‘author’, as defined in s.2(d), in relation to a musical work, is only the composer and s. 16 confies ‘copyright’ to those works which are recognised by the Act. This means that the composer alone has copyright in a musical work. The singer has none.

Excerpt: copyrighted music is not the soulful tune, the superb singing, the glorious voice or the wonderful render- ing. It is the melody or harmony reduced to print, writing or graphic form. The Indian music lovers throng to listen and be enthralled or enchanted by the nada brahma, the sweet concord of sounds, the rags, …

writings of a religious preacher, , or his sermons and sayings which are compiled on his behalf would prima facie, come within the meaning of ‘literary works’ and would in my view, be protected under the Copyright Act.

Excerpt:writings of a religious preacher, , or his sermons and sayings which are compiled by Satasang on his behalf would prima facie, come within the meaning of 'literary works' and would in my view, be protected under the Copyright Act. Calcutta High Court Satsang And Anr. vs Kiron Chandra Mukhopadhyay And ... on 18 July, …

The copyright Act has been enacted to check the piracy so that fruit of the labour put by the author or the copy right owner may be enjoyed by the author or the owner and not by the pirates.

  Rajasthan High Court Girish Gandhi And Etc. vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Anr. on 27 September, 1996 Equivalent citations: AIR 1997 Raj 78 Author: Verma Bench: B Arora, J Verma JUDGMENT Verma, J. 1. Both the writ petitions involve similar facts and law, challenging the vires of various Sections of the Copy Right …