Copyright:

Copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights given by the law to the creators of original works.
It is a form of intellectual property protection granted by law.
The rights provided under Copyright law include the rights of reproduction of the work,
communication of the work to the public, adaptation of the work and translation of the work.
Copyright laws serve to create property rights for certain kinds of intellectual property, generally
called works of authorship.
Copyright laws protect the legal rights of the creator of an ‘original work’ by preventing others
from reproducing the work in any other way.

The main goals of copyright are: -

• To encourage the development of culture, science and innovation

• To provide a financial benefit to copyright holders for their works

• To facilitate access to knowledge and entertainment for the public.

Copyright provides a framework for relationships between the different players in the content
industries, as well as for relationships between rights holders and the consumers of content.
Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property, along with trademarks and patents in all countries,
and other creations (such as trade secrets, database rights, rights of publicity and the like) that
may vary from country to country.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RELATED INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND

CONVENTIONS
Indian copyright law is at parity with the international standards as contained in TRIPS.

The (Indian) Copyright Act, 1957, pursuant to the amendments in 1999, 2002, and 2012, fully
reflects

• The Berne Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1886, and
• The Universal Copyrights Convention, to which India is a party.

India is also a party to the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Rights of Producers of
Phonograms and is an active member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

International copyright treaties

Several international treaties encourage reasonably coherent protection of copyright from

country to country. They set minimum standards of protection which each signatory country then
implements within the bounds of its own copyright law.

1. Berne Convention, 1886

Berne convention was the first and oldest multilateral convention on copyright that was for the
protection of literary and artistic work which was adopted in 1886.

Initially, 10 nations were part of this convention and today 152 nations out of 190 are part of it.
This convention made a union for the protection of the rights of the authors in their literary and
artistic work.
The Berne Convention provides that, at a minimum, copyright protection in all signatory
countries should extend to “literary and artistic works”, including “every production in the
literary, scientific and artistic domain, whatever may be the mode or form of its expression.”

The Berne Convention contributed some major concerns to the copyright laws: -
1. The work originating in one signatory nation of the Berne Convention to be protected in the
same manner in other nations too.
2. The automatic protection was granted to the author’s work and was not subjected to any
registration deposition fees or any formal notice in connection with the publication. This
means that the copyright exists as soon as the work is “FIXED” i.e. recorded in any form.
3. If any dispute arises in the nation of origin, then the dispute can be filed in either of both
nations.
4. It described the types of works protected, duration of protection, scope of exceptions and
Limitations of copyright.
5. Principles such as “national treatment” (works originating in one signatory country are
given the same protection in the other signatory countries as each grants to works of its own
nationals)
6. Principles such as “automatic protection” (copyright inheres automatically in a qualifying
work upon its fixation in a tangible medium and without any required prior formality).

2. WIPO Copyright Treaty

The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) is a special agreement under the Berne Convention that
deals with the protection of works and the rights of their authors in the digital environment.

In addition to the rights recognized by the Berne Convention, they are granted certain economic
rights.

The Treaty also deals with two subject matters to be protected by copyright:
i.Computer programs, whatever the mode or form of their expression; and
ii.Compilations of data or other material ("databases").

The treaty was signed in 1996 and also recognizes that the transmission of works over the
Internet and similar networks is an exclusive right within the scope of copyright, originally
held by the creator.
It categorizes as copyright infringement both: -

• The circumvention of technological protection measures attached to works

• The removal from a work of embedded rights management information.

3. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

The Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) is comprehensive in
giving cover to all areas of technology, property, patents, trademarks, copyrights and so on.

The TRIPs encourages upon the member country’s sovereign right to frame its own legislation
on intellectual property matters. This clause has been included on account of persistent demand
from developed and industrialized countries.

The TRIPs Agreement covers seven categories of intellectual property rights:

• Copyright

• Trademarks

• Geographical Indications

• Industrial Designs

• Patents

• Integrated Circuits

• Trade Secrets

It was signed in 1996 and administered by the world trade organization. This agreement includes
a number of provisions related to the enforcement of Intellectual Property rights. It says
that national laws have to make the effective enforcement of Intellectual Property rights
possible, and describes in detail how enforcement should be addressed.

INDIAN COPYRIGHTS ACT, 1957

Copyright law protects expressions of ideas rather than the ideas themselves.

It protects original works of ownership.

It gives an exclusive right to do or authorize others to do certain acts in relation to literary,

dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematography, and sound recordings.

