ISSUE:
Whether the plaintiff is entitled to the special rights u/s 57 of the Copyright Act even after the copyrights are vested in the interest of the defendants?
Whether there are any damages in respect of any distortion, mutilation, modification or other act in relation to the said work, which is done before the expiration of the term of copyright?
RULE:
Moral rights - The right of the author to claim ownership of his work along with his right to restrain or
claim ownership of his work along with the right to restrain or claim damages. The same has been mentioned in section 57 of the copyright act.
Article 6bis of the Berne Convention urges the members of the Berne Union to provide legal recognition for the moral rights of attribution and integrity in a work in which copyright exists.