Remaining Amount Not Observed As A Condition Precedent For Completion Of The Assignment Deed

Copyright facilitates the grant of exclusive rights to an author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. These rights as stipulated under Section 18 of the Copyright Act, 1957 can be assigned subject to certain conditions, limitations, copyright can be assigned to any person.

The recent case of Emgeeyar Pictures Pvt. Ltd. v. O.K. Films, 2010 (42) PTC 404 (Mad.) (DB), entailed two appeals challenging a common order of the Learned Single Judge. The first was filed by Emgeeyar Pictures (Emgeeyar), entailing the issue of non- completion of the assignment deed, while the second appeal was filed by O.K. Films against M/s. Raj Tele Films Ltd. (Raj) alleging the criminal breach of trust.