Computer programs are also included in literary works.

Authors of Computer programs, and broadcasting organizations are to be given the right to
authorize or prohibit the commercial rental of their works to the public. These similar exclusive
rights also apply to the films.

The Copyright Act, 1957, along with the Copyright Rules, 1958, is the governing law for
copyright protection in India. After independence, the Indian Copyright Act was the first law
which was enacted from the provisions of the Berne Convention.

Objectives:

The Indian Copyright Act, 1957 is enacted with the following two main objectives:

1. Encouragement to the Original Work:

The main objective of the Copyright Act is to encourage authors, composers, artists, and
designers to create original works by rewarding them with the exclusive right for a limited period
(usually for the life of the originator plus 50 years) to exploit the work for monetary gain.

The economic exploitation is done by licensing such exclusive rights to the entrepreneurs like
publishers, film producers and record manufacturers for monetary consideration.
In reality, people who economically exploit the copyright are the greater beneficiaries of the
copyright law than the creators of works of copyright. The publishers and authors of books are
such examples.

2. Protection to the Originator:

The objective of copyright law is also, in essence, to protect the author or the creator of the
original work from the unauthorized reproduction or exploitation of his/her materials.
The right also extends to prevent others from exercising without authority any other form of right
attached to copyright, for example, in the case of literary work, the right of translation,
adaptation or abridgment.
In recent times, with the rapid advance of technology, copyright infringement in the form of
‘piracy’ has become a serious problem of an international character. This is because
technological progress has made the reproduction of copyrighted material easy and cheap.

Accordingly, Indian copyright owners can protect their copyright in almost any country in the
world. The appropriate actions taken under the Copyright Act 1957 can stop the infringement of
copyright. Infringement of copyright is also an offense punishable with imprisonment and fine.

DEVELOPMENT OF COPYRIGHT LAWS IN INDIA

The Indian Copyright law was developed in 3 phases:

1. Early Phase: - In 1911, the earliest statutory law on copyright was made under the
administration of British rule. The provisions of the Berne convention were followed.
During that phase, the term of copyright was for the lifetime of the author plus 7 years after
his death and the government could grant a compulsory license to publish a book. The
registration was also made necessary in 1914.
2. Modern Phase: - Copyright Act of 1911 was again amended in 1914 and it was also called
modern copyright legislation. For the very first time criminal sanction was introduced in act
for infringement of copyright. The term of the copyright was fixed for 10 years from the
date of its first publication. This act remained applicable until replaced by Copyright Act,
1957.
3. 1957 Phase: - The Act was enacted after the independence of the nation from British rule. It
was the first enactment of intellectual property laws. It came into force on 21st January 1958.
Major provisions of act were adopted by the Berne convention of protection of literary and
artistic work, 1886.
This act is amended 6 times till now to align with rapid changes in society and provisions of
international treaties i.e. Berne Convention, UCC, TRIPs Agreement.

SUBJECT MATTER OF COPYRIGHT, ECONOMICS AND MORAL RIGHTS

 Modern copyright laws serve to protect a variety of intellectual property ranging from songs and
jingles to computer software and proprietary databases. All subject matters protected by
copyright are called ‘works’.
Thus according to Section 13 of The Copyright Act 1957, it may be subjected to the following
works:
Clause (a) of this Section 13 provides the definition of original work whereas clause (b) and
(c) provides secondary works.
1. Primary Works
a. Original Literary Work,
b. Original Dramatic work,
c. Original Musical work,
d. Original Artistic Work,
2. Secondary Works
Cinematography films, and Sound recordings.

Original Literary Works:

Section 2(o) of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides an inclusive definition of word literary works
according to which the literary work includes computer programming, tablets, and compilations
including computer database.
These cover published works including books, articles, journals, and periodicals, as well as
manuscripts. Even adaptations, translations, and abridgements are taken as original works and
are protected under copyright law. Section 13(a) classify literary works in the primary work.

Case: Zee Telefilms v. Sundil Communications

Facts: A had prepared concept notes for the purpose of television film which consists of
characters, plots, notes and sketches etc.
Issues: Whether A is entitled to the copyright of those concept notes?
Held: Yes, since A invests labour and skill in preparing the concept paper. Such a person is
entitled to copyright.

