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Section 13 Copyright Act 1957 lists the works in which copyright subsists. Which of the following is NOT covered?

AOriginal LITERARY work, including computer programmes and tables and compilations including computer databases
BOriginal DRAMATIC work, including any piece for recitation, choreographic work, or entertainment in dumb show
CAn ORIGINAL IDEA, philosophical theory or system of thought, even before any tangible expression
DOriginal MUSICAL work, including any graphical notation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An ORIGINAL IDEA, philosophical theory or system of thought, even before any tangible expression
1. Section 13(1) Copyright Act 1957 enumerates THREE categories of works in which copyright subsists: (a) ORIGINAL LITERARY, DRAMATIC, MUSICAL and ARTISTIC works; (b) CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS; (c) SOUND RECORDINGS. 2. 'Literary work' (Section 2(o)) includes computer programmes, tables and compilations (including computer databases). 3. 'Dramatic work' (Section 2(h)) includes recitation, choreographic work, or entertainment in dumb show, the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise, but excludes a cinematograph film. 4. 'Musical work' (Section 2(p)) includes any graphical notation. 5. The fundamental rule (the IDEA/EXPRESSION DICHOTOMY) is that copyright protects EXPRESSION OF IDEAS, not the idea itself — codified by Article 9(2) of TRIPS and Section 16 of the Act. 6. Hence option D is NOT covered. _Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 (Bare Acts, IPIndia portal + Copyright Office) — Copyright Act 1957, Section 13; Section 2(o)-(q)_
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