2008 (36) PTC 1 (SC) Eastern Book Company Vs D.B. Modak & Anr.
Copyright to editorial and notes based upon the Court judgments/ verdicts was the issue in this case. The apex court after examining the law relating to the same has laid down that no one has copyright upon the text of judgments and verdicts. The apex court held that laying Copyright on the editorial notes of the judgment shall create multiple Copyright. The editorial notes or footnotes are not the creativity by the individual but resulting from the generic source i.e. court judgment and which falls within public domain. This case lays down new dimensions to the Copyright law and its interpretation. To lay any claim of Copyright, it is thus mandatory to have some creativity and novelty apart from skill and judgment.
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