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Contents COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 PAGE
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement
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2. Interpretation
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3. Meaning of publication
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4. When work not deemed to be published or performed in public
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5. When work deemed to be first published in India
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6. Certain disputes to be decided by Commercial Court
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7. Nationality of author where the making of unpublished work is extended over considerable period
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8. Domicile of corporations
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE 9. Copyright Office
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10. Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Copyrights
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11. [Omitted by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, w.r.e.f. 4-4-2021]
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12. [Omitted by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, w.r.e.f. 4-4-2021]
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CHAPTER III COPYRIGHT 13. Works in which copyright subsists I-5
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14. Meaning of copyright
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15. Special provision regarding copyright in designs registered or capable of being registered under the Designs Act, 2000
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16. No copyright except as provided in this Act
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CHAPTER IV OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNER 17. First owner of copyright
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18. Assignment of copyright
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19. Mode of assignment
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19A. Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright
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20. Transmission of copyright in manuscript by testamentary disposition
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21. Rights of author to relinquish copyright
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CHAPTER V TERM OF COPYRIGHT 22. Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works
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23. Term of copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous works
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24. Term of copyright in posthumous work
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25. [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012]
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26. Term of copyright in cinematograph films
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27. Term of copyright in sound recordings
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28. Term of copyright in Government works
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28A. Term of copyright in works of public undertakings 29. Term of copyright in works of international organisations
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CHAPTER VI LICENCES 30. Licences by owners of copyright 30A. Application of section 19
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31. Compulsory licence in works withheld from public
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31A. Compulsory licence in unpublished or published works
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31B. Compulsory licence for benefit of disabled
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31C. Statutory licence for cover versions
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31D. Statutory licence for broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recording 32. Licence to produce and publish translations
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32A. Licence to reproduce and publish works for certain purposes
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32B. Termination of licences issued under this Chapter
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CHAPTER VII COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES 33. Registration of copyright society 33A. Tariff Scheme by copyright societies 34. Administration of rights of owner by copyright society
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34A. [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012]
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35. Control over the copyright society by the author and other owners of right
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36. Submission of returns and reports
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36A. Rights and liabilities of copyright society
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CHAPTER VIII RIGHTS OF BROADCASTING ORGANISATION AND OF PERFORMERS 37. Broadcast reproduction right
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38. Performer’s right
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38A. Exclusive right of performers
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38B. Moral rights of the performer
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39. Acts not infringing broadcast reproduction right or performer’s right
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39A. Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s rights
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CHAPTER IX INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT 40. Power to extend copyright to foreign works 40A. Power of Central Government to apply Chapter VIII to broadcasting organisations and performers in certain other countries
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41. Provisions as to works of certain international organisations
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42. Power to restrict rights in works of foreign authors first published in India
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42A. Power to restrict rights of foreign broadcasting organisations and performers 43. Orders under this Chapter to be laid before Parliament
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CHAPTER X REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT 44. Register of Copyrights
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45. Entries in Register of Copyrights
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46. Indexes
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47. Form and inspection of register
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48. Register of Copyrights to be prima facie evidence of particulars entered therein
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49. Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights
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50. Rectification of Register by High Court
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50A. Entries in the Register of Copyrights, etc., to be published
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CHAPTER XI INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT 51. When copyright infringed
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52. Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright
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52A. Particulars to be included in sound recordings and video films 52B. [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012]
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53. Importation of infringing copies
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53A. Resale share right in original copies
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CHAPTER XII CIVIL REMEDIES 54. Definition
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55. Civil remedies for infringement of copyright
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56. Protection of separate rights
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57. Author’s special rights
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58. Rights of owner against persons possessing or dealing with Infringing copies
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59. Restriction on remedies in the case of works of architecture
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60. Remedy in the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings
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61. Owner of copyright to be party to the proceeding
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62. Jurisdiction of court over matters arising under this Chapter
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CHAPTER XIII OFFENCES 63. Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act
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63A. Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions
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63B. Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence
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64. Power of police to seize infringing copies 65. Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies
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65A. Protection of technological measures
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65B. Protection of Rights Management Information
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66. Disposal of infringing copies or plates for purpose of making infringing copies
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67. Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries
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68. [Omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, w.e.f. 1-8-2024]
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68A. Penalty for contravention of section 52A
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69. Offences by companies
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70. Cognizance of offences
82 CHAPTER XIV APPEALS
71. Appeals against certain orders of Magistrate
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72. Appeals against orders of Registrar of Copyrights
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73. Procedure for appeals
83 CHAPTER XV MISCELLANEOUS
74. Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to possess certain powers of civil courts
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75. Orders for payment of money passed by Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to be executable as a decree
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76. Protection of action taken in good faith
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77. Certain persons to be public servants
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78.
Power to make rules
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79.
