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Copyright Infringement In The Indian Film Industry, Rachana Desai
Copyright Infringement In The Indian Film Industry, Rachana Desai
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note focuses on the largest of these industries: Bollywood, the center of Hindi language cinema. In recent years, nearly eight out of every ten Bollywood scripts have been inspired by one or more Hollywood films. Previously, this widespread problem was not visible to those outside of India. The emergence of the internet and better global communications, however, have made Westerners more aware of the cultural copy situation in India. In 2003, best-selling fiction writer Barbara Taylore-Bradford brought a copyright infringement suit against Sahara Television for allegedly making a television series out of her book "A Woman of Substance." After …
The Reality Of Reality Television: Understanding The Unique Nature Of The Reality Genre In Copyright Infringement Cases, J. Matthew Sharp
The Reality Of Reality Television: Understanding The Unique Nature Of The Reality Genre In Copyright Infringement Cases, J. Matthew Sharp
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Because copyright law is meant to protect creativity, there must be a means by which the U.S. government can offer some guarantee to the creators of a reality show that their creative output will be guarded against copying which diminishes the show's value. Therefore, this note seeks to answer the question: "what can we do to provide a reasonable level of protection against infringement to the creators of a new concept for a reality show?" Part I of this note provides a brief overview of the law regarding copyright infringement with particular emphasis on the unique protection afforded a compilation …