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| Industry worried; pirates dish out better quality DVDs Advocate Pawan Duggal says, "Piracy comes under copyright infringement and is a serious offence. It's for the film industry to take steps and put pressure on the government to enforce laws to stop this crime." It is about giving expression to an idea in an original form, says Pavan Duggal, Supreme Court lawyer and a Cyber Law expert. For example, there is no copyright on a love story, whether Premchand or Shakespeare write it, but the style of delivery. In other words, the output can be protected. Anyone found guilty of infringing copyrights are liable for civil and criminal charges and can claim for compensation. Antares suit sparks debate over cyberlaws Mr Pavan Duggal, the Supreme Court lawyer representing Antares in the case,said "The subject of copyright is based upon the fact that the law protects the property of those who expend their time, money and energy in developing new original literary, artistic or dramatic works." Maruti's domain name freed from cyber squatter The international panel consisting of David Perkins (U.K.), Sir Ian Barker (New Zealand) and Pavan Duggal (India) held that the disputed domain was deceptively similar to MUL's trademark `Maruti.' Kashmir up for sale, virtually Domain names serve the same function as a trademark and are entitled to equal protection as a trademark. Problems arise when a company wants to register its company name or well-known trademarks as a domain name on the Internet only to discover that the name has already been taken. In the US, lawyers charge their customer on per hour basis. For a paralegal job, depending on the kind of work, the cost for the client could be anything between $125-150 per hour. In India, the same job would cost $20-$30 per hour, said Mr Pavan Duggal, a senior advocate of Supreme court of India. cheaper chips that is alleged are counterfeit from China had eaten significantly into its market share in India and the company thought of legal re-course as it had become a victim of violation of intellectual property rights (IPRs)."I personally believe that this order is in sync with India's commitment towards protecting the IPR of a legal entity."- said Mr. Pavan Duggal. "We are beginning to see a surge in the cases of corporate theft and espionage over the past 6-12 months; and we see that, rather than brush these cases under the carpet, companies are now aggressively in prosecution mode," says Pavan Duggal 1 2 |
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