Rohit has authored a book titled "A Concise History of Jaipur", and the manuscript was given to Varun for printing. A dispute arose among the two as Rohan contended that Varun had no right to publish the book as there wa

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Rohit has authored a book titled "A Concise History of Jaipur", and the manuscript was given to Varun for printing. A dispute arose among the two as Rohan contended that Varun had no right to publish the book as there was no assignment of the copyright. On the other hand, Varun argued that there was an oral agreement in which Rohit assigned the copyright in exchange for the printing expenses that entitled him to publish it. In reality, Rohit did not give a written or oral copyright assignment in favour of Varun to publish the books. Based on the above, answer the following questions with relevant provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957. (iv) When can the court revoke the assignment of copyright if granted to Varun ?

Answer & Explanation:

Section 19A (1) of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides that if an assignee fails to make sufficient exercise of the rights assigned to him, and such failure is not attributable to any act or omission of the assignor, then the Commercial Court may, on receipt of a complaint from the assignor and after holding such inquiry as it may deem necessary, revoke such assignment.

Topics: Copyright Act, 1957

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