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Copyright – International Copyright and What protection it grants?

What is International Copyright? What protection it grants?   The copyrights Act.  1957 applies only to works first published in India irrespective of the nationality of the author. However, section 40 of the Act empowers the government of India to extend the benefits of all or any of the provisions Read More →

Copyright – Copyright Society and what are its functions

What is Copyright Society and what are its functions?   An individual copyright owner is often not able to administer his rights effectively. If such copyright owners from a society, the society can administer their rights effectively and ensure that the owners of copyrights get their due share. For instance, Read More →

Copyright – Consequences of Infringement of Copyright

What are the Consequences of Infringement of Copyright?   The owner of copyright can sue the person who has infringed the copyright in his work in the District Court having the jurisdiction and shall be entitled to all such remedies by way of injunction, account, and damages and otherwise as Read More →

Copyright – Compulsory license for translation in the case of literary or dramatic work under Copyright

What is Compulsory license for translation in the case of literary or dramatic work under Copyright?   Any person can apply to Registrar of Copyrights for a license to produce and publish a translation of a literary or dramatic work after a period of 7 years from the date of Read More →

Copyright – Compulsory License in un-published work under Copyright

What is Compulsory License in un-published work under Copyright?   In unpublished work as well as translation in the case of sound recording, cinematographic films, artistic and musical work. Where in the case of an Indian work, the author is dead or unknown or cannot be traced or the owner Read More →

Copyright – Compulsory License in published work under Copyright

What is Compulsory License in published work under Copyright?   In case of Published Work A complaint may be made to Copyright Board, at any time during the term of copyright in any Indian work which has been published or performed in public, that the owner of copyright in the Read More →

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