INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL REMEDIES AVAILABLE AGAINST THE INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT

AUTHOR – RITIK RAUSHAN, STUDENT AT AMITY LAW SCHOOL, AMITY UNIVERSITY PATNA

BEST CITATION – RITIK RAUSHAN, INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL REMEDIES AVAILABLE AGAINST THE INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (13) OF 2025, PG. 521-527, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Abstract

Copyright is a legal protection granted to creators of original literary, artistic, musical, and dramatic works, conferring upon them exclusive rights to use, reproduce, and distribute their creations. Infringement of copyright occurs when these exclusive rights are violated without authorization, amounting to an unlawful appropriation of another’s intellectual property. The Copyright Act, 1957 in India provides comprehensive mechanisms to address such violations through both civil and criminal remedies.

Keywords : Copyright ,Infringement , Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) ,Copyright Act, 1957 , exclusive rights , Civil & Criminal Remedies , injunction ,damages ,penalty ,piracy