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In which of the following cases, Court used the ‘substantial similarity test’ and asserted that…

R.G. Anand v. Deluxe Films concerns substantial similarity and the distinction between an idea and its expression. Copyright protects the particular expression of a theme…

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In which of the following cases, Court used the ‘substantial similarity test’ and asserted that copyright protection extends to the expression of ideas, rather than the ideas themselves?

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R.G. Anand v. Deluxe Films concerns substantial similarity and the distinction between an idea and its expression. Copyright protects the particular expression of a theme rather than the theme itself. Similarity in an underlying idea therefore does not by itself establish infringement.

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