THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works Except asotherwise hereinafter provided, copyright shall subsist in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work 3[***]published within the lifetime of the author until 4[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year nextfollowing the year in which the author dies.Explanation.— In this section the reference to the author shall, in the case of a work of joint authorship, beconstrued as a reference to the author who dies last. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual Compliance | Income Tax Audit | Nidhi Company Registration| LLP Registration | Accounting in India | NGO Registration | NGO Audit | ESG | BRSR | Private Security Agency | Udyam Registration | Trademark Registration | Copyright Registration | Patent Registration | Import Export Code | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection | Section 8 Company | Foreign Company | 80G and 12A Certificate | FCRA Registration |DGGI Cases | Scrutiny Cases | Income Escapement Cases | Search & Seizure | CIT Appeal | ITAT Appeal | Auditors | Internal Audit | Financial Audit | Process Audit | IEC Code | CA Certification | Income Tax Penalty Notice u/s 271(1)(c) | Income Tax Notice u/s 142(1) | Income Tax Notice u/s 144 |Income Tax Notice u/s 148 | Income Tax Demand Notice | Psara License | FCRA Online Company Registration Services in major cities of India Company Registration in Jaipur | Company Registration in Delhi | Company Registration in Pune | Company Registration in Hyderabad | Company Registration in Bangalore | Company Registration in Chennai | Company Registration in Kolkata | Company Registration in Mumbai | Company Registration in India | Company Registration in Gurgaon | Company Registration in Noida | Company Registration in lucknow Complete CA Services CA in Delhi | CA in Gurgaon | CA in Noida | CA in Jaipur | CA Firm in India RERA Services RERA Rajasthan | RERA Haryana | RERA Delhi | UP RERA Most read resources tnreginet |rajssp | jharsewa | picme | pmkisan | webland | bonafide certificate | rent agreement format | tax audit applicability | 7/12 online maharasthra | kerala psc registration | antyodaya saral portal | appointment letter format | 115bac | section 41 of income tax act | GST Search Taxpayer | 194h | section 185 of companies act 2013 | caro 2020 | Challan 280 | itr intimation password |  internal audit applicability |  preliminiary expenses |  mAadhar |  e shram card |  194r |  ec tamilnadu |  194a of income tax act |  80ddb |  aaple sarkar portal |  epf activation |  scrap business |  brsr |  section 135 of companies act 2013 |  depreciation on computer |  section 186 of companies act 2013 | 80ttb | section 115bab | section 115ba | section 148 of income tax act | 80dd | 44ae of Income tax act | west bengal land registration | 194o of income tax act | 270a of income tax act | 80ccc | traces portal | 92e of income tax act | 142(1) of Income Tax Act | 80c of Income Tax Act | Directorate general of GST Intelligence | form 16 | section 164 of companies act | section 194a | section 138 of companies act 2013 | section 133 of companies act 2013 | rtps | patta chitta

Right of author to relinquish copyright — (1) The author of a work may relinquish all or any of therights comprised in the copyright in the work by giving notice in the prescribed form to 1[the Registrar ofCopyrights or by way of public notice] and thereupon such rights shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section(3), cease to exist from the date of the notice.(2) On receipt of a notice under sub-section (1), the Registrar of Copyrights shall cause it to be published inthe Official Gazette and in such other manner as he may deem fit.2[(2A) The Registrar of Copyright shall, within fourteen days from the publication of the notice in theOfficial Gazette, post the notice on the official website of the Copyright Office so as to remain in the publicdomain for a period of not less than three years.](3) The relinquishment of all or any of the rights comprised in the copyright in a work shall not affect anyrights subsisting in favour of any person on the date of the notice referred to in sub-section (1). Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual Compliance | Income Tax Audit | Nidhi Company Registration| LLP Registration | Accounting in India | NGO Registration | NGO Audit | ESG | BRSR | Private Security Agency | Udyam Registration | Trademark Registration | Copyright Registration | Patent Registration | Import Export Code | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection | Section 8 Company | Foreign Company | 80G and 12A Certificate | FCRA Registration |DGGI Cases | Scrutiny Cases | Income Escapement Cases | Search & Seizure | CIT Appeal | ITAT Appeal | Auditors | Internal Audit | Financial Audit | Process Audit | IEC Code | CA Certification | Income Tax Penalty Notice u/s 271(1)(c) | Income Tax Notice u/s 142(1) | Income Tax Notice u/s 144 |Income Tax Notice u/s 148 | Income Tax Demand Notice | Psara License | FCRA Online Company Registration Services in major cities of India Company Registration in Jaipur | Company Registration in Delhi | Company Registration in Pune | Company Registration in Hyderabad | Company Registration in Bangalore | Company Registration in Chennai | Company Registration in Kolkata | Company Registration in Mumbai | Company Registration in India | Company Registration in Gurgaon | Company Registration in Noida | Company Registration in lucknow Complete CA Services CA in Delhi | CA in Gurgaon | CA in Noida | CA in Jaipur | CA Firm in India RERA Services RERA Rajasthan | RERA Haryana | RERA Delhi | UP RERA Most read resources tnreginet |rajssp | jharsewa | picme | pmkisan | webland | bonafide certificate | rent agreement format | tax audit applicability | 7/12 online maharasthra | kerala psc registration | antyodaya saral portal | appointment letter format | 115bac | section 41 of income tax act | GST Search Taxpayer | 194h | section 185 of companies act 2013 | caro 2020 | Challan 280 | itr intimation password |  internal audit applicability |  preliminiary expenses |  mAadhar |  e shram card |  194r |  ec tamilnadu |  194a of income tax act |  80ddb |  aaple sarkar portal |  epf activation |  scrap business |  brsr |  section 135 of companies act 2013 |  depreciation on computer |  section 186 of companies act 2013 | 80ttb | section 115bab | section 115ba | section 148 of income tax act | 80dd | 44ae of Income tax act | west bengal land registration | 194o of income tax act | 270a of income tax act | 80ccc | traces portal | 92e of income tax act | 142(1) of Income Tax Act | 80c of Income Tax Act | Directorate general of GST Intelligence | form 16 | section 164 of companies act | section 194a | section 138 of companies act 2013 | section 133 of companies act 2013 | rtps | patta chitta

