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Title : THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957
Year : 1957
Act :
CHAPTER XII
CIVIL REMEDIES
54.Definition.
54.Definition. For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression "owner of copyright" shall include-
(a) an exclusive licensee;
(b) in the case of an anonymous or pseudonymous literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, the publisher of the work, until the identity of the author or, in the case of an anonymous work of joint authorship, or a work of joint authorship published under names all of which are pseudonyms, the identity of any of the authors, is disclosed publicly by the author and the publisher or is otherwise established to the satisfaction of the Copyright Board by that author or his legal representatives.
55.Civil remedies for infringement of copyright.
55. (1)Civil remedies for infringement of copyright. Where copyright in any work has been infringed, the owner of the copyright shall, except as otherwise provided by this Act, be entitled to all such remedies by way of injunction, damages, accounts and otherwise as are or may be conferred by law for the infringement of a right:
Provided that if the defendant proves that at the date of the infringement he was not aware and had no reasonable ground for believing that copyright subsisted in the work, the plantiff shall not be entitled to any remedy other than an injunction in respect of the infringement and a decree for the whole or part of the profits made by the defendant by the sale of the infringing copies as the court may in the circumstances deem reasonable.
(2) Where, in the case of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a name purporting to be that of the author or the publisher, as the case may be, appears on copies of the work as published, or, in the case of an artistic work, appeared on the work when it was made, the person whose name so appears or appeared shall, in any proceeding in respect of infringement of copyright in such work, be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be the author or the publisher of the work, as the case may be.
(3) The costs of all parties in any proceedings in respect of the infringement of copyright shall be in the discretion of the court.
56.Protection of separate rights.
56. Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rights comprising the copyright in any work are owned by different persons,
37.the owner of any such right shall, to the extent of that right, be entitled to the remedies provided by this Act and may individually enforce such right by means of any suit, action or other proceeding without making the owner of any other right a party to such suit, action or proceeding.
57.Authors special rights.
57.(1)Authors special rights. Independently of the authors copyright, and even after the assignment either wholly or partially of the said copyright, the author of a work shall have the right to claim the authorship of the work as well as the right to restrain, or claim damages in respect of,-
(a) any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the said work; or
(b) any other action in relation to the said work which would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation.
(2) The right conferred upon an author of a work by sub-section
(1), other than the right to claim authorship of the work, may be exercised by the legal representatives of the author:
58.Right of owner against persons possessing or dealing with infringingcopies.
58.Right of owner against persons possessing or dealing with infringing copies. All infringing copies of any work in which copyright subsists, and all plates used or intended to be used for the production of such infringing copies, shall be deemed to be the property of the owner of the copyright, who accordingly may take proceedings for the recovery of possession thereof or in respect of the conversion thereof:
Provided that the owner of the copyright shall not be entitled to any remedy in respect of the conversion of any infringing copies, if the opponent proves-
(a) that he was not aware and had no reasonable ground to believe that copyright subsisted in the work of which such copies are alleged to be infringing copies ; or
(b) that he had reasonable grounds for believing that such copies or plates do not involve infringement of the copyright in any work.
59.Restriction on remedies in the case of words of architecture.
59. (1)Restriction on remedies in the case of words of architecture. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Specific
Relief Act 1963, where the construction of a building or other structure which infringes or which, if completed, would infringe the copyright in some other work has been commenced, the owner of the copyright shall not be entitled to obtain an injunction to restrain the construction of such building or structure or to order its demolition. (1 of 1877).
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1 Subs. by Act 23 if 1983, s.20 (w.e.f. 9.8.1984)
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38.(2) Nothing in section 58 shall apply in respect of the construction of a building or other structure which infringes or which, if completed, would infringe the copyright in some other work.
60.
Remedy of the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings.
60.Remedy of the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings.
Where any person claiming to be the owner of copyright in any work, by circulars, advertisements or otherwise, threatens any other person with any legal proceedings or liability in respect of an alleged infringement of the copyright, any person aggrieved thereby may, notwithstanding anything contained in section 34 of the Specific
Relief Act, 1963 institute a declaratory suit that the alleged infringement to which the threats related was not in fact an infringement of any legal rights of the person making such threats and may in any such suit-
(a) obtain an injunction against the continuance of such threats ; and
(b) recover such damages, if any, as he has sustained by reason of such threats:
Provided that this section shall not apply if the person making such threats, with due diligence, cemmences and prosecutes an action for infringement of the copyright claimed by him.
61.Owners of copyright to be party to the proceeding.
61. (1)Owners of copyright to be party to the proceeding. In every civil suit or other proceeding regarding infringement of copyright instituted by an exclusive licensee, the owner of the copyright shall, unless the court otherwise directs, be made a defendant and where such owner is made a defendant, he shall have the right to dispute the claim of the exclusive licensee.
(2) Where any civil suit or other proceeding regarding infringe-
ment of copyright instituted by an exclusive licensee is successful, no fresh suit or other proceeding in respect of the same cause of action shall lie at the instance of the owner of the copyright.
62.Jurisdiction of court over matters arising under this chapter.
62. (1)Jurisdiction of court over matters arising under this chapter. Every suit or other civil proceeding arising under this
Chapter in respect of the infringement of copyright in any work or the infringement of any other right conferred by this Act shall be instituted in the district court having jurisdiction.
(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), a " district court having jurisdiction " shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (5 of 1908) or any other law for the time being in force, include a district court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction, at the time of the institution of the suit or other proceeding. the
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1 Subs. by Act 23 of 1983, s.21 (w.e.f. 9.8.1984)
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39.person instituting the suit or other proceeding or, where there are more than one such persons, any of them actually and voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain.
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