Social Media Ideas for Fair Dealing

Moral rights: the risk of modifying a creator’s work without their permission

In commercial transactions, the acquisition of an asset usually grants the buyer an almost absolute power over the asset: the freedom to use it, adapt it or modify it according to...

ANI v. OpenAI: User Rights, Fair Dealing, and the Future of AI in Indian Copyright Law (Part II)

Part I examined the Court’s transformative approach to fair dealing, its recognition of Section 52 as embodying user rights, and its emphasis on public interest. Part II turns to t...

'Tiger King' Funeral Clip Ruling Offers Fair Use Road Map

The Tenth Circuit's decision in Whyte Monkee v. Netflix that the streaming service's use of another party's funeral footage in the docuseries "Tiger King" constituted fair use lays...

ANI v. OpenAI: User Rights, Fair Dealing, and the Future of AI in Indian Copyright Law (Part I)

The judgment in ANI v OpenAI has finally been pronounced! OpenAI’s use of ANI’s copyrighted works was held to be prima facie non-infringing. 24th July, 2026 would mark a monumental...

Chancery Clarifies Nuances of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

The Forgotten Half of the Copyright Bargain – Legal Deposit : Part 1

In 2024 the Union Government approved One Nation One Subscription, a scheme to fund national access to commercial journals at a reported cost of six thousand crore rupees over thre...

3 Count: Done Deal

Judge approves Anthropic book deal, Sony greatly expands legal campaign against Udio and amicus briefs filed in copyright termination case. Source

Copyright, Fair Use and Collage Art

Photographer Barbara Karant has filed a copyright lawsuit against the artist Mickalene Thomas. The case shows how much fair use has changed in just a few years. Source

Digital Archiving: The MVP!

“Books are for use” may have been written with physical libraries in mind, but the principle is just as relevant in today’s digital age. With copyright amendments reportedly in the...

The Forgotten Half of the Copyright Bargain – Legal Deposit : Part 2

This is in continuation of Part 1 which dealt with the pre-independence history of Library Deposits and its Coupling/De-Coupling with Copyright! The scheme matured after independen...

3 Count: Migration Dispute

Writer sues Illumination over Migration; South Africa fair use bill becomes law; YouTuber faces over 3,000 copyright claims. Source

Doing the decent thing…

Many, possibly all, were sold under market value prompting rapid resale for a quick buck.

A Fair Process to Avoid Home Equity Theft

State Farm’s Good Faith Is Apparently a Trade Secret

State Farm’s own company overview says its values include “selling and keeping promises” and that its customers’ needs will determine its path. That sounds wonderful. The fine prin...