This highly acclaimed text on this subject has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changing nature of copyright. The author has focused the latest development of law in the wake of the Berne Convention, GATT and TRIPs and parried all possible problems with probable solutions. The topics of discussion include matters of copyright, joint authorship, piracy and infringement, criminal proceedings, copyright society, international conventions, industrial design and so on. All the changes due to the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 and the Copyright Rules 2013 (which repealed and replaced the Copyright Rules 1958) are embodied not only in the appropriate places of the text, but also in the Appendices to keep the readers abreast of the law.
• Ownership of copyright
• Joint authorship
• Piracy and infringement
• Criminal proceedings
• Copyright society
• Copyright conventions
• Industrial design issues
Chapter Paras
1 Introduction .. 1.01–1.36
2 Nature of Copyright ............................................................................ .. 2.01–2.18
3 Literary, Dramatic and Musical Works ........................................... 3.01–3.104
1. Literary Works........................................................................................ 3.01–3.86 2. Dramatic Works 3.87–3.94
3. Musical Works...................................................................................... 3.95–3.104
4 Artistic Works ...................................................................................... .. 4.01–4.45
5 Cinematograph Films and Sound Recordings ................................ .. 5.01–5.18
1. Cinematograph Films............................................................................... 5.01–5.14
2. Sound Recording..................................................................................... 5.15–5.18
6 Author and Ownership of Copyright ................................................. 6.01–6.40
7 Rights Conferred by Copyright .. 7.01–7.50
1. Nature of Rights...................................................................................... 7.01–7.19
2. Literary, Dramatic or Musical Work........................................................ 7.20–7.30
3. Artistic Works ........................................................................................ 7.31–7.36
4. Cinematograph Film................................................................................ 7.37–7.43
5. Sound Recording..................................................................................... 7.44–7.50
8 Work of Joint Authorship ..................................................................... 8.01–8.11
9 Term of Copyright .. 9.01–9.20
10 Assignment, Transmission and Relinquishment
of Copyright ..................................................................................... 10.01–10.28
11 Licences 11.01–11.35
1. Voluntary Licence.......................................................................... 11.01–11.12
2. Non-voluntary of Compulsory Licence.......................................... 11.13–11.35
12 Rights of Broadcasting Organisations and
of Performers .................................................................................. 12.01–12.19
13 Publication and Public ................................................................... 13.01–13.28
14 Infringement of Copyright—General 14.01–14.91
1. Principles....................................................................................... 14.01–14.64
2. Authorisation of Infringement........................................................ 14.65–14.82
3. Acts not Constituting Infringements Statutory Exceptions.............. 14.83–14.91
15 Infringement of Literary, Dramatic and Musical Works ......... 15.01–15.70
1. What Constitutes Infringement....................................................... 15.01–15.18
2. Exceptions to Infringement............................................................ 15.19–15.54
3. Musical Work—Special Features.................................................... 15.55–15.70
16 Infringement of Artistic Work ...................................................... 16.01–16.66
1. What Constitutes Infringement....................................................... 16.01–16.13
2. Industrial Drawings........................................................................ 16.14–16.49
3. Work of Architecture..................................................................... 16.50–16.56
4. Sculpture or any other Work of Artistic Craftsmanship.................. 16.57–16.58
5. Acts not Constituting Infringement................................................. 16.59–16.66
17 Infringement of Cinematograph Films ....................................... 17.01–17.20
18 Infringement of Sound Recording 18.01–18.14
Exceptions to Infringement of Sound Recordings.......................... 18.09–18.13
19 Remedies and Actions for Infringement of Copyright 19.01–19.150
1. Nature and Kind of Remedies—Civil............................................. 19.01–19.05
2. Jurisdiction of Courts..................................................................... 19.06–19.13
3. Parties to the Suit........................................................................... 19.14–19.19
4. Procedure before Court.................................................................. 19.20–19.29
5. Pleadings and Plaint....................................................................... 19.30–19.31
6. Defences........................................................................................ 19.32–19.53
