https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283760 A literary work may be treated as joint authorship where two contributors act under a common design and each makes material intellectual contributions to the composition. On the facts discussed, Maulana Azad supplied the ideas and subject matter, while Prof. Humayun Kabir shaped and recorded them, and Azad's review, alterations, additions, and approval supported joint authorship rather than sole authorship. Long-standing acquiescence by the legal representatives, including acceptance of royalties without objection, also supported ratification of the publication arrangement and estoppel against a late challenge. In the absence of irreparable injury, interlocutory restraint on publication was considered inappropriate, with the plaintiff's interest better protected through security and accounts. en-us Fri, 19 Aug 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:15:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283760 A literary work may be treated as joint authorship where two contributors act under a common design and each makes material intellectual contributions to the composition. On the facts discussed, Maulana Azad supplied the ideas and subject matter, while Prof. Humayun Kabir shaped and recorded them, and Azad's review, alterations, additions, and approval supported joint authorship rather than sole authorship. Long-standing acquiescence by the legal representatives, including acceptance of royalties without objection, also supported ratification of the publication arrangement and estoppel against a late challenge. In the absence of irreparable injury, interlocutory restraint on publication was considered inappropriate, with the plaintiff's interest better protected through security and accounts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Aug 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283760