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Potential Copyright Infringement..

Finchamp!

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Attached below are the images of two credit cards -

1. Visa Credit Card from NMB Bank - a prominent nationalised bank of Nepal
2. Rupay Select Credit Card from our very own PNB

Did one copy the image and overall aesthetics of the other? Could this be a potential copyright infringement case in the making? So much for originality.
 

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@Abhishek012 explain this. Do you plead guilty?
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Attached below are the images of two credit cards -

1. Visa Credit Card from NMB Bank - a prominent nationalised bank of Nepal
2. Rupay Select Credit Card from our very own PNB

Did one copy the image and overall aesthetics of the other? Could this be a potential copyright infringement case in the making? So much for originality.
NMB waalon ne Taj Mahal hata diya 😅 . Socha isse sab confusion door..
 
Nothing wrong in this.

Renault duster and nissan terano.

Magic bullet and wonderchef nutri blend and croma personal 450 and borosil nutri fresh.

Blendjet and instacuppa portable.

And god knows so many things are copies. They are all well within copyright laws and limits.
How is it within copyright limits? Is there an underlying understanding within the banks?
 
How is it within copyright limits? Is there an underlying understanding within the banks?
This has nothing to do with banks.

Like the 2 pictures above. 1 bank have licensed it with "taj mahal" and 2nd bank licensed the same image with another building. Problem solved.

The license is for the complete image which does not match. No laws broken here.
 
Attached below are the images of two credit cards -

1. Visa Credit Card from NMB Bank - a prominent nationalised bank of Nepal
2. Rupay Select Credit Card from our very own PNB

Did one copy the image and overall aesthetics of the other? Could this be a potential copyright infringement case in the making? So much for originality.
It's not credit card from NMB, rather it's a Prepaid Dollar/ USD Card.

It's not fully identical but matching upto large extent, aur ye dono alag jagah se background uthaya hai...

Khud banaya rehta aur 100% match hota toh, also design ka patent aur copyright register kiya rehta toh, I don't think iska kiya bhi hoga... background mein jo structure hai wo country claim kare toh ?🙄 🤣

So, it doesn't make sense...
 
Attached below are the images of two credit cards -

1. Visa Credit Card from NMB Bank - a prominent nationalised bank of Nepal
2. Rupay Select Credit Card from our very own PNB

Did one copy the image and overall aesthetics of the other? Could this be a potential copyright infringement case in the making? So much for originality.
AFAIK Not all banks do copyrights for their designs, but certain banks do their premium designs and aesthetics. Depends on how PNB or the other Nepal bank did it.
 
AFAIK Not all banks do copyrights for their designs, but certain banks do their premium designs and aesthetics. Depends on how PNB or the other Nepal bank did it.
Copyright is a form of intellectual property that comes into existence automatically in favor of the creator as soon as an original work is created. Registration with the Copyright Office is not mandatory for rights to arise. However, when a bank develops a unique design that is susceptible to imitation, it often obtains express copyright registration. This provides a significant advantage in litigation, as the registration certificate serves as prima facie evidence of originality, sparing the copyright holder from the burden of producing extensive documentation in court to establish ownership.

In the present case, however, I believe @PrinceHeart is correct. It appears that neither bank actually created the image in question; rather, they likely licensed it from a stock photo agency—most probably under a standard commercial license—which would permit both banks to use the artwork for their respective limited purposes.
 
Copyright is a form of intellectual property that comes into existence automatically in favor of the creator as soon as an original work is created. Registration with the Copyright Office is not mandatory for rights to arise. However, when a bank develops a unique design that is susceptible to imitation, it often obtains express copyright registration. This provides a significant advantage in litigation, as the registration certificate serves as prima facie evidence of originality, sparing the copyright holder from the burden of producing extensive documentation in court to establish ownership.

In the present case, however, I believe @PrinceHeart is correct. It appears that neither bank actually created the image in question; rather, they likely licensed it from a stock photo agency—most probably under a standard commercial license—which would permit both banks to use the artwork for their respective limited purposes.
On a different note, HDFC is highly aggressive in protecting its IPS. It has innumerable Copyrights and Trademarks for its artwork, logos, brand names, card names etc. It would be worthwhile to assess their TM portfolio on Indian Govt's Trademark website to gauge what new products they might come up with in the future.
 
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