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WIPO for private-public role to fight software piracy in India

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a specialised agency of UN, has said that the best solution to stop the software piracy in India, which has reportedly led to a loss of about two billion dollars in revenue last year, is public-pri ..



Serious YouTube test of copyright law

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

A woman who posted a home video on YouTube of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" squared off Friday against entertainment giant Universal Music Corp. in a federal court case that tests copyright law.The issue in Stephanie Lenz' ..



Tussle between Bisleri and Mount Everest over ‘Himalayan’ intensifies

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

The tussle between Bisleri and Mount Everest, a Tata Group firm, over the use of the brand ‘Himalayan’ has intensified. Bisleri International has moved a rectification application in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in Chennai, seekin ..



SMS phising can take you to a fraudulent website

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

Phishing is now spilling over to your mobile phone. The next time you receive an SMS from your mobile operator informing you about a service you have subscribed to and asking you to call a certain number to unsubscribe, beware, it can be a phishing m ..

Posted in Others |   254 Views


FTC hammers invention, patent promoters with $10M settlement

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

The owners of an invention promotion operation that charged up to $12,000 to evaluate and promote consumers' inventions agreed today to pay $10 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers across ..



SEBI challenges Tribunal order

   21 July 2008 at 12:29

New Delhi : Securities and Exchange Board of India has sought the Supreme Court's intervention on whether the sectoral tribunal, a quasi-judicial body, has the powers to impose penalty on the market regulator. The matter is likely to come up for hear ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   298 Views


Finance Ministry for increasing FII limit for corporate bonds

   21 July 2008 at 12:29

New Delhi : The Reserve Bank is considering a Finance Ministry's proposal to increase the limit of foreign institutional investors exposure in corporate bonds, while retaining the current overall cap of USD 8 billion, to get long-term fundings for in ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   251 Views


Value-added services sector to touch USD 2 bn this year: PwC

   21 July 2008 at 12:29

New Delhi : Backed by young Indians, music and gaming are going to be cherry on the pie for the telecom sector growth, with value-added services estimated to reach about USD 2 billion this year, says consultancy firm PwC. India has one of the younges ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   259 Views


KVAT Budget Highlights

   20 July 2008 at 22:44

VAT on all types of components, accessories spares and parts including packing materials used by the textile industry will be notified as industrial inputs taxable at 4%.In order to encourage the manufacture of readymade garments in the State the VAT ..

Posted in Taxation |   1583 Views


E-Payment of Taxes

   20 July 2008 at 14:02

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have vide notification S.O.No.493(E) dated 13.3.2008 notified the categories of taxpayers who are mandatorily required to electronically pay taxes on or after the 1st day of April, 2008. A company and such oth ..

Posted in Taxation |   378 Views