Transmission of copyright in manuscript by testamentary disposition Where under a bequest aperson is entitled to the manuscript of a literary, dramatic or musical work, or to an artistic work, and the work 1Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 9(ii), (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).2 Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 9, for section 19A (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).3 Subs. by Act 7 of 2017, s.160 (a), for “Copyright Board” (w.e.f. 26-5-2017).4 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 10(i), for “Provided further that” (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).5Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 10(ii) (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).was not published before the death of the testator, the bequest shall, unless the contrary intention is indicated inthe testator’s Will or any codicil thereto, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far as thetestator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his death.Explanation.— In this section, the expression “manuscript” means the original document embodying thework, whether written by hand or not. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual Compliance | Income Tax Audit | Nidhi Company Registration| LLP Registration | Accounting in India | NGO Registration | NGO Audit | ESG | BRSR | Private Security Agency | Udyam Registration | Trademark Registration | Copyright Registration | Patent Registration | Import Export Code | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection | Section 8 Company | Foreign Company | 80G and 12A Certificate | FCRA Registration |DGGI Cases | Scrutiny Cases | Income Escapement Cases | Search & Seizure | CIT Appeal | ITAT Appeal | Auditors | Internal Audit | Financial Audit | Process Audit | IEC Code | CA Certification | Income Tax Penalty Notice u/s 271(1)(c) | Income Tax Notice u/s 142(1) | Income Tax Notice u/s 144 |Income Tax Notice u/s 148 | Income Tax Demand Notice | Psara License | FCRA Online Company Registration Services in major cities of India Company Registration in Jaipur | Company Registration in Delhi | Company Registration in Pune | Company Registration in Hyderabad | Company Registration in Bangalore | Company Registration in Chennai | Company Registration in Kolkata | Company Registration in Mumbai | Company Registration in India | Company Registration in Gurgaon | Company Registration in Noida | Company Registration in lucknow Complete CA Services CA in Delhi | CA in Gurgaon | CA in Noida | CA in Jaipur | CA Firm in India RERA Services RERA Rajasthan | RERA Haryana | RERA Delhi | UP RERA Most read resources tnreginet |rajssp | jharsewa | picme | pmkisan | webland | bonafide certificate | rent agreement format | tax audit applicability | 7/12 online maharasthra | kerala psc registration | antyodaya saral portal | appointment letter format | 115bac | section 41 of income tax act | GST Search Taxpayer | 194h | section 185 of companies act 2013 | caro 2020 | Challan 280 | itr intimation password |  internal audit applicability |  preliminiary expenses |  mAadhar |  e shram card |  194r |  ec tamilnadu |  194a of income tax act |  80ddb |  aaple sarkar portal |  epf activation |  scrap business |  brsr |  section 135 of companies act 2013 |  depreciation on computer |  section 186 of companies act 2013 | 80ttb | section 115bab | section 115ba | section 148 of income tax act | 80dd | 44ae of Income tax act | west bengal land registration | 194o of income tax act | 270a of income tax act | 80ccc | traces portal | 92e of income tax act | 142(1) of Income Tax Act | 80c of Income Tax Act | Directorate general of GST Intelligence | form 16 | section 164 of companies act | section 194a | section 138 of companies act 2013 | section 133 of companies act 2013 | rtps | patta chitta

Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright (1) If an assignee fails to make sufficientexercise of the rights assigned to him, and such failure is not attributable to any act or omission of the assignor,then, the 3[Appellate Board] may, on receipt of a complaint from the assignor and after holding such inquiry as itmay deem necessary, revoke such assignment.(2) If any dispute arises with respect to the assignment of any copyright, the 3[Appellate Board] may, onreceipt of a complaint from the aggrieved party and after holding such inquiry as it considers necessary, pass suchorder as it may deem fit including an order for the recovery of any royalty payable:Provided that the 3[Appellate Board] shall not pass any order under this sub-section to revoke the assignmentunless it is satisfied that the terms of assignment are harsh to the assignor in case the assignor is also the author:4[Provided further that, pending the disposal of an application for revocation of assignment under this subsection, the 3[Appellate Board] may pass such order, as it deems fit regarding implementation of the terms andconditions of assignment including any consideration to be paid for the enjoyment of the rights assigned:Provided also that] no order of revocation of assignment under this sub-section, shall be made within a periodof five years from the date of such assignment.]5[(3) Every complaint received under sub-section (2) shall be dealt with by the 3[Appellate Board] as far aspossible and efforts shall be made to pass the final order in the matter within a period of six months from the dateof receipt of the complaint and any delay in compliance of the same, the 3[Appellate Board] shall record thereasons thereof.] Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual Compliance | Income Tax Audit | Nidhi Company Registration| LLP Registration | