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Copyright to attract service tax: Govt tells HC
The revenue department has contested the petition filed by PVR Pictures in the Delhi High Court against the government’s decision to levy service tax on copyright services such as sale of music rights, sale of direct-to-home satellite TV rights, and screening in cinemas. In a counter affidavit filed in the court, the department has said that temporary transfer of rights to copy in a limited …
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Copyright Criminals
Slayers Club and The Hub of the JCCSF present three events in one – a film screening, expert discussion panel and live musical performance – all happening on Thursday, September 23rd at Mighty in San Francisco.
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Did weak copyright laws help Germany outpace the British Empire?
There’s a new thesis making the rounds that has already stimulated plenty of discussion about the benefits and costs of copyright laws. It comes from the German economic historian Eckhard Höffner, his work summarized in a Der Spiegel review titled “No Copyright Law: The Real Reason for Germany’s Industrial Expansion.” Höffner contends (according to the review) that the near absence of copyright …
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