Lex Orbis
Manisha Singh Nair
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The assignment of rights, and agreements entered thereby, have a crucial role to play in protecting, enforcing and managing one's rights. While the nature of agreements may conform to the specificities of a right assigned, the probability of issues coming forth to the courts cannot be disregarded.
In the realm of Indian copyright law, Section 18 of the 1957 Copyright Act authorises the owner of the copyright to assign his right to any person subject to limitations or conditions specified.