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