Copyright protection does not extend to every work that a person produces. It extends only to works that are original. This single requirement – originality – is the gateway through which all claims to copyright protection must pass. It is at once the most fundamental concept in copyright law and, in many ways, the most […]
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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 law does not only protect creativity, but it also controls how creative work is shared and used. Like a poem may start with a writer sitting alone, a song may begin in a music studio or a software program may be written on a laptop. But after creation, the work is usually published, performed,
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
Copyright law is not merely a technical branch of statutory interpretation; it is the architecture that protects imagination. In India, the Copyright Act, 1957, together with the Copyright Rules, 2013, represents a carefully constructed legal framework designed to recognize, secure and enforce the rights of authors. Over decades of legislative amendments-particularly in 1994 and 2012-the
