1. This suit has been filed by the plaintiff praying for a declaration that the plaintiff is the absolute owner of the limited copyright viz. 8mm, 16mm, 35 mm and TV rights for the entire world in the picture “Oru Iniya Udayam” Tamil Colour and Video and television rights for entire India in the Picture “Nooravathu Naal” Tamil colour and for a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from infringing the plaintiffs limited copyrights viz. 8mm, 16mm, 35 mm TV rights in Overseas Territories, Video and Satellite Television Right in the entire world in the pictures “Oru Iniya Udhayam” and “Nooravathu Naal” Tamil Colour by telecasting the same and for costs.

2. The plaintiff has averred in the plaintiff as follows:

Plaintiff is carrying on business in exhibition, exploitation and distribution of motion picture commercial and non commercial, in all gauges, while the defendant is a Television communication centre, transmitting regional language programmes mainly in Tamil. Plaintiff acquired the rights of exhibition, exploitation and distribution of the picture “Oru Iniya Udhayam” Tamil colour in 8mm, 16mm and 35 mm gauges and Television media for the entire overseas territ