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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 38B

Moral rights of the performer.—The performer of a performance shall, independently of his right after assignment,

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 38B is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Moral rights of the performer.—The performer of a performance shall, independently of his right after assignment,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(a) to claim to be identified as the performer of his performance except where omission is
dictated by the manner of the use of the performance; and
(b) to restrain or claim damage in respect of any distortion, mutilation or other modification of his
performance that would be prejudicial to his reputation.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, it is already clarified that mere removal of any portion
of a performance for the purpose of editing, or to fit the recording within a limited duration, or any other
modification required for purely technical reasons shall not be deemed to be prejudicial to the performer’s
reputation.]
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[39. Acts not infringing broadcast reproduction right or performer’s right.—No broadcast
reproduction right or performer's right shall be deemed to be infringed by—
(a) the making of any sound recording or visual recording for the private use of the person
making such recording, or solely for purposes of bona fide teaching or research; or
(b) the use, consistent with fair dealing, of excerpts of a performance or of a broadcast in the
reporting of current events or for bona fide review, teaching or research; or
(c) such other acts, with any necessary adaptations and modifications, which do not constitute
infringement of copyright under section 52.]
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[39A. Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s
rights.—Sections 18, 19, 30, 30A, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 53, 55, 58, 63, 64, 65, 65A, 65B and 66 shall,
with necessary adaptations and modifications, apply in relation to the broadcast reproduction right in any
broadcast and the performer's right in any performance as they apply in relation to copyright in a work:
Provided that where copyright to performer’s right subsists in respect of any work or performance
that has been broadcast, no licence to reproduce such broadcast, shall be given without the consent of the
owner of rights or performer, as the case may be, or both of them:
Provided further that the broadcast reproduction right or performer’s right shall not subsist in any
broadcast or performance if that broadcast or performance is an infringement of the copyright in any
work.
(2) The broadcast reproduction right or the performer’s right shall not affect the separate copyright in
any work in respect of which, the broadcast or the performance, as the case may be, is made.]

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What does Copyright Act, 1957 Section 38B provide?

Section Section 38B of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Moral rights of the performer.—The performer of a performance shall, independently of his right after assignment,) is reproduced on this page as part of the Copyright Act, 1957. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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