Copyright

Since its initial observation in the United States in 1976, Black History Month is a dedicated occasion to celebrate the achievements, contributions, culture, and history of African Americans. Every year, the Copyright Office takes this opportunity to recognize the impact of Black artists and their creations as well as the significant role that the copyright system plays

On the recent Calcutta High Court’s decision (Vodafone v. Saregama) concerning rights of the authors, we are pleased to bring to you this post by SpicyIP Intern Surabhi Katare, highlighting the key issues in the dispute and sharing her take on the notable findings of the Court. Surabhi is a recent graduate from Hidayatullah National

Copyright Licensing and Human Advancement Copyright licensing, that is, the granting of permission to reuse copyright works, has likely existed as long as copyright. If you are keeping track, that would be from 1710 with the Statute of Anne. Collective copyright licensing is nearly as old, generally viewed as dating from 1777. While there are

On February 25, the U.S. Copyright Office will mark 234 years since the bill that would become the first federal copyright law was introduced to Congress. Many updates to copyright law have taken place since then, including changes to the law that are still in effect today, under the Copyright Act of 1976. Timed with

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the WIPO’s latest Treaty on IP, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, agreements between EShodhSindhu and different publishers, Calcutta High Court’s decision in the Vodafone v. Saregama case, Delhi High Court’s decision in the Jackie Shroff personality rights case. This

May 16, 2024 – Danvers, Mass. –  CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, was named a Bronze Stevie® Award winner for Customer Service Department of the Year in the 22nd annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards are the premier business awards program in the U.S. Nicknamed the “Stevies”

Can You Patent a Plant? Yes, Here is How: Plant Patents Can you patent a plant? Absolutely. In order to qualify for a plant patent, the plant must meet the usual criteria for patentability: it must be 1. patent eligible subject matter; 2. useful; 3. novel; and 4. non-obvious. Most notably, the plant must be new

More than one year ago, the U.S. Copyright Office launched a comprehensive initiative to examine the impact of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) on copyright law and policy. This blog post highlights the next steps of this ongoing study and summarizes a recent update to Congress from Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter. Over the coming months,