ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2015

Whether Infringement Of Copyright Is A Cognizable Offence?

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Copyright protection has become the sensitive issue worldwide. Any person who copies others work without consent of the author is liable to be punished for infringement.

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Dipak Rao

Nishi Shabana

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Copyright protection has become the sensitive issue worldwide. Any person who copies others work without consent of the author is liable to be punished for infringement. This article by Dipak Rao and Nishi Shabana of RSP discusses whether infringement of copyright as per Section 63 of Copyright Act, 1957 is a cognizable offence or not!

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