SpicyIP explained

SpicyIP is a blog discussing copyright law of India. The founder was Shamnad Basheer.

In March 2019 Saregama, a music label, sent a Notice and take down request to SpicyIP seemingly in error through an Internet bot.^[1]

The writers for the blog file public interest litigation in India advocate for the public in matters of copyright.^[2]

The blog published a history and summary of an ongoing 19-year old dispute between India's The Times Group and the UK’s Financial Times.^[3] This coverage led to The Times Group threatening legal action claiming defamation.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Masnick . Mike . Bogus DMCA Takedown Targeting Indian Copyright Blog Demonstrates The Problems Of Notice And Takedown . . 14 March 2019.
2. Web site: Chauhan . Neha . Spicy IP bloggers file writ against IP Appellate Board ‘infirmities’Spicy IP bloggers file writ against IP Appellate Board ‘infirmities’ . www.legallyindia.com . en-gb . 28 January 2011.
3. Web site: Shrivastava . Prachi . Times threatens legal action v SpicyIP blogger over Financial Times dispute . www.legallyindia.com . en-gb . 21 May 2013.