SpicyIP Weekly Review (26 July to 8 August)
Our SpicyIP Highlight of the (two) Weeks is Spadika’s fascinating two-part post on the Kuchipudi Copyright Conundrum, discussing a writ petition filed by a Kuchipudi dancer against the State of Kerala, with her first post covering the copyright issues and the second post covering performers’ rights issues. She discusses the copyright-ability of dance performances, specifically the issues with the use of ‘or otherwise’ in S. 2(h) of the Copyright Act, the infringement of the performers’ right to make visual recordings…
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