Ajay R, Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University
ABSTRACT
Copyright’s wisdom has emerged important in the modern world as the quench for change and better livelihood is in the rising. Ideas as an origin to the creative works that have been established, will have the aid of copyrighting to preserve the originality of the work. Story tellers and their creation of characters are also no different than other works, as it is still a creation of literary works. Fictional characters are etched in minds of readers or viewers who tend to carry the supposed fame and power the characters hold, and in turn, we can see the same has been channeled into markets as merchandise and much more. This paper will talk about the scope of fictional characters and copyright laws pertaining to them, with the help of various key legal cases and established principles that have paved the understanding of the laws. In addition to this, we will be looking at the laws from other jurisdictions as well to derive and compare.
Keywords: Idea dichotomy test, Substantial Similarity, Copyright, Copyright protection, fictional characters, films, Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Comics.
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