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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v. Sohail Maklai Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Bombay High Court | Notice of Motion No. 2847 of 2010 | 14 October 2010 | Smt. Roshan Dalvi, J. Background Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, the plaintiff, held copyright in the script and screenplay of its 2002 Hollywood film Phone Booth. The copyright was originally authored by Larry Cohen and assigned to the plaintiff […]

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V.T. Thomas & Ors. v. Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd.

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Kerala High Court | Sukumaran J. | 7 December 1987 AIR 1989 Kerala 49 | (1988) 1 Ker LT 433 Background V.T. Thomas – popularly known as “Toms” – is the celebrated cartoonist who created the beloved characters Boban and Molly, a cartoon series featuring a mischievous child duo along with their family, which was

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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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Originality as the Foundation of Copyright Protection in India

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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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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 Infringement and Enforcement in India

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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 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

Author’s Rights in the Digital Age: A Comprehensive Analysis under the Copyright Act, 1957

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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

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