Section 61 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Owner of copyright to be party to the proceeding

(1) In every civil suit or other proceeding
regarding infringement of copyright instituted by an exclusive licensee, the owner of the copyright shall,
unless the court otherwise directs, be made a defendant and where such owner is made a defendant, he shall
have the right to dispute the claim of the exclusive licensee.
(2) Where any civil suit or other proceeding regarding infringement of copyright instituted by an
exclusive licensee is successful, no fresh suit or other proceeding in respect of the same cause of action shall
lie at the instance of the owner of the copyright.

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