Copyright is the exclusive appropriate to publish and circulate any artistic, literary, musical works and so on. granted to an author of a work for a limited duration. Copyright law in India ensures that copyright subsists in original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic function, cinematograph films, sound recordings and laptop or computer software. Copyright exists at the time of creation of the work but registration, as per the copyright law in India, offers prima facie evidence of validity in Law Courts. In accord with the Copyright Law in India, a copyright could be registered as per the process set out in Chapter VI of the copyright Rules 1958.

An application for registration of a copyright is to be produced in Form IV which must contain a Statement of Particulars and Statement of Further Particulars. The applicant for registration of a copyright ought to give notice of his application to each and every person who has any interest in the topic matter of the copyright or disputes the rights in the applicant. Every work must be protected separately and separate applications are to be filed for the registration of each and every work. The requisite fee will also have to be paid, as prescribed in the schedule, at the time of submitting the application. The copyright law in India also calls for a duly executed power of attorney to be filed along with the application. In case of a published function, three copies of the work are to be filed with the application. Copyright Law in India gives protection for foreign works in India so long as the work is originally from any country listed in the International Copyright Order.

To secure cross border protection in Copyright India has grow to be a member of several International Conventions such as: 1. Berne Convention for protection of literary and artistic works 2. Universal Copyright Convention three. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. four. Multilateral Convention for the avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties.

Copyright law in India offers for assignment and licencing of copyright in India. An author of a work may transfer his ownership rights in a copyright by way of an assignment deed. As per the copyright law in India no assignment is valid unless it is decreased in writing and is in the form of an assignment deed. A licence too need to be reduced in writing and signed by the owner of a copyright or his duly authorized agent. For more details please log on to www.iplawsindia.com

Copyright Assignment