Copyright Registration
What is Copyright?
Copyright is an exclusive right given by law to the authors, composers and artist to reproduce the work for publishing and selling them to public. Copyright is just like an asset which you can sell to someone else for consideration.
Why Copyright registration is important?
When you do some literary, dramatic, musical , artistic film recording, painting, a photograph, a poem or record any sound or song which is unique and has never been done before by any person, then you definitely do not want that somebody else copy your creativity, but it should not mean that you shall conceal your creative works from everyone.
Therefore, copyright registration is important protect your work can be protected from being copied so that authors, artist etc. Can be rewarded and encouraged to do more creative work which leads to value addition.
Process to get copyright:
- Application for registration is to be made on Form XIV (Including Statement of Particulars and Statement of Further Particulars) as prescribed in the first schedule to the Rules.
After filing an application for copyright along with complete details and copies, the author has to wait for a mandatory 30 days.
- The applications should be signed by the applicant or the advocate in whose favour a Vakalatnama or Power of Attorney has been executed. The Power of Attorney signed by the party and accepted by the advocate should also be enclosed.
- The fee is either in the form of Demand Draft, Indian Postal Order favouring "Registrar of Copyright Payable at New Delhi" or through E payment.
- Normally, it may take 2-3 months time for registering copyright of any work in the normal course.
Required Documents for Copyright Registration
For Songs Copyright
- NOC of the Author/Publisher/Producer/Composer & All other persons involved in the creation of Song.
For Logo Copyright for Goods & Service
- NOC of the Author
- Search Certificate for Copyright
- 2 Copies of Logo
For Music Notation Copyright
- NOC of the Author/Composer
- NOC of the Producer
- 2 Copies of Work
For Artistic Work/Painting Copyright
- NOC/Decrelation of the Artist
- NOC of the Publisher
- For Symbol Copyright
- NOC of the Author
- 2 Copies of Symbol
For Sound Recording Copyright
- NOC of the Author/Publisher/Producer/Composer & All other persons involved in the creation of Sound Recording.
- For Copyright a Book
- NOC of the Author
- NOC of the Publisher
- 2 Copies of Work
For Literature/Dramatic Copyright
- NOC of the Author
- NOC of the Publisher
- 2 Copies of Work
For Cinematography Copyright
- NOC of the Producer
- NOC/Agreement of the Artists involved
For Computer Software Copyright
- NOC of the Creator/Person involved in creation of Software.
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The copyright registration procedure is the issuance of copyright registration certificate. After the application for Registration of copyright is accepted by the Registrar, the Registrar shall issue to the applicant a Certificate of Registration under the seal of the copyright Registry.
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