Repeals, savings and transitional provisions
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SUBJECT INDEX
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COPYRIGHT RULES, 2013 CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement
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2. Interpretations
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3. Appellate Board
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RELINQUISHMENT OF COPYRIGHT 4. Notice for relinquishment of Copyright
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5. Publication of notice
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COMPULSORY LICENCES IN WORKS WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC 6. Application for licence
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7. Notice of application
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8. Manner of determining compensation or royalties
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9. Extension of the period of licence
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10 Cancellation of licence
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COMPULSORY LICENCE TO PUBLISH OR COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC THE WORK OR TRANSLATION THEREOF 11. Application for licence
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12. Manner of determining royalties
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13. Extension of the period of licence
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14. Cancellation of licence
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15. Notice for termination of licence
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16. Notice for publication of a work in case of death of original owner
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CHAPTER VI COMPULSORY LICENCE FOR BENEFIT OF DISABLED 17. Application for licence
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18. Notice of application
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19. Manner of determining royalties
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20. Extension of the period of licence
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21. Cancellation of licence
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22. Notice for termination of licence
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CHAPTER VII STATUTORY LICENCE FOR COVER VERSIONS 23. Notice for making cover version
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24. Conditions to be followed while making cover version
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25. Notice for making additional copies of cover version
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26. Maintaining of records
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27. Manner of determining royalties
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28. Complaint in respect of non-payment of royalties
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CHAPTER VIII STATUTORY LICENCE FOR BROADCASTING OF LITERARY AND MUSICAL WORKS AND SOUND RECORDING 29. Notice to owner for communication to the public of literary and musical works and sound recordings
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30. Maintaining of records
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31. Manner of determining royalties
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CHAPTER IX LICENCES FOR TRANSLATIONS 32. Application for licence
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33. Notice of application
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34. Consideration of the application
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35. Manner of determining royalties
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36. Extension of the period of licence
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37. Cancellation of licence
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CHAPTER X LICENCE FOR PUBLICATION, TRANSLATION AND RE-PRODUCTION OF WORK 38. Application for licence
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39. Notice of application
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40. Manner of determining royalties
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41. Extension of the period of licence
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42. Cancellation of licence
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43. Notice for termination of licence
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CHAPTER XI COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES 44. Conditions for submission of application for registration of copyright society
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45. Membership of Copyright Society
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46. Conditions for grant of permission to carry on copyright business
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47. Application and conditions for re-registration or renewal of existing copyright society
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48. Documents accompanying applications
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49. Conditions for registration of a copyright society
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50. Order of inquiry, suspension of registration and appointment of administrator
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51. Procedure for holding Inquiry
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52. Powers and Functions of the Administrator
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53. Cancellation of registration of a copyright society
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54. Conditions subject to which a copyright society may accept authorisation and an author or other owner of rights may withdraw such authorisation
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55. Conditions subject to which a copyright society may issue licences, collect royalties and distribute such royalties
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56. Tariff Scheme
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57. Appeal to the Board on Tariff Scheme
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58. Distribution Scheme
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59. Management of Copyright Society
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60. Approval of Schemes
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61. Meetings of the Society
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Documents to be presented in the annual General Body meeting Accounts and audit Records to be maintained by copyright societies Returns to be filed by the copyright societies with the Registrar of Copyrights 65A. Annual transparency report 66. Code of Conduct for copyright societies 67. Welfare fund of copyright society 62. 63. 64. 65.
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CHAPTER XII PERFORMERS’ SOCIETY 68. Registration and management of Performers’ Society
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CHAPTER XIII REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT 69. Form of Register of Copyrights
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70. Application for Registration of Copyright
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71. Correction and rectification of entries in the Register of Copyrights
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72. Indexes
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73. Inspection of the Register of Copyrights and Indexes
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74. Copies and extracts of the Register of Copyrights and Indexes
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CHAPTER XIV STORAGE OF TRANSIENT OR INCIDENTAL COPIES OF WORKS 75. Complaint by Copyright Owner
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CHAPTER XV MAKING OR ADAPTING THE WORK BY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 76. Maintenance of records
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77. Notice to be included in copies made in accessible formats
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78. Contracts with third parties engaged by organisations working for persons with disabilities
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CHAPTER XVI [***] 79. [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021, w.e.f. 30-3-2021]
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CHAPTER XVII TECHNOLOGICAL PROTECTION MEASURES 80. Maintaining of records
133 CHAPTER XVIII MISCELLANEOUS
81. Mode of making applications, etc.
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82. Mode of communication by the Copyright Office, etc.
