Background

Copyright and its related rights are essential to human creativity as they give the creators, incentives in the form of recognition and fair economic rewards. In the words of CHINNAPPA REDDY, J. in Gramophone Co. Vs. Birender Bahadur Pandey. “An artistic, literary or musical work is the brainchild of the author, the fruit of his labour and so, considered to be his property. So highly is it prized by all civilised nations that it is thought worthy of protection by national laws and international conventions”.