An Overview Of The Copyright Act, 1957

Analyzing Copyright Infringement And Various Redressal Mechanisms Under The Copyright Act, 1957

INTRODUCTION

Essence of the cultural development of a country depends upon its creativity in the form of literature, drama, music, computer programmes, etc. These creative works are protected in the form of exclusive right of an individual i.e.,copyright. It is the fruit of hard intellectual labor of an individual. It involves creativity, hard work and a lot of patience, thus,not rewarding or protecting these works would crush author's creativity and aspirations. Various copyright laws are framed for rewarding these intellectual creativities and for providing effective redressal mechanism in case of its breach. Before, proceeding towards analysis of various redressal mechanisms given under The Copyright Act, 1957, let's first have a brief discussion about infringement of copyright under copyright law.