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83. Fees
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84. Right of audience
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85. Costs
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86. Repeal
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1999 International Copyright Order, 1999
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Copyright Act, 1957 [14 OF 1957]1 An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright. BE it enacted by Parliament in the eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Copyright Act, 1957. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Interpretation. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “adaptation” means,— (i) in relation to a dramatic work, the conversion of the work into a non-dramatic work; (ii) in relation to a literary work or an artistic work, the conversion of the work into a dramatic work by way of performance in public or otherwise; (iii) in relation to a literary or dramatic work, any abridgement of the work or any version of the work in which the story or action is conveyed wholly or mainly by means of pictures in a form suitable for reproduction in a book, or in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical; 3 [***] (iv) in relation to a musical work, any arrangement or transcription of the work; 4[and] 4 [(v) in relation to any work, any use of such work involving its rearrangement, or alteration;] (aa) 5[***] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Dated 4-6-1957. With effect from 21-1-1958. Word “and” omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.r.e.f. 10-5-1995. Inserted, ibid. Omitted by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, w.r.e.f. 4-4-2021. Prior to its omission, clause (aa) as inserted by the Finance Act, 2017, w.e.f. 26-5-2017, read as under: ‘(aa) “Appellate Board” means the Appellate Board referred to in section 11;’
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(b) 6[“work of architecture”] means any building or structure having an artistic character or design, or any model for such building or structure; (c) “artistic work” means— (i) a painting, a sculpture, a drawing (including a diagram, map, chart or plan), an engraving or a photograph, whether or not any such work possesses artistic quality; (ii) a 6[work of architecture]; and (iii) any other work of artistic craftsmanship; (d) “author” means,— (i) in relation to a literary or dramatic work, the author of the work; (ii) in relation to a musical work, the composer; (iii) in relation to an artistic work other than a photograph, the artist; (iv) in relation to a photograph, the person taking the photograph; 7
[(v) in relation to a cinematograph film or sound recording, the producer; and (vi) in relation to any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work which is computer-generated, the person who causes the work to be created;]
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[(dd) “broadcast” means communication to the public— (i) by any means of wireless diffusion, whether in any one or more of the forms of signs, sounds or visual images; or (ii) by wire, and includes a re-broadcast;] (e) “calendar year” means the year commencing on the 1st day of January; 9
[(f) “cinematograph film” means any work of visual recording 10[***] and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and “cinematograph” shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography including video films;]
6. Substituted for “architectural work of art” by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995. 7. Substituted, ibid. Prior to their substitution, sub-clauses (v) and (vi) read as under: “(v) in relation to a cinematography film, the owner of the film at the time of its completion; and (vi) in relation to a record, the owner of the original plate from which the record is made, at the time of the making of the plate;” 8. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983, w.e.f. 9-8-1984. 9. Substituted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995. Prior to its substitution, sub-clause (f) as amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 8-10-1984 read as under : ‘(f) “cinematograph film” includes the sound track, if any, and “cinematograph” shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography;’ 10. Words “on any medium produced through a process from which a moving image may be produced by any means” omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012.
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[(fa) “Commercial Court”, for the purposes of any State, means a Commercial Court constituted under section 3, or the Commercial Division of a High Court constituted under section 4, of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (4 of 2016);] 11 11a [ [(faa)] “commercial rental” does not include the rental, lease or lending of a lawfully acquired copy of a computer programme, sound recording, visual recording or cinematograph film for non-profit purposes by a non-profit library or non-profit educational institution. Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, a “non-profit library or non-profit educational institution” means a library or educational institution which receives grants from the Government or exempted from payment of tax under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);] 12 [(ff) “communication to the public” means making any work or performance available for being seen or heard or otherwise enjoyed by the public directly or by any means of display or diffusion other than by issuing physical copies of it, whether simultaneously or at places and times chosen individually, regardless of whether any member of the public actually sees, hears or otherwise enjoys the work or performance so made available. Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, communication through satellite or cable or any other means of simultaneous communication to more than one household or place of residence including residential rooms of any hotel or hostel shall be deemed to be communication to the public;] (ffa) “composer”, in relation to a musical work, means the person who composes the music regardless of whether he records it in any form of graphical notation; (ffb) “computer” includes any electronic or similar device having information processing capabilities; (ffc) “computer programme” means a set of instructions expressed in words, codes, schemes or in any other form, including a machine readable medium, capable of causing a computer to perform a particular task or achieve a particular result; (ffd) “copyright society” means a society registered under sub-section (3) of section 33;] 10a. Inserted by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, w.r.e.f. 4-4-2021. 11. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012. 11a. Re-numbered for clause (fa) by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, w.r.e.f. 4-4-2021. 12. Substituted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012. Prior to its substitution, clause (ff) as amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995 and Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983, w.e.f. 9-8-1984 read as under : ‘(ff) “communication to the public” means making any work available for being seen or heard or otherwise enjoyed by the public directly or by any means of display or diffusion other than by issuing copies of such work regardless of whether any member of the public actually sees, hears or otherwise enjoys the work so made available. Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, communication through satellite or cable or any other means of simultaneous communication to more than one household or place of residence including residential rooms of any hotel or hostel shall be deemed to be communication to the public;’
