Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 56 · Decided 23 January 2009
Academy of General EDU., Manipal & ANR. v. B. Malini Mallya
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 56 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 615
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 389/2008
- Decided
- 23 January 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
t - COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957: c ss. 2(y) and 52(1)(a)(i}, (i) and (I)- "work"- 'dramatic work' - Suit claiming damages for copyright in respect of 'Prasangas' of 'Yaksharanga' Ballet evolved from traditional - 'Yakshagana' - HELD: Copyright in respect of performance of dance would the purview of literary work but D ... would come within the purview of definition of 'dramatic work' - Defendant would be entitled to benefit of the provisions contained in clauses (a) and (i) of s.52(1). The respondent claiming copyright through a Will over seven 'Prasangas' of Yaksharanga
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