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Author: Govind Chaturvedi

1. Is a tweet protected by copyright?
   Section 13(1) of the Indian Copyright Act 1957 states that copyright subsists in "original in "original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works." However, there has to be some sort of creativity & originality associated with the said tweet. This was the case in 2017 when  Frank Ocean (singer) gave a performance at Panorama Music Festival where he wore a t-shirt with the quote « Continue reading »
   
   
2. In an unprecedented decision, the Delhi high court had held a messaging service (Telegram) liable and issued an ad interim injunction,  the said service had chats which were circulating the paper of Dainik Jagran, which is a common practice as on Telegram you can have more members per group so a lot of knowledge sharing groups for competitive exams are made on it. However, when Dainik Jagram objected to the same and « Continue reading »
   
   
3. The recent judgement wherein Kylie Jenner has been made to pay damages for sharing a post in regard to the "Fyre Festival" had bought to light, the responsibility of Social media Influencers. Not long before this concept comes to India and we need to gear up in regard to the same. However, the recent judgement of Madras High Court wherein a WhatsApp message is considered to be an electronic message and forwarding the same without « Continue reading »