T. O. Abraham vs Jose Thomas on 31 August, 2018
59. As an alternate submission, Plaintiff argued that the
licences granted under 2018 Agreements are exclusive licences under
the Copyright Act, 1957, and it has a special status. It was
contended that an exclusive licence is akin to an assignment for a
particular duration and is not like a mere licence. The exclusive
licence can also be used to create further sub-licence. Reliance is
placed on Sections 2(j), 30 and 54 of the Copyright Act. It was
stated the schedule of 2018 Agreements, parts-1, 2 and Clause-6,
will show that the licences are exclusive. Reliance is placed on the
decisions in the cases of Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc.,
Kraft Foods Schweiz AG and Kraft Foods Belgium SA15;
T.O.Abraham v. Jose Thomas and Upma Khanna v. Tarun
Sawhney16.