unlawful dissemination and communication in print or electronic form would
constitute infringement of the copyright of the Plaintiffs. The relevant
provisions are set out below:
“14. Meaning of copyright.-- For the purposes of
this Act, copyright means the exclusive right
subject to the provisions of this Act, to do or
authorise the doing of any of the following acts in
respect of a work or any substantial part thereof,
namely-(a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical
work, not being a computer programme,-(i) to reproduce the work in any material form
including the storing of it in any medium by
electronic means;
(ii) to issue copies of the work to the public not
being copies already in circulation;
(iii) to perform the work in public, or communicate
it to the public;
(iv) to make any cinematograph film or sound
recording in respect of the work;
(v) to make any translation of the work;
(vi) to make any adaptation of the work;
(vii) to do, in relation to a translation or an
adaptation of the work, any of the acts specified in
relation to the work in sub-clauses (i) to (vi);
…
(d) in the case of a cinematograph film,-(i) to make a copy of the film, including-(A) a photograph of any image forming part
thereof; or
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
By:DEVANSHU JOSHI
Signing Date:31.08.2022
12:12:31
CS (COMM) 282/2020
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