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Navigating Global Jurisdiction: The Indian Courts’ Approach to Online IP Infringement

Conflict of Laws

Enhanced and vital interpretation of “Carrying on Business” The court’s jurisdiction in the present case was established under Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act 1999 , which permits a plaintiff to file a suit in the court’s jurisdiction where it carries on business. Building on this, in Impresario Entertainment v.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. America Online, Inc.,

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