Delhi High Court recently reiterated the long-established principle that a concept is not entitled to copyright protection. The definition of “a work” under section 2(y) of the Copyright Act, 1957, and the list of protected subject matter under section 14 is conclusive that copyright protection extends only to a concrete expression of a concept, and not to the underlying concept or idea itself.
In Sanjay Kumar Gupta & Anr v Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd, the appellants registered a copyright for a concept called Jeeto Unlimited, where the television audience was able to participate in the quiz show in real time and answer the same questions that are put before the contestants in the show. Depending on the value of the question, the viewers were rewarded for the correct answer.
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The dispute digest is compiled by Bhasin & Co, Advocates, a corporate law firm based in New Delhi. The authors can be contacted at lbhasin@bhasinco.in or lbhasin@gmail.com. Readers should not act on the basis of this information without seeking professional legal advice.