Case: Macmillan & Co. v. K.J Cooper

Facts: Plaintiff’s book consisted of selected passages from Plutarch’s life of Alexander the
Great, joined together by a few words to give a different appearance. The book also contained an
introduction and notes useful for education. A similar book was published by the defendants with
notes. The original work contained 40,000 words while the defendants had copied 20,000 words
and 7000 words in notes.
Issue: Whether the defendants work infringed the copyright in the plaintiff’s works?
Held: Defendants work infringed the copyright

Original Dramatic Works:

According to section 2(h) of the Copyright Act, 1957, the dramatic work includes any piece for
recitation, choreographic work or entertainment in dumb shows, the scenic arrangement or acting
form which is fixed in writing or otherwise but does not include a cinematographic film. Since
the definition is an inclusive one, the other things fall within the general meaning of dramatic
work, and may also be covered by the definition.
Case: Academy of General Education Manipal v. Malini Mallya
The court shows a clear difference between literary and dramatic work. The difference between
the two rests on the fact that literary work allows itself to be read while a dramatic work “forms
the text upon which the performance of the plays rests.” A dance performance will not be
covered under copyright work but under dramatic work.
Case: Creation Records v. New Group Newspaper
Held: It was held that a photograph that involves no movement or action cannot be treated as
dramatic work. Copyright of Dramatic work can in form of:
Adaption of Dramatic work: - Adaptation work means the modification of that work in some
other form.

Original Musical Works:

According to section 2(p) of the Copyright Act, 1957, musical work means any work consisting
of music and includes any graphical notion of such work, but does not include any words or any
action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music. The words in a song and the
music have separate rights and the rights cannot be merged. In order to qualify for copyright
protection, a musical work must be original.
Example:- Famous song “Yaaram” which is written by Gulzar and composed by Vishal
Bharadwaj. The copyright of the lyrics will belong to Gulzar and the musical composition will
be of the composer Vishal Bharadwaj.

Original Artistic Works:

According to the section 2(c) of the Copyright Act, 1957, the artistic work includes any
painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving photograph of any work possessing artistic qualities.
However, it also includes the architecture and artistic craftsmanship of such works.
Case: Associated publishers vs Bashyam
Facts: A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was made based on two photographs.
Held: A portrait based on photographs will be entitled to copyright if it produced a result from
the photograph and the portrait itself is original.
Example: A photographer took a photograph of a painting of MF Hussain, then paints the same
himself and sells such copies painted by him.
Held: A copyright in a painting is infringed when a person copies from the original painting or a
picture of painting.

Cinematographic Films
Section 2(f) of the Copyright Act, 1957 defines cinematographic films which include any work
of visual recording and a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and the
expression cinematograph shall be construed as including any work produced by any process
analogous to cinematographic including video films. It is classified into secondary works as
suggested in clause (b) of section 13 of the act.
Case: R.G. Anand vs Delux Films
Facts: Plaintiff was a producer and play writer of play ‘Hum Hindustani’. The plaintiff tried to
consider the possibility of filming and narrated the play to the defendant. The defendant, without
informing the plaintiff, made the picture ‘New Delhi’ which was alleged to be based on the said
play.
Issue: Whether the film ‘New Delhi’ was an infringement of the plaintiff’s copyright in play
‘Hum Hindustani’?
Held: No, because the stories were different, only the theme “love story” was same.
Case: Balwinder Singh vs Delhi Administration
Held: The concept of cinematograph is not only limited to movies being played in theater it also
covers videos and television, they both fall under the preview of cinematograph film.
Level of Originality:

A television report or documentary may be based upon a live incident or a newspaper report,
thus the act does not prescribe any specified level of originality in the cinematographic film.

Sound Recordings:

According to section 2(xx) of The Copyright Act, 1957, sound recording suggests that a
recording of sounds from which that sound may be produced regardless of the medium on which
such recording is made or the method by which the sounds are produced. Clause (c) of section 13
of the act state sound recordings as a by-product works.
Case: Gramophone Co. India v. Super Cassette Industries
Facts: ‘G.co’, Plaintiff, produced audio records titled ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ by Rajashree
production ltd, who were the owners of cinematographic work. They had already sold 55 lakhs
audio cassettes and 40,000 compact discs titled ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’. The defendants too
launched an audio cassette by adopting the same title with its design, color scheme, get up and
layout deceptively similar. Permanent Injunction was sought.
Held: Injunction varied by stipulating not to use the same title, design colour scheme etc with
bold letters the record is a version of different artists.

RIGHTS OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER

In the Copyright Act, 1957, the owner possesses the rights which are to prevent others from
using his works in certain ways and to claim compensation for the usurpation of that right. In this
Act, there are two types of rights given to the owner:

• Economical rights;

• Moral rights.

