Section 14(b) Copyright Act 1957 confers on the owner of copyright in a COMPUTER PROGRAMME ADDITIONAL RIGHTS beyond Section 14(a) (literary work) — specifically:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. Section 14(b) Copyright Act 1957: 'In the case of a COMPUTER PROGRAMME — (i) to do any of the acts specified in clause (a); (ii) to sell or give on commercial rental or offer for sale or for commercial rental any copy of the computer programme: Provided that such commercial rental does not apply in respect of computer programmes where the programme itself is not the essential object of the rental.'
2. The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1999 specifically dealt with computer programmes.
3. Compared to Section 14(a)(ii) (literary works) where right to issue copies is limited to copies 'not being copies already in circulation' — Section 14(b) creates additional rental/lending rights for computer programmes.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 — Copyright Act 1957, Section 14(b)_
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