BACKGROUND
TO
COPYRIGHT LAW
IN
INDIA
Copyright Law
Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted under Indian law to the creators of original works of authorship. Copyright law protects expressions of ideas rather than the ideas themselves. At present the Copyright of an author is protected by the Copyright Act, 1957 which was last amended in 1999.
Who is the owner
of a
Copyright
As per Section 17 of the Act, the author or creator of the work is the first owner of copyright. An exception to this rule is that, the employer becomes the owner of copyright in circumstances where the employee creates a work in the course of and scope of employment. Copyright extends through the course of lifetime of the author and 60-years from the year following the death of the author.
Benefits of Copyright Registration
Copyright refers to a bundle of exclusive rights vested in the owner of copyright by virtue of Section 14 of the Act. These rights can be exercised only by the owner of copyright or by any other person who is duly licensed in this regard by the owner of copyright. These rights include the right of adaptation, right of reproduction, right of publication, right to make translations, communication to public etc.
Copyright in
India and
abroad
The Indian Copyright Act today is in conformity with most international conventions and treaties including Berne Convention of 1886 (as modified at Paris in 1971), the Universal Copyright Convention of 1951 and the TRIPS Agreement of 1995. Though India is not a member of the Rome Convention, the Copyright Act, 1957 is also in conformity with the provisions of the Rome Convention of 1961.
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