Idea-Expression Dichotomy

Substantial Similarity in Indian Copyright Law: The Test for Determining Infringement

Copyright is infringed by copying, and copying is rarely admitted. A plaintiff who finds that a film, a serial, a song or a book resembles his own work must prove, without the benefit of a confession, that the resemblance is the product of borrowing and that what was borrowed is something the law protects. The

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Idea-Expression Dichotomy in Indian Copyright Law: What Is Protected and What Is Not?

Every copyright dispute in India eventually returns to a single question: what exactly did the plaintiff own, and what did the defendant take? The answer almost never lies in the whole work. It lies in the line the law draws between an idea, which anyone may use, and the particular way an author has expressed

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