copyright

Bring back our sarees 

The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.

Project Syndicate / AI’s copyright problem is fixable

What should copyright law mean in the age of AI?

Disney's Mickey Mouse soon to be public property

There is nothing soft and cuddly about the way The Walt Disney Company protects the characters it brings to life.

Z-library banned, students in a frenzy

On November 4, domain names of Z-Library, the website which claimed to be the world’s largest ebook library, were seized by the US Department of Justice. 

'Happy Birthday' ruled out of copyright

The company collecting royalties to "Happy Birthday To You" does not hold a valid copyright to the song, a US federal judge has ruled.

Pharrell wins back $1m in Blurred Lines plagiarism case

A judge has trimmed more than $1m (£639,000) from the damages Pharrell Williams was ordered to pay after the Blurred Lines copyright trial.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Bring back our sarees 

The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.

January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024

AI’s copyright problem is fixable

What should copyright law mean in the age of AI?

December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022

Disney's Mickey Mouse soon to be public property

There is nothing soft and cuddly about the way The Walt Disney Company protects the characters it brings to life.

November 7, 2022
November 7, 2022

Z-library banned, students in a frenzy

On November 4, domain names of Z-Library, the website which claimed to be the world’s largest ebook library, were seized by the US Department of Justice. 

September 23, 2015
September 23, 2015

'Happy Birthday' ruled out of copyright

The company collecting royalties to "Happy Birthday To You" does not hold a valid copyright to the song, a US federal judge has ruled.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Pharrell wins back $1m in Blurred Lines plagiarism case

A judge has trimmed more than $1m (£639,000) from the damages Pharrell Williams was ordered to pay after the Blurred Lines copyright trial.