Copyright Registration
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Copyright registration is to place on record a verifiable account of the date and content of the work in question, so that in the event of a legal claim, or case of infringement or plagiarism, the copyright owner can produce a copy of the work from an official government source.
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION
Copyright registration confers upon its owner sole rights to copy or reproduce the work or grant permission to another to do so. Copyright applies to literary (Books, scripts, even software) and audio – visual (music, photographs, movies) works. Business entities often copyright instruction manuals, product literature and user guides. It is usually owned by the creator of the work, but may also be owned by the employer of its creator or the person who has commi9sioned the work. Copyrights may also be transferred to another party.
IT PROTECTS THE ORIGINAL WORK AGAINST THE INFRINGEMENT.
The owner of copyright has the rights over reproduction, dissemination, adaption and translation of work. There could be slight variations in the composition of the rights depending on the work.
TIME TAKEN: 7 DAYS
Our representative will ask for basic details based on the work you want to copyright. You will also need to send us 3 copies of your unique content on a CD and signed Authorization letter ( we will mail you )
Our Team will prepare the application. We will file the necessary forms with the Registrar of copyrights electronically at the office of Delhi.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Copyright Registration Process
Application for registration is to be made on as prescribed in the first schedule to the Rules;
Separate applications should be made for registration of each work;
Each application should be accompanied by the requisite fee prescribed in the second schedule to the Rules; and
The applications should be signed by the applicant or the advocate in whose favor a Vakalatnama or Power of Attorney has been executed. The Power of Attorney signed by the party and accepted by the advocate should also be enclosed.
Documents required for Copyright Registration
- Artistic Work
- Two copies of the work.
- DD or IPO of INR (applicable) according to work.
- Author’s NOC if the applicant is different from the author.
- Publisher’s NOC if the work published and publisher is different from the applicant.
- Search Certificate from Trade Mark Office (TM -60) if the work is being used on goods or capable of being used on the goods.
- NOC from the individual whose photograph appears on the work.
- When filing an application through an attorney, an original copy of a ‘Power of Attorney’ signed by the applicant and also accepted by the attorney.
- Cinematograph Film
- Two copies of work.
- DD or IPO of INR (applicable) according to work.
- NOC from different copyright holders or copy of the agreement (deed of assignment).
- NOC from the publisher if the work published and publisher is different from the applicant.
- When filing an application through an attorney, an original copy of a ‘Power of Attorney’ signed by the applicant and also accepted by the attorney.
- Music
- Two copies of work (graphical notes).
- DD or IPO of INR (applicable) according to work.
- NOC from the publisher if the work published and publisher is different from the applicant.
- Author’s NOC if the applicant is other than the author.
- When filing an application through an attorney, an original copy of a ‘Power of Attorney’ signed by the applicant and also accepted by the attorney.
- Literary/Dramatic
- Two copies of work.
- DD or IPO of INR (applicable) according to work.
- NOC from author if applicant is other than author.
- Author’s NOC if the applicant is other than the author.
- When filing an application through an attorney, an original copy of a ‘Power of Attorney’ signed by the applicant and also accepted by the attorney.
- Sound Recording
- Two copies of work.
- DD or IPO of INR (applicable) according to work.
- NOC from different copyright holders or copy of the agreement (deed of assignment).
- NOC from the publisher if the work published and publisher is different from the applicant.
- When filing an application through an attorney, an original copy of a ‘Power of Attorney’ signed by the applicant and also accepted by the attorney.
- Software
- Two copies of work.
- DD or IPO of INR (applicable) according to work.
- Author’s NOC if the author is different from the applicant.
- NOC from the publisher if the work is published and the publisher is different from the applicant.
- When filing an application through an attorney, an original copy of a ‘Power of Attorney’ signed by the applicant and also accepted by the attorney.
- Also, the source code and the object code of the work for verification.
Types of Copyright in India
Literary Works
The Literary Works includes the original or unique creation of literature, which can be in any form like a work of fiction, technical books or paper, biography, dramatics, thesis, script, research work, compilation, tables, and computer programmes including computer databases. It can be claimed regardless of the style, quality, or literary merit of the work.
Dramatic Works
The Dramatic Work is also a type of literary work. The Dramatic Works includes any arrangement of acting a play, or a part for recitation, or choreographing work or dumb show entertainment, a picturesque arrangement, or acting work based on a fixed writing work. But, the Dramatic works does not include any type of cinematograph films.
Musical Works
A Musical Work is a distinct work that is copyrightable in itself. The Musical Works does not include any sound or lyrics. Though the works related to sound recordings are dependent on the musical works, but for the protection of Musical Works, a separate application is required to be moved with the Copyright Office for the Registration of such musical work. The author of a sound recording is not required to take any permission from the author of a Musical Work. For enjoying Copyright protection for a Musical Works, it is not required that the Musical Work is written down.
Artistic Works
Section 2 of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides for the provisions related to the Artistic Works protected by Copyright in India. Under Section 2 of the Copyright Act, 1957, a protection of copyright in artwork exists in an original artistic work comprising of sculptures, paintings, cartoons, graphics, lithographs, etchings, drawings, plans, photography, diagrams, models of buildings, charts, buildings, maps, molds and casts for sculptures.
Cinematograph Films
A cinematograph film is a work of visual recording together with the sound recordings accomplished by any process, whether digital or analogous, including the video films. It also includes visual recording in any medium and by any way of storing such visual recording. As per the definition of cinematograph films, every single recorded work with moving images or visuals will be considered a cinematograph.
Sound Recordings
A Sound Recording comprises of any work of sound recording irrespective of its storage medium. The songs which contain singers voice with or without music, a recorded speech or an audio, or podcast is the examples of sound recording. In case the sound recording also contains music, so the permission from the author of musical work is required to be obtained for the Copyright protection of the sound recording.
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Right of Reproduction
This is the most prominent right which is acquired after the copyright protection. This right authorizes the person having such copyright to make copies of the protected work in any form. In the modern context copying, a song on a Compact Device or any sound and visual recording can be considered as a reproduction of the content. Prior to copying the permission of the author is required unless it can be shown that such copying is not intended to make any commercial benefits out of it.
Right to Distribute
Right to distribute is an off-shoot of the right of reproduction. The person who owns the copyright owner may distribute his work in any manner he deems fit. The owner is also entitled to transfer the whole or some rights in favor of any other person while retaining others. For example, he can entitle any person to translate his work.
Right to make Derivative Works
The copyright has the right to use his work in various ways, for instance making adaptations or translations. One example of adaptation is making a movie based on a novel, so here to make any derivative work the consent of the owner is mandatorily required. In these situations, certain other rights of the owner also come into play, like the right to integrity which protects the owner against deformation, defacement or modification of his work in a way that it is harmful for his reputation.
Right to Publicly Perform
The owner of the copyright has the right to publicly perform his works. Example, he may perform dramas based on his work or may perform at concerts, etc. This also includes the right of the owner to broadcast his work. This includes the right of the owner to make his work accessible to the public on the internet. This empowers the owner to decide the terms and conditions to access his work.
Right to Follow
This right is granted generally only to the authors and artists. This empowers the authors to obtain a percentage of the subsequent sales of his work and is called Right to Follow. The right is also available to artists on resale of their work.
Right of Paternity
The Right of Paternity or Attribution gives the copyright owner a right to claim authorship of the work. Under the Right of Paternity a copyright owner can claim due credit for any of his works. Thus, if a movie is produced based on a book by an author, and he hasn’t been given due credit in it, he can sue the makers to acknowledge his work.
