other countries
low-cost standard text books and other books for
schools, colleges, universities or other institutions
or books for any other purpose, primarily relating ... other countries
low-cost standard text books and other books for
schools, colleges, universities or other institutions
or books for any other purpose, primarily relating
which copyright is claimed was registered long after the suit was filed, and consequently he had no copyright in the book, nor can there ... copyright of 3000 books at Rs. 2 per book after de- ducting 0-8-0 as printing charges per book, cannot be sustained. The appellants
infringement of copyright. As per the
defendants, there is no infringement of copyright in the act of export
of the books.
ii) There ... Price Editions of the books to the
territories outside the ones indicated on the books and causing
infringement of copyright.
35. Further, the balance
copyright under the framework of law envisaged under
the Copyright Act, 1957 , is admitted by the defendants. It is
submitted that Author of the Book ... copyright subsists,
Section 13(2)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1957, prevails over the
proviso in Section 17 and therefore, the copyright subsists with
Dastak
matches the title of one of the plays in the copyrighted book of the
plaintiff. The tweets (Ex.PW1/C) show that Dastak ... plaintiff also shows that the play Dastak in the
copyrighted book of the plaintiff also pertains to the issues such as
eve teasing and sexual
provisions of Copyright Act . The
infringement of the copyright were committed by the defendants
during the validity of the said copyright, which is still valid ... infringement of the copyright were committed by
defendant no.1 during the validity of the alleged copyright or that the
said copyright, referred
point.
8. If the appellants were not entitled to a copyright in their book, or any material part of it, then the respondents were entitled ... contrary, the appellants were entitled to a copyright in their book, or any material part of it which the respondents had practically copied, then
March 1952 (Ex. P-5), he had not assigned the copyright in the book in favour of the defendants, but had merely created a licence ... reasonable view. The Indian Copyright Act, 1914, had nowhere made any provision for the registration of copyrights. Under the Copyright Act, 1957 . it appears that
owners of copyright and such other particulars as may be prescribed."
12. The submission was that a copyright in a book was accrued only ... follows : --
" The Indian Copyright Act . 1914, had nowhere made any provision for the
registration, of copyrights. Under the Copyright Act, 1957 , it appears that
without copying a work, the copyright owner cannot interfere. The Copyright Act mentions as among the subjects of copyright, novels and other 'literary works ... such provision in the Copyright Act 1957 and Section 45 of the Copyright Act 1957 merely makes registration of copyright optional.
17. In my view
