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- The plaintiff has no right whatsoever, in law, to injunct the defendant from novelizing the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’.
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May 23, 2023 · "For the aforesaid discussion, the plaintiff has no right whatsoever, in law, to injunct the defendant from novelizing the screenplay of the film 'Nayak'. Accordingly, prayer (a) in para 34 of the plaint (to injunct the novelization) cannot be granted.
May 23, 2023 · The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that late director Satyajit Ray is the first owner of copyright in 1966 Bengali film 'Nayak' and the right to novelize its screenplay is also vested in...
May 23, 2023 · In its lawsuit, the plaintiff – RDB and Co HUF – asserted that R D Bansal had commissioned Ray to write the screenplay and direct the film. Claiming to be the “successor in title” to Bansal, the suit stated that the copyright for the film vested with the producer at all times.
- Malavika Prasad
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The contention that the plaintiff is the owner of the copyright in the screenplay in the film Nayak, therefore, cannot be accepted and is accordingly, rejected,” justice C Hari Shankar held.
May 24, 2023 · Hari Shankar, J., held that the plaintiff has no right in law to injunct the defendant from novelizing the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’ as the screenplay was written by Satyajit Ray and not RD Bansal.
Aug 18, 2023 · The plaintiff RDB and Co HUF had said in its lawsuit before the single judge that R D Bansal had commissioned Satyajit Ray to write the screenplay and direct the film and claimed that the copyright in the film vested with Bansal at all times. The plaintiff also claimed to be the ‘successor in title’ to Bansal.
May 24, 2023 · “For the aforesaid discussion, the plaintiff has no right whatsoever, in law, to injunct the defendant from novelizing the screenplay of the film Nayak.” Accordingly, prayer (a) in para 34 of the plaint (to injunct the novelisation) could not be granted and was accordingly, dismissed, the court said.
