Author: Apoorv Pragya   Joint authorship has been defined under Section 2 (z) of the Copyright Act, 1957. It states: “work of joint authorship” means a work produced by the collaboration of two or more authors in which the contribution of one author is not distinct from the contribution of the other author or authors;”...Continue Reading

What are the Bollywood Amendments? The “Bollywood Amendments” refer to those amendments that were enacted to modify the Copyright Act, 1957. These Amendments can be noted vide the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 and the enactment of Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Bollywood Amendments were enacted primarily to strengthen the position of music composers and lyricists...Continue Reading