7. Discovery and Inspection.............................................................. 19.54–19.84
8. Evidence........................................................................................ 19.85–19.89
9. Injunction...................................................................................... 19.90–19.115
10. Damages........................................................................................ 19.116–19.126
11. Conversion.................................................................................... 19.127–19.150
20 Criminal Proceedings 20.01–20.28
Offences and Penalties................................................................... 20.01–20.28
21 Threat of Legal Proceedings and Slander of Title 21.01–21.20
1. Threat Action................................................................................. 21.01–21.15
2. Slander of Title—Malicious Falsehood.......................................... 21.16–21.20
22 International Copyright 22.01–22.16
23 Copyright Societies ......................................................................... 23.01–23.09
24 Copyright Office, Appellate Board, Registration
of Copyright and Appeals .............................................................. 24.01–24.38
1. Copyright Office and Registrar of Copyright.................................. 24.01–24.09
2. Appellate Board............................................................................. 24.10–24.21
3. Importation of Infringing Copies.................................................... 24.22–24.24
4. Registration of Copyright............................................................... 24.25–24.30
5. Appeals.......................................................................................... 24.31–24.32
6. Miscellaneous................................................................................ 24.33–24.38
25 International Copyright Conventions 25.01–25.23
26 Breach of Confidence 26.01–26.76
1. Principles of Law............................................................................... 26.01–26.31
2. Employer-Employee Relationship...................................................... 26.32–26.47
3. Industrial and Trade Secrets............................................................... 26.48–26.61
4. Know-how......................................................................................... 26.62–26.65
5. Remedies........................................................................................... 26.66–26.76
27 Copyright in Industrial Designs ................................................... 27.01–27.214
1. Introduction....................................................................................... 27.01–27.04
2. What is a Registrable Design.............................................................. 27.05–27.25
3. What is not a Design.......................................................................... 27.26–27.38
4. Novelty and Originality...................................................................... 27.39–27.68
5. Publication......................................................................................... 27.69–27.81
6. Registration of Designs.................................................................... 27.82–27.105
7. Register of Designs........................................................................ 27.106–27.113
8. Assignments, Transmissions, Licences etc.................................... 27.114–27.119
9. Rectification of Register................................................................. 27.120–27.125
10. Inspection of Registered Designs, Reports, etc............................... 27.126–27.129
11. Rights Conferred by Registration.................................................... 27.130–27.136
12. Infringement of Copyright in a Design—Piracy............................. 27.137–27.164
13. Civil Remedies against Piracy of Copyright.................................... 27.165–27.185
14. Action for Groundless Threats ...................................................... 27.186–27.195
15. Powers and Duties of the Controller............................................... 27.196–27.202
16. Powers of Central Government...................................................... 27.203–27.204
17. Miscellaneous................................................................................ 27.205–27.217
Appendices
Appendix Pages
1 The Copyright Act, 1957 ... 541–584
2 The Copyright Rules, 2013 .................................................................. ... 585–637
3 The International Copyright Order, 1999 ... 638–645
4 The Copyright (International Organisations) Order, 1958 ............ 646
5 The Indian Copyright Act, 1914 ................... 647–666
6 The Designs Act, 2000 ... 667–682
7 The Designs Rules, 2001 ... 683–730
8 The Designs Act, 1911 ... 731–741
9 The Designs Rules, 1933 ................................................................... ... 742–771
10 GATT, 1994 ... 772–798
11 TRIPs Agreement—Extracts ... 799–810
12 Ratification of Paris Convention ...................................................... ... 811–812
13 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 (UK) ... 813–994
14 The Copyright Act, 1956 (UK) ........................................................... . 995–1045
15 The Registered Designs Act, 1949 (UK) ........................................... 1046–1067
16 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and
Artistic Works (Paris Act, 1971) 1068–1091
17 Universal Copyright Convention as Revised at Paris (1971) 1092–1104
P. Narayanan
MA, LLB, Advocate
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