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Copyright is the legal right granted to creators of literary, dramatics, music, and artistic work and producers of films and recordings. The holder of Copyright has the rights to reproduce, replicate, adapt, translate and distribute the work he has created. Copyright ensures certain minimum safeguards of authors' rights over their creations, thereby rewarding and protecting creativity.
The Copyright Act, 1957 protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings from unauthorized usage and copying of their creation. Copyright protects the expressions and not the ideas. There’s no copyright protection for ideas, procedures, strategies of operation or mathematical concepts.
Benefits of Copyright registration
- Public record of ownership
- Prevents copying and duplication
- Legal commercial use of by-products
- Owner can sell or pass on the rights of the work to the other person with copyright protection
- Protection extended even after the creator’s death
Copyright Registration Process
- Step 1: Copyright registration application has to be prepared in Form IV
- Step 2: Application must be duly signed by the applicant and submitted by the advocate under whose name Power of Attorney has been executed
- Step 3: Online filing of an application for Copyright Registration
- Step 4: If discrepancy and/or objections are found, discrepancy notice will be issued and the same needs to be responded to within 30 days from the date of issuance of the notice
- Step 5: If there are no discrepancies or objections with the application, the copyright will be registered and the Copyright Office will issue the Registration Certificate
Documents required for registering a Copyright
Listed below are the documents that are required for registering a Copyright
- Proof of Applicant - PAN Card, Address Proof of Applicantand
Certificate of Incorporation (if the Copyright is to be registered for a Company)
- Nature of Work–
- Copies of the original work
- Class & Description of the Work
- Title of the Work
- Language of the Work
- Date of Publication
- NOC from Author/Publisher (if applicable)
- Power of Attorney in favour of the Lawyer/Attorney
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Frequently Asked Question
How long is the Copyright registration valid for?
Copyright protection is valid for 60 years. If it is literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, the 60-year period is counted from the year following the expiry of the author. For cinematograph films, sound recordings, photographs, posthumous publications, anonymous and pseudonymous publications, works of government and works of international organizations, the 60-year period is counted from the date of publication.
Can I sell or transfer a copyright registration?
A copyright registration can be sold, transferred, gifted and franchised with due consent from the owner of the work.
How long does it take to register a Copyright?
Considering the various factors, including objections and response, the entire process may take up to 8-10 months approximately.
Is there any chance of my copyright work to get rejected?
Yes, if the discrepancy is not removed within the said timeline, the application will be abandoned.
What is the difference between Copyright and Trademark?
Trademark is for protecting a brand name, logo or slogan. While copyright is a protection given to unique content like a book, music, videos, songs and other artistic content.
What cannot be protected through copyright registration in India?
Works that are not fixed in a tangible form such as ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, or discoveries, unwritten speeches etc. cannot be copyrighted.
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Intellectual Property
Copyright
₹7999
(20% Off) ₹2000 Save ₹ 9999₹10500
₹5000 Save ₹15500₹3999
₹4000 Save ₹7999₹1999
₹2500 Save ₹4999Gross Total
₹7999
Deliverables *
Preparing and Filing Application for registration of copyright in literary (Software & Computer Programs), dramatic, musical or artistic work, cinematographic film and sound recording. (Per Work)