Intellectual Property Rights

Copyright

Copyright is the legal protection given to a person’s creation of intellectual labor. A creation which is born out of a person’s creative and intellectual labor can be given the protection of copyright. The protection of copyright is given in respect of the following works:

1) Literary works
2) Dramatic or musical works
3) Artistic works
4) Cinematographic works

Copyright can be granted to works which involve the creative and intellectual labor of a person. The copyright protection is granted with respect to literary, artistic, dramatical, musical and cinematographic works. These may also include: Books or novels, Poems, Adaptations, Plays, Songs, Musical compositions, Paintings and drawings, Graphic designs, Photographs, Videos and movies, Scripts, Computer software codes.

With the change in the medium of distribution of creative works and the evolution of new business models such as digital platforms, social media, etc., the copyright laws and particularly copyright litigations in India are witnessing a paradigm shift. Our attorneys are involved in handling some of the copyright disputes. We handle compliance programs  and our attorneys have been instrumental in running successful anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting campaigns for publishing, gaming, software and the broadcasting industry. Our attorneys also work closely with IT companies to advise on open-source licenses.