https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169329 The term "import" in Section 53 of the Copyright Act was construed contextually to include bringing infringing copies into India even for transit to another country, not merely import for commercial circulation. Reading the Copyright Act with the Customs Act and applicable treaty reservations, the Court held that freedom of transit did not bar measures to protect literary and artistic property. Section 53 was treated as a safeguard enabling the Registrar to prevent passage of infringing goods. The High Court's interpretation was reversed and the copyright owner's restraint on transit succeeded. en-us Tue, 21 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:40:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169329 The term "import" in Section 53 of the Copyright Act was construed contextually to include bringing infringing copies into India even for transit to another country, not merely import for commercial circulation. Reading the Copyright Act with the Customs Act and applicable treaty reservations, the Court held that freedom of transit did not bar measures to protect literary and artistic property. Section 53 was treated as a safeguard enabling the Registrar to prevent passage of infringing goods. The High Court's interpretation was reversed and the copyright owner's restraint on transit succeeded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169329