Economic rights
This right is also known as the Exclusive Rights of the copyright holder provided under Section
14 of the Act. In this Act different types of work come with different types of rights. Such as:

1. In the case of original literary, musical, and dramatic work:

• Right to reproduce;
• Right to issue copies;

• Right to perform at public;

• Right to make cinematography and sound recording;

• Right to make any translation;

• Right to adaptation; and

• Right to do any other activities related to the translation or adaptation.

2. In the case, of computer program work:

• Right to do any act aforesaid mentioned; and

• Right to sell, rent, offer for sale of the copyrighted work.

3. In the case of artistic work:

• Right to reproduce;

• Right to communicate;

• Right to issue copies;

• Right to make any cinematography and sound recording;

• Right to make an adaptation; and

• Right to do any other activities related to the translation or adaptation.

4. In case of a cinematograph film work:

• Right to sell, rent, offer for sale of the copyrighted work; and

• Right to communicate.

5. In the case of a sound recording work:

• Right to communicate;

• Right to issue copies; and

• Right to sell, rent, offer for sale of the copyrighted work.

Moral rights
In addition to the protection of economic rights, the Copyright Act, 1957 conjointly protects
ethical rights, that is due to the actual fact that a literary or inventive work reflects the
temperament of the creator, just as much as the economic rights reflect the author’s need to keep
the body and the soul of his work out from commercial exploitation and infringement. These
rights are supported by Article 6 of the Berne Convention of 1886, formally referred to as a
world convention for the protection of literary and inventive works, whose core provision relies
on the principle of national treatment, i.e. treats the opposite good as one’s own.
Section 57 of The Copyright Act, of 1957 recognizes two types of moral rights which are:

• Right to paternity– which incorporates the right to assert the authorship of the work, and
the right to forestall others from claiming authorship of his work; and

• Right to integrity- which incorporates the right to restrain, or claim damages in respect of
any distortion, modification, mutilation, or any other act relating to the said work if such
distortion, multiplication, or alternative act would be prejudiced to claimant honor or name.

AUTHORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP IN COPYRIGHT

Section 17 of this Act recognizes the author as the first owner, which states that subject to the
provision of this Act, the author of a work shall be the first owner of the copyright therein:

• In the case of literary or dramatic composition, the author,

• In the case of musical work, the musician,

• In the case of creative work apart from photography, the artist,

• In the case of photographic work, the artist,

• In the case of cinematographic or recording work, the producer,

• In case of any work generated by any computer virus, the one who created it.

However, this provision provided to bound exception:

• In case of creation is made by the author underemployment of the proprietor of any

newspaper, magazine or any periodic, the said proprietor,

• In the case where a photograph is taken, painting or portrait is drawn, a cinematograph is

made for the valuable consideration of any person, such person,

• In case of work done in the course of the author’s employment under the contract of service,
such employer,

• In case of address or speech delivered on behalf of another person in public, such person,

• In the case of government works, the government,

• In the case of work done under the direction and control of public undertaking such public
undertaking, such and
• In the case of work done in which the provision of Section 41 apply, concerned international
organizations.

ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT
The owner of the copyright can generate wealth not only by exploiting it but also by sharing it
with others for mutual benefit. This can be done by the way of assignment and licensing of
copyright.
Only the owner of the copyright has the right to assign his existing or future copyrighted work
either wholly or partly and as a result of such assignment the assignee becomes entitled to all the
rights related to copyright to the assigned work, and he shall be treated as the owner of the
copyright in respect of those rights.
Mode of the assignment agreement
As per Section 19, these conditions are necessary for a valid assignment:

• It should be in writing and signed;

• It should specify the kinds of rights assigned and the duration or territorial extent; and

• It should specify the amount of royalty payable if required in any case.

