Eastern Book Company & Ors vs D.B. Modak & Anr

Excerpt: Supreme Court of India Eastern Book Company & Ors vs D.B. Modak & Anr on 12 December, 2007 Author: P Naolekar Bench: B.N. Agrawal, P.P. Naolekar CASE NO.: Appeal (civil) 6472 of 2004 PETITIONER: Eastern Book Company & Ors. RESPONDENT: D.B. Modak & Anr. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/12/2007 BENCH: B.N. AGRAWAL & P.P. NAOLEKAR … Continue reading Eastern Book Company & Ors vs D.B. Modak & Anr

M/S. Entertainment Network … vs M/S. Super Cassettee Industries

Excerpt: Supreme Court of India M/S. Entertainment Network ... vs M/S. Super Cassettee Industries ... on 16 May, 2008 Author: S Sinha Bench: S.B. Sinha, Lokeshwar Singh Panta REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5114 OF 2005 M/s Entertainment Network (India) Ltd. ... Appellant Versus M/s Super Cassette … Continue reading M/S. Entertainment Network … vs M/S. Super Cassettee Industries

Radio Today Broadcasting Ltd vs Indian Performing Rights Society

Excerpt: The definition of quia timet, borrowed from Black's, means a legal doctrine that allows a person to seek equitable relief from future probable harm to a specific right or interest. Therefore, such equitable relief can be granted to a person, provided he can successfully demonstrate before a Court that his fears in this regard … Continue reading Radio Today Broadcasting Ltd vs Indian Performing Rights Society

Fortune Films International vs Dev Anand And Anr

Excerpt: Bombay High Court Fortune Films International vs Dev Anand And Anr. on 14 March, 1978 Equivalent citations: AIR 1979 Bom 17, (1978) 80 BOMLR 263 Author: Desai Bench: Kantawala, Desai JUDGMENT Desai, J. 1. This appeal is from the order of Gadgil J. dated 3rd January 1978 made on the plaintiff's Notice of Motion, … Continue reading Fortune Films International vs Dev Anand And Anr

merely by correcting certain typographical or grammatical mistakes in the raw source and by adding commas, full stops and by giving paragraph numbers to the judgment will not makethe work entitled toprotection under the Copyright Act.

Excerpt:  merely by correcting certain typographical or grammatical mistakes in the raw source and by adding commas, full stops and by giving paragraph numbers to the judgment will not their work as the original literary work entitled to protection under the Copyright Act. Plaintiffs, therefore, have no copyright in the judgments published in their law reports. … Continue reading merely by correcting certain typographical or grammatical mistakes in the raw source and by adding commas, full stops and by giving paragraph numbers to the judgment will not makethe work entitled toprotection under the Copyright Act.

The unjust enrichment or illegal profits by the infringing party by way of impinging upon the copyright of the other person cannot be permitted. This is why Section 55 of the Copy Right Act empowers the Court by way of civil remedy

Excerpt:    The unjust enrichment or illegal profits by the infringing party by way of impinging upon the copy right of the other person cannot be permitted. This is why Section 55 of the Copy Right Act empowers the Court by way of civil remedy against infringement of the copy right. By virtue of these … Continue reading The unjust enrichment or illegal profits by the infringing party by way of impinging upon the copyright of the other person cannot be permitted. This is why Section 55 of the Copy Right Act empowers the Court by way of civil remedy

Jagdish Prasad Gupta vs Parmeshwar Prasad Singh And Ors

Excerpt: Patna High Court Jagdish Prasad Gupta vs Parmeshwar Prasad Singh And Ors. on 30 March, 1965 Equivalent citations: AIR 1966 Pat 33, 1966 CriLJ 54 Author: T Nath Bench: T Nath ORDER Tarkeshwar Nath, J. 1. These are three applications directed against separate orders dated 1-6-1963 passed by the Sub-divisional Magistrate, Sadar Patna, dismissing … Continue reading Jagdish Prasad Gupta vs Parmeshwar Prasad Singh And Ors

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 … Continue reading 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.