transcribed
as a book, it becomes a good.
That a computer program may be copyrightable as
intellectual property does not alter the fact that once ... Court to the
definitions of "Computer" and "Computer Programme" in The Copyright
Act, 1957 . These read as follows:
"Computer
Copyright Act, 1957 [“ Copyright Act ”],
Shri Datar argued that there was a difference between a copyright in an
original work and a copyrighted article ... Copyright Act, which refers to a “computer program”
per se and a “copy of a computer program” as two distinct subject
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matters. He emphasized
identification for sale.
Holding that computer software was a good the court held
as follows:
Computer programs are the product of an intellectual
process ... transcribed as a book, it becomes a good.
That a computer program may be copyrightable as
intellectual property does not alter the fact that once
held :
"Computer programs are the product of an intellectual
process, but once implanted in a medium are widely
distributed to computer owners. An analogy ... transcribed
as a book, it becomes a good.
That a computer program may be copyrightable as
intellectual property does not alter the fact that once
decisions,
held that even though the copyright in a software
program may remain with the originator of the
program, the moment the software is loaded ... consist of various commands which
enable the computer to perform a designated task.
The copyright in that program may remain with the
originator
Court to the
definitions of "Computer" and "Computer Programme" in The Copyright
Act, 1957 . These read as follows:
"Computer ... transcribed as a book, it becomes a
good.
That a computer program may be
copyrightable as intellectual property does
not alter the fact that once
estimated
that losses to the film producers
and other owners of copyright
amount to several crores of rupees.
The loss to Government in terms ... make the
provisions of the Act applicable to
video films and computer programs;
(v) to require the producers of
records and video films to display
Shreya Singhal vs U.O.I on 24 March, 2015
Equivalent citations: AIR 2015 SUPREME
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union Of India on 27 July, 2022
Author: A.M. Khanwilkar
Imagic Creative Pvt. Ltd vs Commissioner Of Commercial Taxes & Ors on 9 January, 2008
