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Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Eastern India Motion Pictures Association & Ors.
Where music or lyrics are composed for a cinematograph film by an engaged composer or lyricist for valuable consideration, the film producer becomes the first owner of copyright in that contribution under Section 17 and thereby ac…
Assignment And LicensingCinematograph FilmCopyright SocietyFirst OwnershipCopyrightMRF Limited v. Metro Tyres Limited
Copyright in a cinematograph film under Section 13(1)(b) of the Copyright Act, 1957 is not defeated by the absence of the kind of originality required for literary or artistic works, and infringement under Section 14(d) is establi…
Cinematograph FilmComparative AdvertisingCopyright InfringementOriginalityCopyrightSaregama India Ltd. v. Black Madras Films & Ors.
Copyright in a musical composition is distinct from copyright in the sound recording and cinematograph film in which the composition is incorporated. The composer, as author of the musical work, retains copyright in the musical co…
Assignment of RightsCinematograph FilmComposerLiterary and Musical WorksCopyrightYash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. v. Sri Sai Ganesh Productions & Ors.
The idea-expression dichotomy protects only a generic theme and not its particularised expression; where a subsequent film reproduces the specific sequence of plot events, character arcs and dramatic situations of an earlier film …
Cinematograph FilmCopyright InfringementFilm And OTT ContentIdea-Expression Dichotomy