REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
Copyright is an intellectual property. In true sense, it is a legal right created by the law of a nation which grants the creator of an original work exclusive right for its use and distribution. In India, the law which governs copyrights is the Copyright Act, 1957.
For registration of copyright the following process needs to be undertaken:
- An Application for registration is to be made on Form IV (Including Statement of Particulars and Statement of Further Particulars) as prescribed in the First Schedule of the Rules. It is to be noted that separate applications should be made for registration of each work.
- Each application should be accompanied by the requisite fee prescribed in the Second Schedule of the Rules. The fee is either in the form of Demand Draft, Indian Postal Order favouring“Registrar of Copyright Payable at New Delhi” or through E payment.
- It is also necessary that the Power of Attorney signed by the party and accepted by the advocate should also be enclosed. The application also needs to have all other necessary documents attached.
After an application has been filed, the applicant needs to wait for a mandatory period of 30 days for any objection to be filed before the Copyright office against the claim that the concerned work is created by the applicant. If no objection is filed, then the examiner formally examines the claim and may request for extra documents. However, response to the objections or the examination report must be filed within 30 days.
If the Copyright office is satisfied and the objections are overcome, a Copyright registration certificate is issued by the Copyright Office. As per general rule of copyright law, a copyright remains for 60 years. It is also to be taken note of that both published and unpublished works can be registered.
To apply for Copyright Registration here
Author: This blog is written by Ms. Adila Qadir, a passionate blogger & intern at Aapka Consultant.
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