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D.Gowthami Reddy, Partner, M/s.Pentallect Partners

COPYRIGHT VS DEFAMATION

             The recent tussle between the well-known actors Actor Dhanush and  Actor Nayanthara over the use of few seconds of  behind the scenes footage from the movie sets of the movie ‘Nanum Rowdy Thaan’ in her recent Netflix release NAYANTHARA - beyond the fairy tale, is all over the internet. While there are people voicing out in favor of both the actors, this article is only trying to explore the legal aspects involved in this issue. Firstly, Dhanush being the producer of the above mentioned cinematograph film is the rightful and 1 st owner of the copyrighted work in the absence of any agreement to the contrary. As per the Section 17 of the copyright Act, 1957. Further, Section 14 of the Act is exhaustive of the ways in which an owner of a copyright can exploit his work. Actor Nayanthara in her public letter addressed to Actor Dhanush was very derogatory in nature and was in many places a personal attack on his character and defamatory in nature. Nevertheless, in the given case
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Funny Patents - Device for moistening the adhesive coating on postage stamps and envelopes 1980

 

  Device for moistening the adhesive coating on postage stamps and envelopes 

Inventor :  Donald B. Poynter     Country : United States of America    



Filed : 17 July 1980


Serial No: 169860


Grant : 17 November  1981


Patent No. 4300473



Apparatus for moistening adhesive coatings on postage material and the like which includes an enclosure having a container of liquid therein. A plunger is provided to lift an absorbant applicator from the liquid and pass the applicator through an opening in the side of the enclosure. A closure member for the opening is opened in response to the applicator movement. The applicator may be in the form of a human tongue and the closure may be in the form of a human lip.




What is claimed in this invention?

1. An apparatus for moistening adhesive coatings on postage material and the like, comprising:

(a) an enclosure member;

(b) an open top liquid container disposed within said enclosure member;

(c) a spring biased linkage member pivotally mounted within the enclosure member and biased to a predetermined position;

(d) a moistening member pivotally mounted to the linkage member, said moistening member being movable from a first position in which it is disposed within the open top liquid container to a second position in which it is extended outwardly from the enclosure member;

(e) a plunger reciprocally movable within the enclosure member, said plunger engaging the linkage member for applying a force thereto non-coincident with the linkage member's pivotal axis to overcome its spring bias; and

(f) a reciprocally movable closure member, said closure member being movable from a first position to a second position in response to a force transmitted by said moistening member for selectively closing and exposing of an opening in said enclosure member, said moistening member extending through said opening when said closure member is in its second position.

2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said plunger engages said moistening member to effectuate pivotal movement of the moistening member relative to the linkage member.

3. An apparatus as recited in claim 2 wherein open top liquid container is slidable into and out of said enclosure member.

4. An apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein said moistening member includes an absorbant sponge-like material capable of absorbing and maintaining moisture.

5. An apparatus as recited in claim 4 wherein said moistening member has a configuration resembling that of a human tongue.

6. An apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said closure member has a configuration resembling a human lip.

7. An apparatus as recited in claim 6 further including a lip configuration on said enclosure member disposed immediately beneath said closure member.
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