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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

IP UNFOLD - Weekly IP Info - October 21-26






 IP UNFOLD -  Weekly IP Info.

1. Arm Holdings to cancel Qualcomm chip design license.  .

2. Donald Trump slammed by the fans of pop singer Taylor Swift as Trump has used her intellectual property rights for his political agenda.

3. South Korea's LG Chem  has filed a patent infringement lawsuit at a Seoul court against a South Korean unit of Chinese battery materials maker Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology.         

4. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)  is conducting has free creative workshops and presentations as part of the much anticipated 2nd Philippine International Copyright Summit

5. The Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department of Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has made an announcement that all outstanding annuities for patent applications, including pending patents  are now payable.                                   

6. The Calcutta High Court is India's Third High Court along with Madras High Court and Delhi High Court to join the list of High Courts with a specialized IPR division for hearing Intellectual Property (IP) matters.

7. An interesting collaboration between a big technology giant and a ancient and reputed news publisher. Meta Platforms artificial intelligence Chatbot to use Reuter’s content to answer user questions about news and current events,

8. In a design patent suit,  Apple was awarded a mere $ 250 as damages against Masimo's  smart watches.

9.   Copyright holders are demanding the protection of their works against unauthorized training use by generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

10. Hermès International v. Rothschild

Hermes sued Rothschild in 2022 over his MetaBirkins; 100 NFTs associated with images depicting the luxury house's famous Birkin handbags covered in colorful fur.

The U.S court  held him liable after a nine day trial on all three counts of trademark violation and awarding Hermès  $133,000 in damages.                                                       

11. IP Australia has implemented changes in fees in connection with patent, trademark, design and plant breeder’s rights. These changes came into effect on October 1, 2024