Where any person claiming to be the owner of copyright in any work, by circulars, advertisements or otherwise, threatens any other person with any legal proceedings or liability in respect of an alleged infringement of the copyright any person aggrieved thereby may, notwithstanding anything contained 1[in section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (47 of 1963)], institute a declaratory suit that the alleged infringement to which the threats related was not in fact an infringement of any legal rights of the person making such threats and may in any such suit--
(a) obtain an injunction against the continuance of such threats; and
(b) recover such damages, if any, as he has sustained by reason of such threats:
Provided that this section does not apply if the person making such threats, with due diligence, commences and prosecutes an action for infringement of the copyright claimed by him.
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1 . Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for " in section 42 the Specific Relief Act,
1877 (1 of 1977)" (w.e.f. 9-8-1984).
Section 50A of Copy Right Act - Entries in the Register of Copyrights, etc., to be published
Section 51 of Copy Right Act - When copyright infringed
Section 52 of Copy Right Act - Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright
Section 52A of Copy Right Act - Particulars to be included in records and video Films
Section 53 of Copy Right Act - Importation of infringing copies
Section 53A of Copy Right Act - Resale share right in original copies
Section 54 of Copy Right Act - Definition
Section 55 of Copy Right Act - Civil remedies for infringement of copyright
Section 56 of Copy Right Act - Protection of separate rights
Section 57 of Copy Right Act - Author's special rights
Section 59 of Copy Right Act - Restriction on remedies in the case of works of architecture
Section 60 of Copy Right Act - Remedy in the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings