Even After Assignment Of Copyright, Author Has Legal Right To Protect His Intellectual Property : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Holding that an author has right to protect his intellectual property even after assignment of copyright, the High Court of Kerala granted relief to author-scenarist Sajeev Pillai, who is fighting a legal battle against the makers of big budget Malayalam movie "Mamankam". A single bench of Justice V Shircy observed that Section 57 of the Copyright Act protects the special rights of...