Akshat Agrawal

I was awarded @Google’s global Inclusive Copyright Thesis Award’23 for my paper “Resolving Copyright’s Distortionary effects”!! Super stoked. Not possible w/o Talha Syed, Oren Bracha & @mollysvh. Also my Copyright prof. @PamelaSamuelson. Very grateful! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

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@CraigTashman @LiquidTextCorp my whole folder of files has just disappeared from my LT. It had all of my PhD files and all my research. Anyway to recover? This is EXTREMELY URGENY and no other modus of help seems to be available.

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@PhilIPnPolicy @LiquidTextCorp Dm me your email, the name of a project that disappeared, and a screenshot showing what you’re seeing now (and describe what is missing). Let me know when it’s sent.

of the Copyright Act, its rejection of the pre-2012 licensing framework advanced by Vodafone, and its broader implications for the continuing royalty rights of authors. (3/3) spicyip.com/2026/05/anothe…

The decision marks the first appellate-level recognition of the amendments as a substantive shift toward ensuring continuing economic participation for creators. Writing on the judgement, @PhilIPnPolicy examines the Court’s interpretation of Sections 13, 18, and 19 (2/3)

In a significant reaffirmation of the purpose underlying the 2012 Copyright Amendments, a Division Bench of the CHC has clarified that authors of underlying literary and musical works continue to retain royalty rights whenever sound recordings are commercially exploited. (1/3)

We take pride in being a hub for production of generic medicines, but when it comes to discovering new drugs, where does India stand? State support is essential for quality research both at Universities and Pharmaceutical companies to break health barriers.

@ijltnls My new piece published: A Human Enablement Theory of Copyright: repository.nls.ac.in/ijlt/vol20/iss…

Continuing the discussion on why copyright is ill-equipped to address labour displacement caused by GenAI, Part II of @PhilIPnPolicy 's post moves beyond copyright to explore alternative frameworks for engaging with the underlying concerns. spicyip.com/2026/01/part-i…

...and risk harming the very creators they claim to safeguard. (2/2) spicyip.com/2026/01/part-1…

Against the backdrop of DPIIT’s Working Paper on AI and Copyright, @PhilIPnPolicy argues that both the paper’s proposed framework and a broader turn to copyright are ill-suited to address labour displacement caused by GenAI... (1/2)

“Expanding copyright beyond its purpose is not the answer. It never has been.” …vernment.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/indias-dp…

that everyone in the IP world has surely taken note of -- the surge in “Personality Rights” cases. Check out the episode and read Swaraj Barooah’s post on the series below! (4/4) youtu.be/mutN1Wan1DI?si… Link for the post- spicyip.com/2025/11/lets-i…

we often have behind the scenes, now out in front of an audience. Kicking things off, Tanishka Goswami hosts the first episode in our Let’s IPsa Loquitur series, joined by @AdyashaSamal9 and @PhilIPnPolicy , to discuss some ongoing developments (3/4)

The name, of course, is a play on the Latin maxim Res Ipsa Loquitur — “the thing that speaks for itself.” Let’s “IP”sa (IP-itself) loquitur (speak about it)! As the name suggests, we plan to use this as an online space to bring forward many of the conversations (2/4)

Regular readers (and now, viewers!) would’ve seen the launch of our SpicyIP TV series with the Summer School edition. Building on that, we're delighted to announce the launch of what we hope will become our main SpicyIP TV channel — “Let’s IPsa Loquitur”! (1/4)

MeitY's proposed IT Rules amendments aim to regulate AI, but blur legal lines, treating AI developers as “intermediaries” and requiring watermarks on all synthetic content, from deepfakes to filters. On these proposed amendments, @PhilIPnPolicy writes that (1/2)

...while the intent is right, without clear definitions or compliance standards, the framework risks being unworkable. (2/2) spicyip.com/2025/10/unpack…

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My 2 part on the recent US GenAI x Copyright decisions