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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dr. G.Jayachandran, Mr. Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, JJ
M/s.Sreedevi Video Corporation – Appellant
Versus
M/s.SaReGaMa India Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. facts and timeline of the copyright dispute (Para 2) |
| 2. arguments on injunction and limitation (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. court's reasoning on limitations regarding declarations (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. conclusion on appeal and remand for independent injunction review (Para 26 , 27) |
JUDGMENT
MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J
This Original Side Appeal is at the instance of Appellant/Plaintiff against the judgment and decree dated 07.02.2022 in the Civil Suit (Comm.) No.331 of 2014 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court dismissing the said suit on the ground that the suit is barred by limitation.
2. The brief and relevant facts that are necessary for disposal of this appeal are stated hereunder:
2.1. The parties are referred to as they are arrayed in the suit for the sake of convenience.
2.2. The plaintiff claimed that it had entered into the two assignment agreements with the defendants 2 & 3 on 17.07.2008 which are marked as Exhibits P1 & P2 acquiring the exclusive and irrevocable copyright in the works relating to the entire sound tracks in the films namely 1) Seetha KokaChilaka (Telugu), 2) Sitara (Telugu), 3) Sagara Sangamam (Telugu), 4) Sagara Sangamam (Malayalam), 5) Salan
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