COPYRIGHT
Copyright
means the exclusive right to do & authorise to do certain acts in
relation to artistic, literary, dramatic, musical works, cinematographic
film, sound recording and software.
Basically, copyright means the right to copy or reproduce the work in
which copyright subsits.
The copyright vests in original work in whatever form it may be, i.
e. , literary, artistic, etc. . The registration of copyright in india
is not mandatory but useful in courts where civil and / or criminal
proceeding can be taken to protect it.
Requirements for filing the copyright application in india :-
1. Full name, address and nationality of applicant(s) & that of
author.
2. The year & country of first publication of the work.
3. List of countries where the work has been published & the year
of publication.
4. The year & the country of last publication.
5. Six copies of the work.
6. power of attorney
Procedure for the grant of copyright :-
1. The application is examined by the copyright office and objections,
if any, are raised thereto.
2. The certificate is issued by the copyright office after the objections,
if any, are removed to the satisfaction of the department.
Note : In case of labels which can be used as trade mark, first of all
the clear copyright search certificate has to be received from the trade
mark office and only thereafter application for copyright can be filed
in the copyright office.
Renewal :- Not required.
Term :- 60 years after the death of author.
