script, screenplay and dialogues of the
film jointly and the same is a work of joint authorship.
8. According to the Plaintiffs, the story, script ... proceeds on the basis of joint ownership by Plaintiff Nos. 1 and 2, the case
on authorship pleaded in the affidavits in rejoinder filed
also, which says: "In the case of a work of joint authorship, the conditions conferring copyright specified in this sub-section shall be satisfied ... author or, in the case of an anonymous work of joint authorship, or a work of joint authorship published under names all of which
author shall in the case of a work of joint
authorship, be construed as a reference to the
author who dies last.
23 - Term ... author
shall, in the case of an anonymous work of joint
authorship, be construed,--
(a) where the identity of the authors is
disclosed, as references
located in India.
Explanation. In the case of a work of joint authorship, the conditions conferring copyright specified in this sub-section shall be satisfied ... cinematograph film; dramatic work; literary work; visual recording; work; work of joint authorship and author have been defined in Section
support the contention of the learned counsel but the concept of joint authorship was not agitated before the Court, This concept is recognised under ... production, and they might be said to be joint authors of it. But, to constitute joint authorship, there must be a common design
Ramesh Sippy vs Ig ... Plaintiff on 1 April, 2013
Author: S.J. Kathawalla
Bench: S
five years.
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Explanation.--In the case of a work of joint
authorship, references in this clause to passages from
works shall include references ... such work, or, in the case of a work of joint
authorship, of any of the authors is known to the library,
museum or other
definition in Section 2(z) of
'a work of joint authorship'. This is defined to mean a work 'produced
by the collaboration ... initiative and
responsibility for making the work.
22. The argument of joint authorship in Section 2(z) consequently
is a reference to more than
five years.
Explanation.--In the case of a work of joint authorship,
references in this clause to passages from works shall
include references to passages ... such work or, in the case of a work of joint authorship,
of any of the authors is known to the library, museum or
other
fact, it constitutes a from that could be
classified as joint authorship;
...As a matter of fact, we consider that such
arguments have no legal
