Remedy in the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings Where any person claiming to bethe owner of copyright in any work, by circulars, advertisements or otherwise, threatens any other personwith any legal proceedings or liability in respect of an alleged infringement of the copyright, any personaggrieved thereby may, notwithstanding anything contained 2[in section 34 […]

Restriction on remedies in the case of works of architecture (1) Notwithstanding anythingcontained in 1[the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (47 of 1963)], where the construction of a building or otherstructure which infringes or which, if completed, would infringe the copyright in some other work has beencommenced, the owner of the copyright shall not be entitled

Rights of owner against persons possessing or dealing with infringing copies All infringingcopies of any work in which copyright subsists, and all plates used or intended to be used for theproduction of such infringing copies, shall be deemed to be the property of the owner of the copyright, whoaccordingly may take proceedings for the recovery

Author’s special rights [(1) Independently of the author’s copyright and even after theassignment either wholly or partially of the said copyright, the author of a work shall have the right—(a) to claim authorship of the work; and(b) to restrain or claim damages in respect of any distortion, mutilation, modification or other act inrelation to the

Protection of separate rights Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rightscomprising the copyright in any work are owned by different persons, the owner of any such right shall, tothe extent of that right, be entitled to the remedies provided by this Act and may individually enforce suchright by means of any

Civil remedies for infringement of copyright — (1) Where copyright in any work has beeninfringed, the owner of the copyright shall, except as otherwise provided by this Act, be entitled to all suchremedies by way of injunction, damages, accounts and otherwise as are or may be conferred by law for theinfringement of a right:Provided that

Definition — For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression“owner of copyright”shall include—(a) an exclusive licensee;(b) in the case of an anonymous or pseudonymous literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, thepublisher of the work, until the identity of the author or, in the case of an anonymous work of jointauthorship,

Resale share right in original copies — (1) In the case of resale for a price exceeding tenthousand rupees, of the original copy of a painting, sculpture or drawing, or of the original manuscript of aliterary or dramatic work or musical work, the author of such work if he was the first owner of rights

Importation of infringing copies (1) The owner of any right conferred by this Act in respect ofany work or any performance embodied in such work, or his duly authorised agent, may give notice in writingto the Commissioner of Customs, or to any other officer authorised in this behalf by the CentralBoard ofExcise andCustoms,—(a) that he