Piercing the Digital Veil
Analysis of Neetu Singh v Telegram where the Delhi High Court limited safe harbour protection and ordered disclosure of infringers’ identities in digital piracy cases.
The Art of Utility: Unravelling the Copyright-Design Knot
Analysis of Cryogas v Inox where the Supreme Court clarified Section 15(2), holding functional technical drawings retain copyright protection despite industrial reproduction.
The Algorithmic Bazaar: Deconstructing Trademark Rights in Google v. MakeMyTrip
Case analysis of Google v MakeMyTrip examining keyword advertising, conquesting, Section 29 trademark infringement, and unfair competition in digital markets.
Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. V Hamar Television Network Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
Case analysis of Super Cassettes v Hamar Television explaining substantial taking, short music clips infringement, and limits of fair dealing under Indian copyright law.
Explainer: Economic Rights in Copyright Law
Explainer on economic rights under the Copyright Act 1957 covering reproduction, communication, translation, infringement tests, and fair dealing in India.
BALANCING PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND RESEARCH ACCESS IN THE SCI-HUB BLOCKING ORDER
Case comment on Elsevier v. Alexandra Elbakyan (2025) analysing Sci-Hub blocking order, rogue website doctrine, dynamic injunctions, and access to knowledge in India.
ALGORITHMS CAN’T TAKE A JOKE: COPYRIGHT LAW CONFRONTS INTERNET CULTURE
Explores how copyright law applies to memes, parody, and online culture, analysing fair dealing, algorithmic takedowns, and free speech challenges in India.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AI LEARNS FROM YOUR WORK
Analysis of Getty v Stability AI (2025), the UK’s first major ruling on whether AI training and model weights infringe copyright, shaping the future of AI law.
Borrowed Notes: Understanding Music Borrowing in Contemporary Copyright Law
Introduction In the current era of social media and Indian music culture, one recurring feeling is becoming impossible to escape. Every month or so, as soon as a new hindi film song is released, the avid music listeners do not get late in pointing out or drawing comparison or similarity to some old song, be […]
SAMPLING AND THE SOUND OF SETTLEMENT
Sampling and the Sound of Settlement: Queen & David Bowie v. Vanilla Ice copyright dispute explains music sampling copyright infringement, derivative works, and substantial similarity shaping sample clearance norms.