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YouTube turns 14: A look at the many instances when YouTube got things wrong
Kshitijp •The past 14 years haven't exactly been easy for YouTube. Here's a peek at what that was like.
India should take lessons from US' MMA; concepts like central database could bring transparency in exchange of music copyrights
Meghnabal •The existing music copyright system in India is plagued by a sordid lack of transparency in licensing negotiations, enabling copyright societies to extract maximum revenue from buyers whilst withholding fair remuneration from creators
US judge blocks programs that allow players to cheat at Grand Theft Auto
•David Zipperer has been stopped from selling programs help players cheat at Grand Theft Auto.
EU's top court supports protection of copyrighted works in landmark case
•Judges said posting a work online was different from hyperlinks which lead users to another website.
Elon Musk resolves farting unicorn copyright issue with US potter Tom Edwards
•The story began last year after Musk tweeted a picture of potter Tom Edwards' colourful unicorn mug.
Controversial copyright law threatening internet freedom rejected in EU vote
•The law was aimed at making Google, Facebook and other tech giants share revenues with publishers.
EU signs agreement with Amazon, eBay for combating sale of dangerous products
•The companies agreed to train sellers to comply with EU safety law and utilize EU's Rapid Alert System.
Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime
Ritesh Kumar Singh •India’s patent productivity is quite low compared to that of Japan, US, South Korea, and China. Patents being filed in India are 17 to a million people.
Facebook removed nearly 3 million posts following complaints of copyright and trademark infringement in 2017
•The worldwide data on intellectual property-related takedowns is a new disclosure for Facebook as part of its biannual “Transparency Report".
Baadshaho controversy throws spotlight on trend of increasing court battles over copyrights
Dagarwal •The cases involving 'Baadshaho' and 'Ranjana Ami Ashbo’, highlight that filing of copyright infringement suits involving movie titles and songs has become a common trend.