LL. B. V Term Paper - LB - 5034 - Intellectual Property Law - II
LL. B. V Term Paper - LB - 5034 - Intellectual Property Law - II
LL. B. V Term Paper - LB - 5034 - Intellectual Property Law - II
V Term
Paper – LB – 5034 - Intellectual Property Law –II
Introduction
I. Copyright Law
[ The Copyright Act, 1957]
Doctrine of Labour, Skill and Effort – sweat of the brow and its critical analysis
Rights
Meaning of Copyright – S.14 – Bundle of Rights
Enumeration of rights in S. 14 – reproduction , issue of copies, communication to
public, to make cinematograph film and sound recording, translation, adaptation
Publication and reproduction meaning thereof in relation to all works S.14(a)(iii)-
Domestic Circle v Public
Other important rights of Computer programmes, cinematograph film, sound
recordings with special reference to rental rights
R G Anand v. Deluxe Films, AIR 1978 SC 1613 50
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Ors. v. Mr. Santosh V.G.,
MANU/DE/0406/2009; MIPR2009(2)175 (Rental Rights)
Ownership of copyright
The first owner – S.17; Who is an author – S. 2(d) and s 2 (g) (s), S.2(uu),
authorship of computer generated works,2(d) (vi), Proviso (c) to s 17
employment; Joint authorship; Definition of Producer; Term of Copyright (S.22
to 29)
Contract of service vs. Contract for service (See Indian Cases on the subject and
University of London Press Ltd. v. University Tutorial Press Ltd, (1916) 2 Ch. D
601)
Gee Pee Films Pvt. Ltd. v. Pratik Chowdhury,
2002(24) PTC 392 (Cal) (Meaning of producer) 72
Licenses
Licences by owners of copyright (S.30)
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Infringement – S. 51
Relationship with s 14; Circumvention of technological measures as
infringement
R G Anand v. Deluxe Films, AIR 1978 SC 1613
3. Neighbouring/Related rights
Rights of Broadcasting Organizations (s.37)
Performers Rights (S. 38)
Exceptions (s 39)
V. Introduction to:
1. Traditional knowledge and Folklore (TCE)
2 Integrated Circuits
The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000]
Meaning, Registration, Rights
Recommended Books
Ashwani Kumar Bansal, Materials on Copyright, (2004)
V.K. Ahuja, Intellectual Property Laws (2009)
V.K. Ahuja, Law of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: National and International
Perspectives (2007)
Alka Chawla, Copyright and Related rights, National and International Perspectives
(2007)
P. Narayanan, Copyright and Industrial Designs (2007)
Raman Mittal, Licencing Intellectual Property (2011)
K C Kankanala, A. K. Narasani, and V. Radha Krishna, Indian Patent Law and
Practice, Oxford University Press (2010)
Copinger and Skomnes James on Copyright by Gillian Davies, Kevin Garnett, and
Gwilym Harbottle(15th ed. 2005)
W.R. Cornish, and David Liewelyn, Intellectual property: Patents, Copyright,
Trademarks and Allied Rights (5th Ed. 2004)
Note: For Patents, books published after the year 2005 are to be consulted.
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LL.B. V Term
FACULTY OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI-110 007
July, 2011