1. Bollywood Goes Krazzy in Court!
- Author
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Desai, Kiran
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ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *COPYRIGHT infringement , *MOTION picture law & legislation , *COPYRIGHT of motion pictures , *MOTION picture industry licenses - Abstract
The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiff's work was used by defendants as a background score of a movie without permission. The Bombay High Court has released an injunction that restricts the defendants from releasing the movie comprising copies of the plaintiff's work. Moreover, the defendants were directed to charge consent terms in court stating their agreement to take on the entire rights of the work for 20 million Indian Rupees.
- Published
- 2009