Writ petition alleged a copyright society was not providing the website search facility mandated by Rule 66(1)(m) of the Copyright Rules, 2013. The judge verified on the court computer that the search facility exists, found compliance, and disposed of the petition as satisfied.
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PRAVEEN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. T. K. Ganju Sr. Advocate with Mr. Aditya Ganju, Ms. Shambhavi Mishra, Mr. Samanyu Sethi, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Harshit Chaturvedi, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Sanjeevi Seshadri, Ms. Archana Sahadeva, Mr. M. Ali Khan and Mr. Sanjeev Sheshadri, Advocates for R-2.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL
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O R D E R 22.11.2024
“66. Code of Conduct for copyright societies.—Each copyright society shall conform to the following Code of Conduct as follows:-
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W.P.(C)-IPD 35/2024
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(m) the facility to search from the database of works forming part of the repertoire of the copyright society ”.
AMIT BANSAL, J
NOVEMBER 22, 2024/ PB
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether respondent no. 2 copyright society complies with Rule 66(1)(m) of the Copyright Rules, 2013 by providing a search facility over its works database on its website.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Praveen Kumar
Union of India
Amit Bansal
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