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Zee Telefilms Ltd. & Film and Shot v. Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd.

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Bombay High Court | A.P. Shah & D.K. Deshmukh JJ. | 27 March 2003 2003(27)PTC457(Bom) Background Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Plaintiff No. 1)- a television production company, conceptualized a show titled Kanhaiyya (later renamed Krish Kanhaiyya) in early 2002. The concept centered on Bal Krishna appearing in child form in a dysfunctional rich family, helping […]

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Rupendra Kashyap v. Jiwan Publishing House & Ors.

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Court: High Court of Delhi Decided on: 1 July 1996 Presiding Judge: Justice R.C. Lahoti Citation: 1996 (38) DRJ 81 Background The plaintiff, Rupendra Kashyap, proprietor of M/S Som Sudha Prakashan, was appointed exclusive licensee of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), defendant No. 3, by written agreement dated 2 July 1991. Under this

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Copyright Assignment and Licensing in India: Structuring Creative Ownership with Legal Precision

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Copyright law is not just a technical subject of law it is a law that protects creativity and imagination. In India, the Copyright Act, 1957 along with the Copyright Rules, 2013 provides a proper legal system to protect the rights of authors. Over the years through various  amendments like of 1994 and 2012, the Act

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