Do the following acts constitute infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act, 1957: Prof. Ajay recited in public an extract from a poem by Rabindranath Tagore.
CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · PYQS · December 2023
Do the following acts constitute infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act, 1957: Prof. Ajay recited in public an extract from a poem by Rabindranath Tagore.
Answer & Explanation:
Keeping in view provisions of Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957 : The reading or recitation in public of reasonable extracts from a published literary or dramatic work does not amount to infringement of Copyright. Thus, Prof. Ajay can recite in public an extract from a poem by Rabindranath Tagore.
Topics: Copyright Act, 1957
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