Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration

               Copyright Registration gives your creative work a legal status, thereby making it an Intellectual property, giving you exclusive legal right over your creation. Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created. A work is "created" when it is fixed into a book, tape or electronic medium for the first time. Thus, for example, a song can be fixed in sheet music or in a digital tape, or both. No publication, registration or other action in the Indian Copyright Registry is required to secure copyright.

Copyright is a legal term describing rights given to creators for their creative works such as: a. Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. b. Cinematograph film and, c. Sound recordings. 2. The term "Literary work" includes computer software and programmers. Copyright is a kind of intellectual property. The important of such right has been increased in recent times due to the rapid technology developments in the field of printing, music, communication, entertainment and computer based information technology. 3. The object of copyright law is to encourage authors, computers, artists and designers to claim exclusive rights for a limited period to exploit the work for monetary gain. Copyrights in India are governed under the Copyright Act, 1957. Copyright subsists as soon as work is created.

Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration

Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring copyright. However, facilities exist for having the work registered in the Register of Copyrights maintained in the Copyright Office of the Department of Education. The entries made in the Register of Copyrights serve as prima-facie evidence in the court of law.

Procedure for Registration

Chapter VI of the Copyright Rules, 1956, as amended, sets out the procedure for the registration of a work. The procedure for registration is as follows: 

·         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 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

Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration

                       Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring copyright. However, facilities exist for having the work registered in the Register of Copyrights maintained in the Copyright Office of the Department of Education. The entries made in the Register of Copyrights serve as prima-facie evidence in the court of law.

Procedure for Registration

Chapter VI of the Copyright Rules, 1956, as amended, sets out the procedure for the registration of a work. The procedure for registration is as follows: 

·         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 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

Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration

Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring copyright. However, facilities exist for having the work registered in the Register of Copyrights maintained in the Copyright Office of the Department of Education. The entries made in the Register of Copyrights serve as prima-facie evidence in the court of law.

Procedure for Registration

Chapter VI of the Copyright Rules, 1956, as amended, sets out the procedure for the registration of a work. The procedure for registration is as follows: 

·         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 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

The applications should be signed by the applicant or the advocate in whose favour a Vakalatnama or Power of Attorney has been executed