Principle: Copyright law protects only work. ‘Work’ means cinematographic film but does not include performance by an actor in a cinematographic film. Facts: Alia Bhatt acted in a movie (Answer the question after reading the following paragraph.)

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Option A: The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected under copyright law as professional work

Option B: The acting of Alia Bhatt cannot be protected under copyright law.

Option C: The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected under copyright law only as an artistic work

Option D: The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected as film producer’s work.

Correct Answer

Option: b

Explanation

Section 2 (f) of THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 says that “cinematograph film” means any work of visual recording and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and “cinematograph” shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography including video films.

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