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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Messrs Macmillan and Co. Ltd.
Respondent / Defendant
A firm of publishers carrying on business in Madras under the name and style of "The Little Flower and Co."
Dispute Summary
The plaintiffs sued for copyright infringement regarding two works: 'The Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy and 'Stories from Tagore'. The defendants published guides that reproduced substantial parts of these original works. The court addressed preliminary issues concerning the validity of the Copyright Act in post-independence India before ruling on the merits.
Outcome / Ruling
plaintiff_favorable
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