Neha Bhasin v. Anand Raj Anand & Anr.
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Tech Plus Media Private Limited v. Jyoti Janda
Tech Plus Media Private Limited v. Jyoti Janda 2014 (60) PTC 121 (Del) Brief Facts: Plaintiff was a leading industry publication house in the sphere of Information Technology having a print media publication called ‘IT Price Va’r and online news portal called ‘ITVARNEWS.NET’ dedicated to Information Technology channels and professionals. Defendants were ex-employees of the…
Copyright in a Photograph: Protection and Infringement
How do I protect my copyright in a photograph? Owning a camera does not mean that you will have copyrights in the photographs produced by it. The ownership of a photograph can be with other individuals as well, if the photograph is taken in the course of employment, under a contract of service, apprenticeship, for…
Aananda Expanded v. Unknown
Aananda Expanded v. Unknown 2002 (24) PTC 427 (Reg.) Brief Facts: Four applications for the registration of copyright were submitted to the copyright office under Section 45(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957 under the category of artistic works by M/s ABP Ltd. The works submitted for registration were a series of fonts comprising alphabets in…
Midas Hygiene Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Sudhir Bhatia
Midas Hygiene Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Sudhir Bhatia In the High Court of Delhi, at New Delhi RFA No. 239, 240 and 241 of 2011 Date of decision: 04.11.2015 Brief facts: • The Respondent had filed an application before the Copyright Board under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957 seeking cancellation of Copyright Registration…
Krishika Lulla and Ors. v. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta and Ors.
Krishika Lulla and Ors. v. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta and Ors. [Criminal Appeal No. 258 and 259 of 2013] Supreme Court of India Decided on: 15.10.2015 Facts of the case: The Respondent No. 1 filed a criminal complaint against the Appellants claiming infringement of copyright in a synopsis of a story written by him with the…
Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman Ltd. And Ors.
Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman Ltd. And Ors. AIR 1989 Delhi 63 Brief Facts: The manuscript of the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ was ready for publication in November, 1957. However, before the book could be published, Maulana Azad, the author of the book, died. After that, National Archives, New Delhi and National Library, Calcutta agreed…
R.G. Anand v. Delux Films and Ors.
R.G. Anand v. Delux Films and Ors. AIR 1978 SC 1613 Brief Facts of the Case: The Appellant, R. G. Anand, was an architect by profession and a playwright, dramatist and producer as well. He had wrote and produced a play called ‘Hum Hindustani’ in 1953 which received huge success and was re-staged numerous times….
Dabur India Ltd. v. K. R. Industries
Dabur India Ltd. v. K. R. Industries AIR 2008 SC 3123 Brief Facts: The Appellant, Dabur India Ltd., manufactured a product known as ‘Dabur Red Tooth Powder’ or ‘Dabur Lal Dant Manjan’. The Appellant claimed copyright in the ‘carton’ of the product and alleged that the said ‘carton’ constitutes an ‘artistic work’ under Section 2(c)…
ARUN CHADHA V. OCA PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS.
Arun Chadha V. OCA Productions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. 2013 (53) PTC 401 (DEL) Facts of the Case: Plaintiff, was a documentary film-maker of world repute. In 2007, Plaintiff entered into a contract with a famous author for the assignment of rights in her novel ‘Kasturi Kundal Bassey’ for the production of a TV serial….
MANNU BHANDARI V. KALA VIKAS PICTURES PVT. LTD. AND ANR.
Mannu Bhandari v. Kala Vikas Pictures Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. 1987 (7) PTC 87 (DEL) Facts: Mannu Bhandari, the Plaintiff/Appellant, was an author of great repute in Hindi Literature. She entered into a contract with the Defendants/Respondents for the assignment of the rights in her novel ‘Aap Ka Bunty’ for its production into a film….
Eastern Book Company and Ors. v. D.B. Modak and Anr.
Eastern Book Company and Ors. v. D.B. Modak and Anr. (2008) 1 SCC 1 Facts: Appellants were involved in the printing and publishing of various books relating to the field of law. One of the well-known publications was the law report “Supreme Court Cases”. The original Judgments were copy-edited by a team of assistant staff…