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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.
Options
The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected as film producer's work.
The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected under copyright law as professional work.
The acting of Alia Bhatt cannot be protected under copyright law.
The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected under copyright law only as an artistic work.
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Solution
The acting of Alia Bhatt can be protected under copyright law as professional work.
Explanation:
The reasonable conclusion is drawn that the acting of Alia Bhatt is protected under copyright law. The copyright shall subsist until sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the film is published.
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