Section 40 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957
Power to extend copyright to foreign works The Central Government may, by order1published in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any provisions of this Act shall apply—(a) to works first published in any territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner as ifthey were first published within India;(b) to unpublished works, or any class thereof, the authors whereof were at the time of the making ofthe work, subjects or citizens of a foreign country to which the order relates, in like manner as if theauthors were citizens of India;(c) in respect of domicile in any territory outside India to which the order relates in like manner as ifsuch domicile were in India;(d) to any work of which the author was at the date of the first publication thereof, or, in a case wherethe author was dead at that date, was at the time of his death, a subject or citizen of a foreigncountry to which the order relates in like manner as if the author was a citizen of India at that dateor time;and thereupon, subject to the provisions of this Chapter and of the order, this Act shall apply accordingly:Provided that—(i) before making an order under this section in respect of any foreign country (other than acountry with which India has entered into a treaty or which is a party to a convention relatingto copyright to which India is also a party), the Central Government shall be satisfied that theforeign country has made, or has undertaken to make, such provisions, if any, as it appears tothe Central Government expedient to require for the protection in that country of worksentitled to copyright under the provisions of this Act;(ii) the order may provide that the provisions of this Act shall apply either generally or in relation tosuch classes of works or such classes of cases as may be specified in the order;(iii) the order may provide that the term of copyright in India shall not exceed that conferred by thelaw of the country to which the order relates 2[but such a term or copyright shall not exceed theterm of copyright provided under this Act]; 1International Copyright order, 1999 (w.e.f. 6-4-1999)2Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 29 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).(iv) the order may provide that the enjoyment of the rights conferred by this Act shall be subject tothe accomplishment of such conditions and formalities, if any, as may be prescribed by the order;(v) in applying the provisions of this Act as to ownership of copyright, the order may make suchexceptions and modifications as appear necessary, having regard to the law of the foreign country;(vi) the order may provide that this Act or any part thereof shall not apply to works made before thecommencement of the order or that this Act or any part thereof shall not apply to works firstpublished before the commencement of the order. 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