Work, means any of the following works, namely:
(i) a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work;
(ii) a cinematograph film;
(iii) a sound recording. [Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957), s. 2 (y)]
The general words 'work' is limited to something material in the sense of buildings, structures etc., mere fencing a vacant plot is not within the expression 'work', Kantaben M. Amin v. Special
Land Acquisition Officer, Baroda, AIR 1990 SC 103. [Defence of India Act, 1962, s. 36(5)]
1. Physical and mental exertion to attain an end, esp. as controlled by and for the benefit of employer
2. To act; to perform either physically or mentally, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1599
Work, meant a structure or apparatus of some kind; an architectural or engineering structure, a build-ing edifice, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Kartar Singh Bhadana v. Hari Singh Nalwa, (2001) 4 SCC 661.
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