individual works. This is an important point. In terms of databases, copyright can exist at two levels, at the level of the individual works contained ... database and at the level of the database itself as a form of work in its own right. The database Page 1887 may have protection
view that this payment is for exploitation of copyrighted database, through
licence, and accordingly, taxable as royalty. It was noted that 'royalty ... copyrighted material rather than for the use of
copyright. The distinction between the copyright and copyrighted article has been very well
pointed
granted in its terms; if however, an extremely wide copyright
protection to DNA sequence database were granted, that would defeat and undermine
Parliamentary intent ... amount to
copyright. Indian law has recognized that compilation of databases is entitled to copyright
protection. However, that would not end the debate
Copyright Act, 1957 . The plaintiff has
got copyright in the said information, data and other
related materials under Section 13 of the Copyright ... Copyright Act."
20. It is the case of the defendants that there can be no copyright in
customer database, accounts information, airway drawings, airway
plaintiff's copyright.
(5) A few provisions of the Copyright Act 1957, as amended by the Copyright (Amendment ... copyrightable as fact works. In theory, copyright and trade secret law protect different elements of compiled business data, with copyright protecting the expression in these
view that this payment is for exploitation of copyrighted database,
through licence, and, accordingly, taxable as royalty. It was noted that 'royalty ... copyrighted material rather than
for the use of copyright. The distinction between the copyright and copyrighted article
has been very well pointed
general database converts it into a structured and
quality controlled specific database analogous to a general physical
library. Thus, he observed that the database ... copyrighted
material rather than for the use of copyright. The distinction
between the copyright and copyrighted article has been very
well pointed
Copyright Act, 1957 . The plaintiff has got
copyright in the said information, data and other related
materials under Section 13 of the Copyright ... Copyright Act."
20. It is the case of the defendants that there can be no
copyright in customer database, accounts information, airway
drawings, airway
Acit Company Circle Vi(1), Chennai vs Saipem India Projects Private Limited, ... on 23 December
from
the plaintiffs' website, over which the plaintiffs own copyright.
5.4 The customer database of the plaintiffs is stated to be among its
most ... information that
belongs to the Plaintiffs. The information includes customer
databases, marketing material, copyrighted content and online
advertising techniques, all of which was obtained
