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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.
Benefits of Copyright Registration
Legal Safeguard
High Commercial Value
Asset Creation
Prevents Unauthorized Recreation
Easy Identification
Right To Sue
Automatic Indication
Statutory Damages
Notice
Frequently Asked Question
- Ideas or facts
- Useful Articles
- Domain name
- Common Language
Three copies of published work shall be sent along with the application. If the work to be registered is unpublished, a copy of the manuscript has to be sent along with the application for affixing the stamp of the Copyright Office in proof of the work having been registered. Also a demand draft is required to be attached to the application. Once an application is complete, including the payment of the prescribed fee, the copyright is registered. A registration certificate including a registration number is issued. With 5 working days of online application and within 7 working days of application.
- Ideas or facts
- Useful Articles
- Domain name
- Common Language
- 2 copies of work.
- DD or IPO as per applicable rate.
- NOC from various copyright holders or copy of agreement (deed of assignment).
- If work published and publisher is different from applicant, NOC from publisher
If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and that must be accepted by the attorney
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.
- 2 copies of work.
- DD or IPO as per applicable rate.
- NOC from various copyright holders or copy of agreement (deed of assignment).
- If work published and publisher is different from applicant, NOC from publisher
If the application is being filed through attorney , a specific Power of Attorney in original duly signed by the applicant and that must be accepted by the attorney
Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished.
A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others.
