Unit I · Intellectual Property Law
| Act / instrument | Section | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Copyright Act, 1957 | 33 | Performing rights societies |
| Copyright Act, 1957 | 51 | When copyright is infringed |
| Copyright Act, 1957 | 52 | Fair dealing and other exceptions |
| Copyright Act, 1957 | 63 | Offence of infringement |
AIR 1977 SC 1443 · Supreme Court of India
Once a composer's work is incorporated in a cinematograph film, the producer's section 17 rights prevail over a performing-right society's claim unless a contract saves the composer.
(2008) 13 SCC 30 · Supreme Court of India
Broadcast of sound recordings requires a licence; a compulsory-licence claim cannot bypass the owner's exclusive right without satisfying the statute.
1996 PTC (16) 670 · Kerala High Court
A parody or abridgement that is fair dealing for criticism may not infringe if it does not misappropriate the original's commercial value.