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(g) “delivery”, in relation to a lecture, includes delivery by means of any mechanical instrument or by 13[broadcast]; (h) “dramatic work” includes any piece for recitation, choreographic work or entertainment in dumb show, the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise but does not include a cinematograph film; 14
[(hh) “duplicating equipment” means any mechanical contrivance or device used or intended to be used for making copies of any work;] (i) “engravings” include etchings, lithographs, wood-cuts, prints and other similar works, not being photographs; (j) “exclusive licence” means a licence which confers on the licensee or on the licences and persons authorised by him, to the exclusion of all other persons (including the owner of the copyright), any right comprised in the copyright in a work, and “exclusive licensee” shall be construed accordingly; (k) “Government work” means a work which is made or published by or under the direction or control of— (i) the Government or any department of the Government; (ii) any Legislature in India; (iii) any court, tribunal or other judicial authority in India;
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[(l) “Indian work” means a literary, dramatic or musical work,— (i) the author of which is a citizen of India; or (ii) which is first published in India; or (iii) the author of which, in the case of an unpublished work, is, at the time of the making of the work, a citizen of India;]
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[(m) “infringing copy” means,— (i) in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a reproduction thereof otherwise than in the form of a cinematographic film; (ii) in relation to a cinematographic film, a copy of the film made on any medium by any means; (iii) in relation to a sound recording, any other recording embodying the same sound recording, made by any means; (iv) in relation to a programme or performance in which such a broadcast reproduction right or a performer’s right subsists under the provisions of this Act, the sound recording or a cinematographic film of such programme or performance, if such reproduction, copy or sound recording is made or imported in contravention of the provisions of this Act;] (n) “lecture” includes address, speech and sermon;
13. 14. 15. 16.
Substituted for “radio-diffusion” by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983, w.e.f. 9-8-1984. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 8-10-1984. Substituted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983, w.e.f. 9-8-1984. Substituted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995.
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[(o) “literary work” includes computer programmes, tables and compilations including computer 17[databases]; (p) “musical work” means a work consisting of music and includes any graphical notation of such work but does not include any words or any action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music; (q) “performance”, in relation to performer’s right, means any visual or acoustic presentation made live by one or more performers;] 18 [(qq) “performer” includes an actor, singer, musician, dancer, acrobat, juggler, conjurer, snake charmer, a person delivering a lecture or any other person who makes a performance:] 19 [Provided that in a cinematograph film a person whose performance is casual or incidental in nature and, in the normal course of the practice of the industry, is not acknowledged anywhere including in the credits of the film shall not be treated as a performer except for the purpose of clause (b) of section 38B;] (r) [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995.] (s) “photograph” includes photo-lithograph and any work produced by any process analogous to photography but does not include any part of a cinematograph film; (t) “plate” includes any stereotype or other plate, stone, block, mould, matrix, transfer, negative 20[,duplicating equipment] or other device used or intended to be used for printing or reproducing copies of any work, and any matrix or other appliance by which 21[sound recording] for the acoustic presentation of the work are or are intended to be made; 22 [(u) “prescribed” means,— (i) in relation to proceedings before a High Court, prescribed by rules made by the High Court; and (ii) in other cases, prescribed by rules made under this Act;] 23 [(uu) “producer”, in relation to a cinematograph film or sound recording, means a person who takes the initiative and responsibility for making the work;] (v) [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983, w.e.f. 9-8-1984.] (w) [Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995.] 24 [(x) “reprography” means the making of copies of a work, by photo copying or similar means; 16a. Substituted for clauses (o), (p) and (q), respectively, by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995. Earlier, clause (o) was amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 8-10-1984. 17. Substituted for “data basis” by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1999, w.e.f. 15-1-2000. 18. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995. 19. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, w.e.f. 21-6-2012. 20. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 8-10-1984. 21. Substituted for “record” by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995. 22. Substituted by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, w.r.e.f. 4-4-2021. Prior to its substitution, clause (u) read as under: ‘(u) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;’ 23. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, w.e.f. 10-5-1995. 24. Clauses (x) and (xx) substituted for clause (x), ibid.
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Rs. 275 DESCRIPTION Copyright Act 1957 with Rules [Bare Act with Section Notes] by Taxmann is an authoritative statutory publication presenting the complete text of India’s principal copyright legislation, together with all relevant allied rules. The Act forms the foundation of India’s copyright regime governing literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, as well as cinematograph films, sound recordings, and related rights. This Bare Act edition is supplemented with concise, section-wise notes explaining the scope and application of statutory provisions, enabling a clear understanding of the law in practice. The 2026 Edition is thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest amendments, rules, notifications, and judicial developments. This book is intended for the following audience: •
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