MEANING
Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the
exclusive rights including both economic and moral rights to make copies of a
creative work, usually for a limited time, which generally lasts for the life
of the author plus an additional 60 years. Copyright subsist only
in an original work under section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957. The creative
work may be in a literary, artistic, dramatic, cinematographic, or musical
form. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in
the form of a creative work and it is not mandatory in the Act but it is
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TYPES
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Literary
The term “literary” refers to written or printed matter which can be
claimed irrespective of its literary merit, style or quality. It includes the
original or unique creation of literature which may be in any form such as
the work of fiction, script, thesis, biography, technical books and paper,
tables, compilation and computer programmes including computer databases.
Examples of literary work 1.
Books and
magazine 2.
Software
coding 3.
Web site
contents 4.
Computer
programmes 5.
Process of
making (like food, ayurvedic treatment like Acupuncture therapies, process of
making all types of medicine, syrupsetc. 6.
Novel,
Textbook, poem, magazine, catalogue, letters, dissertation, lyrics of song
etc. 7.
Concept
note, tables, commentaries, panchang (almanac) and questionnaire and question
papers, activity books.
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Artistic
Any work which is an original creation of an author or an owner fixed
in a tangible form, is capable of being entered into the Register of
Copyrights. Registration of Artistic work follows two phases.
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Music
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Song
Sound recordings consists of a recorded
speech or an audio, singer’s voice with or without music, or podcast, these
are few examples of sound recording. It includes any work regardless of its
storage or medium. |
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Cinematography “Cinematograph film” means any work of
visual recording and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual
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Dramatic Dramatic work is a kind of literary work. It
includes any arrangement of play or recitation, a picturesque arrangement or
work of acting based on a fixed writing work and it does not include any
cinematograph work.
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DOCUMENTS
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BENEFITS |
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Public records |
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Copyright transfer |
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Evidence in litigation matters |
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Extended protection |
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PROCEDURE |
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Step 1- File an application |
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Step 2- Examination
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Step 3- Registration |