Rakhecha

· Feb 11, 2021 · 09:00 am

‘Genda Phool’: What Punjabi rapper Badshah got wrong when he borrowed a Bengali folk song

Credit needs to be given to singer-songwriter Ratan Kahar, whose ‘Boroloker Biti Lo’ inspired Badshah’s latest creation.

Senjuti Chakrabarti

· Apr 02, 2020 · 09:00 am

Shouldn’t stop this thing he started: Why Bryan Adams is on to something important about copyright

Individual creators get too small a share of copyright's rewards.

Rebecca Giblin, The Conversation

· Sep 28, 2018 · 08:30 pm

European Parliament votes in favour of controversial copyright law

The law aims to protect artists, journalists and other content creators from the use of their work by online platforms.

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· Sep 13, 2018 · 12:06 pm

IIFA lifted video I made for Sridevi, alleges YouTuber Saba Arif

Arif claims that her video ‘The Last Empress: A Tribute to Sridevi (1963-2018)’ was screened without her permission.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 01, 2018 · 07:45 am

Amitabh Bachchan isn’t the only one who is unhappy about the 60-year cap on copyright

Film families and producers too believe that their inheritance should be their right.

Archana Nathan

· Mar 31, 2018 · 08:15 am

‘Raabta’, ‘Partner’, ‘Kaante’: How Bollywood has dealt with plagiarism cases

From songs to entire movies, Indian cinema loves seeking ‘inspiration’. But what is the legal fallout?

Sumeysh Srivastava

· Mar 28, 2018 · 09:15 am