Aishwarya chats with IP lawyer Sushrut Desai on how writers and creators can safeguard their work with copyright.

• At what stage can you copyright your work
• Can you really copyright ideas?
• What are the red flags you should look for in a contract?
• If someone steals a part of your work, what can you do about it? 

Part 2 coming next week!

Sushrut Desai who has been practicing law for 14 years, specializes in intellectual property rights and has also been a consultant for the Screenwriters Association in India. He was a part of the Group General Counsel, Tata Group, and as a counsel in the Chambers of Cyrus Ardeshir in the Bombay High Court. Find him on LinkedIn. 

Aishwarya Javalgekar is a writer, book editor and podcast producer. As the Head of Originals, she specializes in creating stellar content across formats - books, podcasts, newsletters, etc. She is a member of WICCI - Print Media and has a publishing certificate from Humber College and previous experience in Zubaan Books and Simon and Schuster Canada. Follow her on Linkedin, book a consultation call with her or drop her an email at [email protected]. 

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Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar
Edited by Kshitij Jadhav