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3 months ago

Sir I am a BBA graduate i am creating my own question banks of some BBA subjects sir I wanted to know that if my question and answers have the language as in renowned authors books will it be considered as an infringement and have legal consequences

Legal Counsel Vidhikarya

Responded 2 months ago

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A.Dear Client,
In that case, for violation and infringement of the copyright of the original owner, you have to face criminal prosecution and other legal consequences. The Copyright Act of 1957 offers several solutions for infringement known as criminal remedies. These criminal remedies for infringement of copyright in India include Imprisonment for a minimum of 6 months up to a maximum of 3 years. A fine of no less than 50,000 but up to 2,00,000. The authors/copyright owners can take legal action against a person or entity infringing their copyrighted works. The copyright owner can file a civil case in a court having jurisdiction and is entitled to remedies by way of damages, injunctions and accounts. Remedies for copyright infringement can include: payment to the copyright owner of any profits the infringer received and of any losses suffered by the copyright owner, or 'statutory damages' as an alternative to actual profits and losses; a court order restraining the infringer from continuing the infringing activity;
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