“This is the only manner in which both Section 33 and Section 30 [of the Copyright Act] can be harmonized. An absolute bar even on an agency, invoking Section 33, would undoubtedly run afoul of the plain language of Section 30 and render the words “or by his duly authorized agent” entirely otiose.” Such goes the operative part of the Bombay High Court decision in M/s Leopold Café Stores v Novex Communications Pvt Ltd which dealt with the issue of whether unregistered third parties can license music...
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