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December 4, 2021

Infringing Copy

The internet has posed a threat to humans in a variety of ways. Copyright infringement is one of them. People can browse millions of websites with a single click, post anything on social media networks by altering someone else’s original work; a common example of such change is the submission of research papers, in which…

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Adaptation under Copyright

Under Indian law, an adaptation is essentially a format shift, in which a copyrighted work is changed from one medium to another. If a work is developed by adding a substantial quantity of new content, it is not regarded an adaptation under the Indian Copyright Act. The copyright in a derivative work solely applies to…

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Exclusive License under Patent Act

Patent licences come in a variety of shapes and sizes.To transfer intellectual property rights from a defence laboratory to a firm, there are three types of licence agreements. An exclusive patent license means that the intellectual property rights cannot be used by anyone other than the named licensee. An exclusive license, under federal law, allows…

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Export Requiring Prior Approval under FEMA

IntroductionThe taking or sending out of products by land, sea, or air, on consignment or by way of sale, lease, hire-purchase, or any other agreement, is referred to as “export.” When it comes to software, “export” also refers to transmission across any electronic medium. “All export contracts and invoices must be in freely convertible currency…

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Prabhavati Gupta – #Inspirational Women

Our next Inspirational Woman is the first Female Monarch in India. A Gupta Princess, Prabhavati Gupta. Prabhavatigupta  was a Gupta princess and Vakataka queen who was the consort of Maharaja Rudrasena II. Following the death of her husband, she effectively ruled the Vakataka kingdom as regent from about 390 to 410. Prabhavati was a brave, fearless girl who helped her father, Chandragupta,…

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SECTION 79 OF IPC, 1860 ​

ACT DONE BY A PERSON JUSTIFIED, OR BY MISTAKE OF FACT BELIEVING HIMSELF JUSTIFIED BY LAW.​ NOTHING IS AN OFFENCE WHICH IS DONE BY ANY PERSON WHO IS JUSTIFIED BY LAW, OR WHO BY REASON OF MISTAKE OF FACT AND NOT BY REASON OF A MISTAKE OF A LAW IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVES HIMSELF TO BE JUSTIFIED BY LAW, IN DOING IT.​ ​ILLUSTRATION: A…

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Services under Consumer Protection

Introduction The Consumer Protection Act of 2019 increases the ideas covered by the Act, such as product responsibility, e-commerce, and so on. The Act provides protection for the items purchased or services rendered. Services are defined in Section 2(o) of the Consumer Protection Act of 1986 and Section 2(42) of the present Act.Any type of…

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