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The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012 - artistes entitled to lifelong royalty

The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012 now entitles artistes lifelong royalty, was passed by the Lok Sabha unanimously, with members from all parties supporting the measure for creative artistes,...

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Delhi University students are being given a crash course on copyright rules

Exams are round the corner but Delhi University students are being given a crash course in an out-of-syllabus subject: copyright rules that have come in the way of unhindered photocopying of books or...

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Provisions for Persons with Disabilities - Copyright Amendment Bill 2012

Under the amendments, sections 51(1)(zb) and 31B carve out exceptions and limitations for persons with disabilities. Earlier s.52(1)(zb) dealt only with formats that were “special designed only for the...

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Extension of Fair Dealing to All Works - Copyright Amendment Bill 2012

The law as until now dealt with fair dealing rights with regard to “literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works”. Now it covers all works except software, in effect covering sound recordings and...

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Term of Copyright for Photographs has increased - - Copyright Amendment Bill...

the validity of a Photograph has been up till now 60 yrs, It has now been extended to the life term of the author plus 60yrs.

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Cover Versions songs - Copyright Amendment Bill 2012

The Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 brought about the following changes, which make it more difficult to produce cover versions:1) Time period after which a cover version can be made has increased from 2...

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Indian Performing Right Society Ltd v/s. Eastern India Motion Picture...

Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Eastern India Motion Picture AssociationEquivalent citations: 1977 AIR 1443, 1977 SCR (3) 206 - Bench: Singh, Jaswant, Krishnaiyer, V.R. - Citation: 1977 Air...

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Vicco Laboratories v. Art Commercial Advertising Pvt. Ltd

Vicco Laboratories v. Art Commercial Advertising Pvt. LtdBench: S.R.Babu, Y.K.Sabharwal - Case No.: Special Leave Petition (Civil) 6779 Of 2000 - Date Of Judgment: 13/08/2001JUDGMENT:RAJENDRA BABU, J....

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Sulamangalam R. Jayalakshmi v. Meta Musicals, Chennai

Sulamangalam R. Jayalakshmi v. Meta Musicals, ChennaiEquivalent citations: AIR 2000 Mad 454 - Bench: M Karpagavinayagam - Date of Judgment: 16 June, 2000ORDERM. Karpagavinayagam, J.1. Sulamangalam R....

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Gramophone Co. of India Ltd. v/s Birendra Bahadur Pandey

Gramophone Co. of India Ltd. v/s Birendra Bahadur PandeyEquivalent citations: 1984 AIR 667, 1984 SCR (2) 664 - Bench: Reddy, O. Chinnappa (J), Venkataramiah, E.S. (J), Misra, R.B. (J) - Citation: 1984...

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Gramophone Co. of India Ltd v/s Mars recording Pvt. Ltd

Gramophone Co. of India Ltd v/s Mars recording Pvt. LtdBench: S.R.Babu, S.V.Patil - Case No.: Appeal (civil) 6122 of 2001 - Special Leave Petition (civil) 2120 of 2000 - Date Of Judgment:...

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B.K. Dani v/s State of M.P

B.K. Dani v/s State of M.PEquivalent citations: 2005 CriLJ 876 - Bench: S Pande - Date of Judgment: 17 February, 2004ORDERS.K. Pande, J.1. By these petitions Under Section 482, Cr. P.C. petitioners...

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Jhareswar Prasad Paul & Anr v/s Tarak Nath Ganguly & Ors

Jhareswar Prasad Paul & Anr v/s Tarak Nath Ganguly & OrsBench: D.P.Mohapatra, K.G.Balakrishna - Case No.: Appeal (crl.) 170 of 1996, Appeal (crl.) 171 of 1996 - Date Of Judgment:...

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Microsoft Corporation v Mr. Kiran & Another - Software infringement

Microsoft Corporation instituted a suit for permanent injunction restraining the infringement of copyrights etc. against Mr. Kiran. Mr. Kiran was illegally loading Microsoft software on computers that...

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Entertaining Enterprises v State of Tamil Nadu

Entertaining Enterprises v State of Tamil NaduMadras High Court - Equivalent citations: AIR 1984 Mad 278 - Bench: Ramanujam, Ratnam - Date of Judgment: 21 June, 1984JUDGMENT Ramanujam, J.1. Since the...

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