Query | University or college syllabus covers under Indian copyright law or not?

Analysis

However, syllabus “merely prescribing the guidelines which are to be followed by the textbook writers” has not been accepted as an original work.

Abridgements, adaptations and translation of existing works are new works and entitled for copyright protection though issues had arisen regarding the character of abridgement and adaption.  Such new works will not have any copyright if the same infringes another’s copyright.

Anthologies and Selection are extensively produced in the education system to cater to the requirement of students to cater to the requirement of students of various classes.  Question had been raised about copyright for such works in the past but the decisions have been in the positive.

Cases Referred for Analysis

1.       AIR 1982 Cal. 245

2.      AIR 1934 ALL 922

3.      ILR 17 C 951

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