COPYRIGHT LAW IN INDIA
COPYRIGHT LAW IN INDIA
COPYRIGHT ACT 1957
Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted under Indian low to the cars of original k of authorship such as literary works tinduding computer programs, tables and compilations includ puter databases which may be expressed in words, codes, schemes or in any other form, including a machine neadable medium), dramatic, musical and artistic works, cinematographic films and sound Recordings
Copyright law protects expressions of ideas rather than the ideas themselves Under on 13 of the Copyright Act 1957, copyright protection is conferred on literary worie, dramatic works, musical works, amic works, cinematograph films and sound recording For example, books computer programs and protected under the Act as literary works Copyright neders to a bundle of exclusive rights vested in the owner of mpyright by virtue of Section 14
of the Act. These nights can be mouercised only by the owner of copyright or by any other person who is duly Sormed in this regard by the owner of copyright. These rights incliade the right of adaptation, right production, night of publication, right to make translations, communication to public en Copyright protection is conferred on all Original literary, artistic musical or dramatic cinematogmpl and sound recording works. Onginal means, that the work has not been copied from any other source Copyright protection commences the moment a work is created, and its registration is optional. However it always advisable to obtain a registration for a better protection. Copyright registration does not confer any nights and is merely a prima facie proof of an entry in respect of the work in the Copyright Register
maintained by the Registrier of Copyrights.
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