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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 56

Protection of separate rights.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rights comprising the copyright

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 56 is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Protection of separate rights.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rights comprising the copyright. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

56. Protection of separate rights.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rights comprising the copyright in any work are owned by different persons, the owner of any such right shall, to the extent of that right, be entitled to the remedies provided by this Act and may individually enforce such right by means of any suit, action or other proceeding without making the owner of any other right a party to such suit, action or proceeding.

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What does Copyright Act, 1957 Section 56 provide?

Section Section 56 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Protection of separate rights.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rights comprising the copyright) 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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