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Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Eastern India Motion Pictures Association & Ors.

CourtSupreme Court of India
BenchHon'ble Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer and Hon'ble Justice Jaswant Singh
Case numberCivil Appeal No. 967 of 1975
CitationAIR 1977 SC 1443
Judgment date14 March 1977
IP categoryCopyright
PartiesIndian Performing Right Society Ltd. (Appellant) v. Eastern India Motion Pictures Association & Ors. (Respondents)

Relevant Acts and provisions

Copyright Act, 1957

Section 13(4)Section 14(1)(c)Section 17

Provisions considered: Sections 13(4), 14(1)(c) and 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957, on copyright in film music.

Brief facts

The Indian Performing Right Society, a copyright society formed by composers, lyricists and publishers, sought to collect royalties from cinema owners and exhibitors whenever music composed for films was publicly performed.

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Keywords

Assignment And Licensing Cinematograph Film Copyright Society First Ownership Music And Sound Recordings

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