Delhi HC: Offering copyrighted work on unfair terms amounts to refusal by owner
In Al-Hamd Tradenation v Phonographic Performance Limited, the Delhi High Court, while addressing the issue of compulsory licensing under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, underscored that balance needs to be struck between copyright owners’ rights and public access to the copyrighted works.
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Compulsory Licensing Petition Can’t Hinder Copyright: Delhi HC
In the case of Phonographic Performance Limited v Al-Hamd Tradenation, Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) filed a civil suit against Al-Hamd Tradenation (Al-Hamad) in the Delhi High Court, seeking to restrain Al-Hamad from infringing PPL’s copyrighted works/sound recordings in an event without obtaining a requisite license from...