It is also provided that, if the period is not mentioned in the agreement it will be considered as
five years and if the territorial extent is not stipulated in the agreement, it will be considered as
applicable to the whole of India.
Disputes related to the assignment of copyright
According to the Copyright Act, 1957, the appellant board where the receipt of the complaint by
the assignor and after holding necessary inquiry finds that the assignee has failed to make the
exercise of the rights assigned to him, and such failure is attributed to any act or omission of the
assignor, may by suitable order, revoke such assignment.
However, if the dispute arises with respect to the assignment of any copyright then that appellate
board may also order the recovery of any royalty payable.
Operation of law in assignment
According to The Copyright Act, 1957, where under a bequest a person is entitled to the
manuscript of any literary, dramatic or any other kind of work and such work has not been
published before the death of the testator, unless the contrary is proved such person shall be
treated as the owner for such work.
INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES
Where a person intentionally or unintentionally infringes the rights of the copyright holder, the
holder may be subject to the following remedies available under this Act.
Civil remedies
These remedies are given under Section 55 of the Copyright Act, 1957 which are:
Interlocutory injunction
This is the most important remedy against the copyright infringement, it means a judicial process
by which one who is threatening to invade or has invaded the legal or equitable rights of another
is restrained from commencing or continuing such act, or is commanded to restore matters to the
position in which they stood previous to the relation. Thus for granting the interlocutory
injunction, the following three factors are considered as necessary:

• Prima facie case, an assumption of the court that the plaintiff can succeed in the case and
become eligible for relief.

• Balance of convenience, in it the court will determine which parties suffer the greater harm,
this determination can vary with the facts of each case.

• Irreparable injury, it is difficult to decide and determine on a case by case basis. Some
examples of it include- loss of goodwill or irrevocable damages to reputation, loss of market
share.

Mareva injunction
This is a particular form of the interlocutory injunction which restrains the defendant from
disposing of assets that may be required to satisfy the plaintiff’s claim or for removing them
from the jurisdiction of the Court.

Anton Piller order

This order is passed to take into possession the infringed documents, copies and other relevant
material of the defendant, by the solicitor of the plaintiff. This order is named after the famous
case of Anton Piller KG v/s Manufacturing Process Ltd, 1976. In this case, the plaintiff Antone
Piller, the German manufacturer is successful in passing ex-parte awards of restraining the use of
his copyrighted products against the defendant.
John Deo’s order
In this order, the Court has the power to injunct rather than those impeded in the suit, who may
be found violating the rights in the field of copyright. Thus this order is issued against the
unknown person, who has allegedly committed some wrong, but whose identities cannot
entertain the plaintiff.

Pecuniary remedies
There are three types of pecuniary remedies provided:

1. An account of profit, which lets the owner seek the sum of money made, equal to the profit
made through unlawful conduct.
2. Compensatory damages, which let the copyright owner seek the damages he suffered.
3. Conversational damages, which are assessed to the value of the article.

Criminal remedies
For infringement of copyright, the criminal remedies provided under Section 63:

1. Imprisonment, not less than 6 months which may extend up to 3 years;

2. Fine may not be less than 50,000 which may extend up to 2,00,000;
3. Search and seizure of copyrighted goods; and
4. Delivery of copyrighted goods to the copyrighted owner.
In the case of repeat offenders, the minimum punishment terms of 1 year and a fine of 1 lakh
however, the highest punishment will be the same as the first-time offender.

EXCEPTIONS
This act shall not constitute copyright infringement in cases of:

Fair Dealing
Fair dealing is the statutory limitation on the exclusive right of the copyright owner which
permits the reproduction or use of copyrighted work in a manner that otherwise would have
constituted infringement. This law is given under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957
according to which the free uses can be made for any work except computer programs for the
purposes:
• For private and personal use including research,

• For criticism and review,

• For reporting of current events or issues including lectures in public,

• For broadcasting in cinematographic films or by posting photographs,

• For reproduction and reporting of any judicial proceeding,

• For reproduction, or publication of any kind of work prepared by the secretariat of a

legislature,

• For reproduction of any kind of work in a certified copy made or supplied accordance with
any law,

• For reading and recitation of any literary or dramatic work in the public domain,

• For publication of any non-copyright matter bona fide intended for the use of educational
institutes, and

• For recording any sound by the owner of the right in the work.

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDERS

Chapter IX of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 describes the provisions of international copyright.
Section 40 states the powers to extend copyright to foreign works and section 42 governs the
provisions as to works of certain international organizations.
The power to extend copyright to foreign works is as follows -
The Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any
provisions of this Act, shall apply.
(a) To publish work first within the territory of India and then outside
(b) To unpublished works, the authors whereof were at the time of the making of the work,
subjects or citizens of a foreign country to which the order relates, in like manner as if the
authors were citizens of India.
(c) In respect of domicile in any territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner
as if such domicile were in India
(d) To any work of which the author was at the date of the first publication thereof, or, in the
case where the author was dead at the date, was at the time of his death, a subject or citizens of a
foreign country to which the order relates in like manner as if the author was a citizen of India at
that date or time.
According to section 42 of the act, it provides power to restrict rights in works of foreign authors
first published in India – If it appears to the Central Government that a foreign country does not
give or has not undertaken to give adequate protection to the works of Indian authors, the Central
Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that such of the provisions of
this Act as confer copyright on works first published after the date specified in the order, the
authors whereof are subjects or citizens of a such foreign country and are not domiciled in India,
and thereupon those provisions shall not apply to such works.

