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
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
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
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
counsel for
the respondents makes a statement that the copyright and database of
"Wealth of India"/ "Bharat Ki Sampada" is still ... counsel for the respondent No.2 CSIR reiterates that the
copyright and database is still with NISCOM and thus there is no need for
taking
alleged copyright. It is
contended that the plaintiff, which is a juristic person, cannot be the owner
of the copyright in the databases alleged ... pleaded. The plaintiff, save for repeatedly referring to databases has not
specified as to what those databases pertain to and what is the contribution
infringing in any other manner, the plaintiff's copyright in the herbal database as well as each herbal write up/description that comprises ... employment and had given no objection certificates stating that the copyright in the said database and all its accompanying elements vests with the plaintiff
writ in the nature of mandamus seeking restoration of the publication and copyright of "The Wealth of India"/Bharat Ki Sampada ... stopped on account of illegal and mala fide transfer of information, database and copyright from the Government organisation called NISCCM to a new private society
