Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Guidelines To Protect Artists Work From AI Training Usage

 Source: NDTV

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre to formulate appropriate rules and regulations aimed at protecting talented artists from the unauthorized use of their original works by AI platforms. Plea also seeks directions against the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to amend the IT Act with the aim to develop a framework for enforcing and regulating Artificial Intelligence to mitigate potential system and societal risks. to read more please go to the following link:

https://www.ndtv.com/ai/plea-in-delhi-hc-seeks-guidelines-to-protect-artists-works-from-ai-training-usage-7170639

India signs final act of Riyadh Design Law Treaty, reaffirms commitment to strengthen IP framework

 Source: The Mint

India has signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT), reaffirming its commitment to fostering inclusive growth and strengthening its intellectual property (IP) ecosystem, the commerce ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The treaty, adopted after almost two decades of negotiations under the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), seeks to harmonise industrial design protection processes globally, benefiting stakeholders across industries, including small and medium enterprises. To read more please go to the following link:

https://www.livemint.com/industry/india-riyadh-design-law-treaty-intellectual-property-designers-wipo-design-protection-patents-trademarks-11732601563625.html

Offences under Section 63 of Copyright Act,103 Trademark Act are non-bailable: Bombay high court

 Source: Times of India dated 04.03.2021

To read this article by Swati Deshpande, go to the following link:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/offences-under-section-63-of-copyright-act103-trademark-act-are-non-bailable-bombay-high-court/articleshow/81336739.cms

Popping the Bubble: Online Swag Purveyor Held Accountable For Infringement

 Source: Above the Law (https://abovethelaw.com)

Redbubble was attempting to exploit the Section 512 safe harbor to avoid liability for the obviously infringing items sold on its website ...... To read this article, go to the following link:

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/02/popping-the-bubble-online-swag-purveyor-held-accountable-for-infringement/

Green technology: Expert calls for robust IP law regime

Source: Telangana Today dated 27.04.2020

To read this article go to the following link:
https://telanganatoday.com/green-technology-expert-calls-for-robust-ip-law-regime

US Supreme Court's judgment on gene patents

To read an article on the US Supreme Court's judgment on gene patents by Ritu Kamal in the Indian Express dated June 20, 2013 go to the following link:

http://epaper.indianexpress.com/c/1229182