India Copyright Cases
306 decisions indexed
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A.V. Meiyappan v.Commissioner Of Commercial Taxes
A film producer challenged assessments made by commercial tax authorities who sought to include payments received for leasing exploitation rights of his films as assessable sales turnover. The petitioner argued that these were not sales of goods but realizations of copyrighted rights, falling outside the scope of the Sales Tax Act. The court ruled in favor of the petitioner, holding that no sales turnover was involved and thus the tax and penalty levies were illegal.
A.V. Meiyappan v.The Commissioner Of Commercial Taxes
A film producer challenged assessments made by the Commercial Taxes Authority, which sought to include payments received from leasing film exploitation rights as taxable sales turnover. The petitioner argued that these were realizations of intangible copyright rights, not sales of goods. The court ruled in favor of the petitioner, holding that since no sale of goods was involved, the tax and penalty levies were illegal.
The United Concern v.The Daily Calendar Supplying Bureau, Sivakasi
The plaintiff, United Concern, alleged that the respondent, Daily Calendar Supplying Bureau, copied their copyrighted oil painting of Lord Subramania. The trial court found infringement and granted injunction and damages. The respondent appealed, arguing lack of originality and infringement. The High Court upheld the finding of substantial reproduction and dismissed the appeal.
Messrs Macmillan and Co. Ltd. v.A firm of publishers carrying on business in Madras under the name and style of "The Little Flower and Co."
The plaintiffs sued for copyright infringement regarding two works: 'The Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy and 'Stories from Tagore'. The defendants published guides that reproduced substantial parts of these original works. The court addressed preliminary issues concerning the validity of the Copyright Act in post-independence India before ruling on the merits.
S.K. Dutt v.Law Book Co. And Ors.
S.K. Dutt sued Law Book Co. and others, alleging that their publication contained numerous passages pirated from his copyrighted work, 'The Indian Partnership Act'. The plaintiff claimed infringement and sought damages and an injunction.
Calico Printers Association, Ltd. v.D.N. Mukerjea
The plaintiffs, proprietors of three registered cotton designs, sued the defendant for copyright infringement after discovering he was importing and selling similar designs on cotton materials. The dispute centered on whether the defendant knowingly infringed the copyrights or merely sold goods in ignorance of the rights.
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