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Satyajit Ray first copyright owner of movie ‘Nayak’: Delhi HC. HC ruling came while deciding a lawsuit by the family of film’s producer RD Bansal who contended that the copyright to the film ...
May 24, 2023 · Delhi High Court refuses injunction against Harpercollins Publisher for novelizing screenplay of 1966’s Nayak; holds Satyajit Ray, not RD Bansal owns copyright. The screenplay of the film is entirely the work of Satyajit Ray. ‘Nayak’ was also entirely the directorial effort of Satyajit Ray. The plaintiff, RD Bansal is merely the producer ...
May 23, 2023 · During the proceedings, RDB and Co. argued that Ray was commissioned by RD Bansal, representing RDB & Co., to write the screenplay and direct the film Nayak. In 2018, Bhaskar Chattopadhyay adapted the screenplay into a novel, which was subsequently published by HarperCollins on May 5, 2018.
Jun 2, 2023 · In another landmark development concerning the right of authors of underlying work, the Delhi High Court on May 23 in RDB and Co. HUF v. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Ltd. held that the screenplay of the Bengali film Nayak was ‘entirely the work of Satyajit Ray’ and that the right to novelise the screenplay of the same would vest in him.
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 him.
Jun 14, 2023 · At issue was the question as to whether copyright in the screenplay for the movie Nayak, is owned by the author of the screenplay, Satyajit Ray, or the producer of the film who commissioned the screenplay, R.D. Bansal [the karta of the plaintiff HUF, RDB and Co.]. Roughly in 2018, Mr. Bhaskar Chattopadhyay novelized the screenplay of Nayak.
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May 23, 2023 · PTI. Updated On May 23, 2023 at 08:12 PM IST. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday recognised the copyright held by Indian cinema legend Satyajit Ray to the screenplay written by him for his film "Nayak". Justice C Hari Shankar rejected an assertion by the family of film's producer RD Bansal that the copyright to the film as well as the screenplay ...
