The Delhi High Court of India has banned some entities from copying and disseminating by the International Krishna Consciousness Association (ISKCON) Founder Srila．Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) The Bhakti Vedanta Book Trust was established (Bhaktivedanta Book Trust) The content of. The court said, Although religious texts are not copyrighted, But it's been adapted "Transformational work" , Ramanand, for example．Sagar (Ramanand Sagar) the "The Ramayana (Ramayana) " Or Brown．Chopra (BR Chopra) the "The Mahabharata (Mahabharat) " Entitled to protection, Protect against piracy.

Pratibha．Singer (Prathiba M Singh) The judge said in hearing a case brought by the trust on the issue, Publicity in works, The original part of the text taught or interpreted is copyrighted, Piracy of such copyrighted works by the plaintiff is not permitted.

The court stated in its recent ex parte interim injunction: "defendant1to14In no way (Whether in print or in audiovisual or electronic form) Through the website, Mobile application, Network link, InstagramPost or any other post printed on social media, copy, communication, To disseminate any part of the plaintiff's work to the public, Because it would result in a violation of the plaintiff's copyright. "

The court also directed Google andMetaRemove infringing works from its platform, At the same time, the relevant departments were ordered to suspend and block illegal links.

The plaintiff argues that, The plaintiff owns the copyright to all of Prabhupada's works, Prabhupada simplified the religious books and scriptures, Make it easy for ordinary people to understand.

The plaintiff alleges, During Prabhupada's lifetime and after his death, The plaintiff propagated his teachings in various forms, Includes print and audiobooks, And the defendant without any permission or access to reproduction or distribution rights, On its web platform, Mobile app andInstagramThe handle provides these teachings.

The court said: "No doubt, "The Bhagavad Gita (Shrimad Bhagavad Gita) " Is one of the most revered ancient texts in the world. "The Bhagavad Gita" And the author (Prabhupada) composed "The Bhagavad Sutra" Other sutras are in the public domain. "

"Scripture is not copyrighted. however, Any adaptation of the above works, Include explanation, Abstract, significance, annotation／Interpret or create any audiovisual works, Ramanand, for example．Sagar (Ramanand Sagar) the "The Ramayana" Or Chopra (BR Chopra) the "The Mahabharata" Such as TV series and drama club based on the text of the drama works, All of them are adaptations, Entitled to copyright protection, Because they are the original works of the author himself. "

The court said, Although "The Bhagavad Gita" Or the actual reproduction of other spiritual texts, Except for the interpretations given by different masters and spiritual teachers. Preach in literary works, Teaching or interpreting the original portion of scripture is copyrighted. The court noted that, In the present case, Prabhupada personally set up the plaintiff's trust fund, And transfer the copyright to the trust, And here's what the defendant says "Exact copy" , unauthorized, Permission or permission may not be copied.

The court held that, These are not just copies of the original text, It's about its meaning, Abstract, introduction, preface, The cover and so on were copied, Such conduct can affect the plaintiff's income from the copyrighted work.

The court noted that: "Such piracy of the copyrighted works of the plaintiff trust Company is not permitted. If this kind of piracy is not stopped, The copyright of these works will be greatly weakened, As a result, the plaintiff's trust company suffered a huge loss of income. In this case, The court holds that, The prima facie evidence presented by the plaintiff is solid, Ex parte interim injunctions may be granted. " (Be compiled fromwww. latestlaws. com)

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