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IPRS not obliged to furnish details, users must do due diligence: HC

IPRS not obliged to furnish details, users must do due diligence: HC

In a landmark judgment, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Hon’ble Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice S.P Garg in Indian Performing Right Society Limited v. Mr. B.D. Chowdhry (Respondents) RFA (OS) No.32 of 2010 held that Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) was not under any obligation to furnish a complete list of works under its aegis (database) to any prospective user such as the Respondents in the present case. The court opined that the onus was on the Respondents to show that they had conducted due diligence to ascertain as to whether the said musical and/or literary works were within the repertory of IPRS. IPRS were represented by Mr. Pravin Anand, Managing Partner of Anand and Anand.

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