ISSUES IN DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS

Digital Right Management includes techniques which have been developed to control
duplication, modification and distribution of original works. The authors or the creators of the
original works contend that DRM techniques are necessary in order to protect their interest by
preventing free and unauthorized copying and distribution of their work.
However there are few who support the view that DRM techniques pose unnecessary hurdles for
the public and impede the way of innovation and creativity by not letting others from being
motivated by the original work of others.

PROVISIONS UNDER INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW

Many techniques have been developed to protect the original work like digital watermarking,
access and copy controls etc. However, despite the fact that these techniques have been
incorporated in the legislation, regulation and protection of original works in the digital
environment remains a goal that is yet to be achieved. It is very important that ideas should be
available to the general public so that the flow of creativity must not be blocked. However,
creators and authors must always be incentivized for their efforts. Hence the interest of both
must be kept in mind while enacting and implementing DRM techniques.

Strengthening of Border Measures

Section 53, dealing with the importation of infringing copies, has been substituted with a new
section providing detailed border measures to strengthen the enforcement of rights by making
provisions to control the import of infringing copies by the Customs Department, disposal of
infringing copies and presumption of authorship under civil remedies.
Protection of Technological Measures

The new section 65A, introduced for protection of technological protection measures (TPM)
used by a copyright owner to protect his rights on the work, makes circumvention of it a criminal
offense punishable with imprisonment.

As a result, any person who circumvents an effective technological measure applied for the
protection of any of the rights, with the intention of infringing such rights, shall be punishable
with imprisonment, which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine. The rationale
is to prevent the possibility of high-rate infringement (digital piracy) in digital media.

This amendment also clarifies the problem of circumvention impacting the public interest on
access to work facilitated by copyright laws. Sub-section (2) permits circumvention for specified
uses.

Digital Rights Management Information

Section 65B has been introduced to provide protection of rights management information, which
has been defined under clause (xa) of section 2.

This amendment is intended to prevent the removal of the rights management information
without authority and distributing any work, fixed performance or phonogram, after removal of
rights management information. As a result, any unauthorized and intentional removal or
alteration of any rights management information is a criminal offence punishable with
imprisonment, which may extend to two years and fine. The rationale of the protection emanates
from the practice in the digital world of managing the rights through online contracts governing
the terms and conditions of use.

The protection of technological measures and rights management information were introduced in
WCT and WPPT as effective measures to prevent the infringement of copyright in digital
environments. The introduction of Sections 65A and 65B is expected to help the film, music and
publishing industry in fighting piracy.
A. Situation: A small restaurant named "Tasty Treats" creates a unique logo and tagline for
its brand. The owner wants to protect it under Copyright Act, 1957 but is unsure whether it
falls under copyright or trademark protection.

Question:
(a) Can a logo and tagline be protected under the Copyright Act, 1957? Why or why not?
(b) What is the difference between copyright and trademark protection?

B. Situation: Priya is a YouTuber who creates educational videos. She uses a popular
Bollywood song as background music in her latest video without permission. The song’s
owner files a copyright claim.

Question:
(a) Does Priya’s use of the song violate copyright laws? Explain.
(b) What are the possible legal consequences of using copyrighted music without
permission?

C. A book titled "Indian Heritage & Culture" was written by an author named Mr. Sharma in
1955. He passed away in 1960. A publisher wants to reprint the book in 2023 without
obtaining any permission.
Question:
(a) What is the duration of copyright protection for literary works under the Copyright Act,
1957?
(b) Can the publisher legally reprint the book in 2023? Justify your answer.

D. Situation: Ramesh, a photographer, clicks a beautiful picture of the Taj Mahal and uploads
it on his personal blog. A travel agency downloads the picture and uses it in their
advertisements without Ramesh’s permission.
Question:
(a) Who owns the copyright of the photograph under the Copyright Act, 1957?
(b) Has the travel agency committed copyright infringement? Explain with relevant
provisions of the Act.