Author name: Srishti Gaur

Srishti is a SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellow (2025, funded by FOSS United). She is currently reading law at National Law University, Delhi (can be reached out at [email protected]).

Zee v Nykaa: The $210,000 Worth Instagram Reels

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Zee Entertainment (“Zee”) approached the Delhi High Court to seek damages amounting INR 2 crores (approximately $210,000) from Nykaa for allegedly using copyrighted songs in their 12 Instagram reels (short form videos). But this is not a standalone tale of a music rights holder suing a brand for unlicensed use of its tracks in social media marketing – it is the familiar storyline across the globe – whether it be the Warner Music Group suing Iconic London Ltd. (USA) or Sony […]

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(Part III) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

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In the previous two parts, I laid a groundwork for FOSS – the first unpacked the functionality of FOSS and the second examined the murky terrain of software patentability and the challenges it brings. This part will zoom out and address how control over software models a nation’s technological autonomy.  Picture this – one fine morning, government personnel log in to their digital workspaces – only to find their cloud accounts deactivated, bringing the everyday digital workflow to a halt.

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(Part II) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

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In the first part of the post, I explained the emergence of FOSS and its effect on innovation – often accelerating it but with its own bumps along the road. This part will wheel the discussion to another thorny issue: patentability of software and the many new questions it raises, both generally and in the India context.  When Code Slips through Copyright A pertinent question to be considered, before detailing the Indian standpoint, is – how does IPR enter the

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(Part I) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

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To imagine a world without free and open-source software (henceforth “FOSS”) would be quite a difficult picture to paint:  a snippet of it would be to live without Firefox, WordPress, Linux, VLC – all built on FOSS. Yet despite being so integrally woven in our digital lives, how often does FOSS cross our minds (to admit, I hadn’t thought of it much before), but the truth of the matter is that open-source software more generally, and FOSS more specifically is

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