Law of Copyright
Hidayatullah National Law University · LL.B. Semester 7 · LLB-H-704
Unit I — INTRODUCTION
Concept of copyright · Justification of copyright as an intellectual property · Historical development of copyright law · Before and after advent of printing press · Birth of Stationer’s Co. 1556 · Statute of Anne and its salient features · The British Copyright Act 1911 · Indian History of Copyright Law: · Indian Copyright Act 1847 · Copyright Act, 1914 · Copyright Act 1957 · Copyright Amendment Act 2012 · Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 · General Principles Governing Copyright Landma (a) Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. 188 U.S. 239 (1903). rk Case (b) Donaldson v. Becket (1774) 2 Brown's Parl. Cases (2d ed.) 129 laws (c) Satish Kumar v Khusbu Singh, CS COMM--89/2019 Del HC Relevan ● Indian Copyright Act 1847 t Laws ● Copyright Act, 1914 · Copyright Act 1957
Unit II — INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO COPYRIGHT LAW
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1886 · Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (1961). · Universal Copyright Convention, 1952 · Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 1995. · WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, 1996 · WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 · The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, 2012 · Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons, Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013
Unit III — SUBJECT MATTER OF COPYRIGHT
Concept of Originality · Idea/Expression Dichotomy Unit Merger Doctrine III Unit Works Protected IV • Artistic, Musical, Literary and Dramatic · Sound Recording · Computer Programs · Cinematograph Films
Unit IV — AUTHORSHIP AND RIGHTS OF COPYRIGHT OWNERS
Authorship v. Ownership: Author as the First Owner · Joint Authorship · Economic Rights of Authors First Sale Doctrine and Exhaustion of Copyright · Moral Rights of Authors · Neighboring Rights · Performer’s Rights · Broadcasting Rights Landm a) Gee Pee Films v Pratik ChowdhuryAIR 2002 CAL 33 ark b) VT Thomas v Malyalam Manorama, AIR1989KER49 Case c) Walter v Lane, AC 539 d) Nazma Heptullah v M/s Orient Longman Ltd, AIR 1989 Del 63 laws e) Star India v Leo Burnett, 2003(2) BomCR655 f) Amarnath Sehgal v. Union of India, 117 (2005) DLT 717 g) Garware Plastics &Polyster Ltd. v Telelink, AIR 1989 Bom 331 h) Manu Bhandari v Kala Vikas Kendra, AIR 1987 Del 13 i) Star India v Piyush Agarwal, CS(OS) Nos. 2722/2012, 3232/2012 (Del) j) TIPS v Wynk, MANU/MH/0862/2019 k) Neha Bhasin v Anand Raj Anand, (2006) 132 DLT 196 l) ESPN Star Sports v. Global Broadcast News Ltd. & Ors., 2008 (36) PTC 492 (Del). Relevant Copyright Act 1957 Law Essen • Singh, Justice Prathiba M. (2020) "Evolution of Copyright Law: The tial Indian Journey," Indian Journal of Law and Technology: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Readi Article 3. DOI: 10.55496/SQKH5138 Available at: ngs https://repository.nls.ac.in/ijlt/vol16/iss2/3 · Copyright – Economic and Moral Rights, E-PG Pathshala, available athttps://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=ZzUApm Bk4i7kYctp+aiP1w== · Alka Chawala, Law of Copyright: Comparative Perspectives, 1st ed., 2013, Lexis Nexis. · Pranesh Prakash, Exhaustion: Imports, Exports, and the Doctrine of First Sale in Indian Copyright Law, 5 NUJS L. Rev. 635 (2012), https://cis india.org/a2k/publications/exhaustion.pdf
Unit V — COMMERCIAL DEALING IN COPYRIGHT
Duration of Copyright · Assignment of Copyright Unit Licensing of Copyright III • Voluntary · Statutory · Compulsory Unit International Copyright IV
Unit VI — INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES
Infringement of Copyright · Defenses: Fair Use in Copyright, Fair Use v. Fair dealing Unit Remedies for Infringement III • Civil · Criminal · Administrative Landm a) Francis Day v Bron, Ch. 587 (Eng.) ark b) Roger v Koons, 960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992) Case c) Knit Pro International v State of NCT, (2022) 10 SCC 221 d) The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of University of Oxford and Ors. laws vs. Rameshwari Photocopy Services and Ors. (09.12.2016 - DELHC): MANU/DE/3285/2016 e) Civic Chandran v. Ammini Amma, AIR 1996 Ker 273. f) India TV Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd. v. Yashraj Films Pvt. Ltd., (2013) 53 PTC 586 (Del). g) Super Cassettes Industries v Hamar Telivision Network Pvt Ltd (2001(45) PTC 70) h) Ladbroke v William Hills, 1 All ER 465 Relevant Copyright Act 1957 Law
Unit VII — CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT LAW
Concept of Copyleft and Creative Commons License · Intermediaries Liability and copyright protection · Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Copyright Laws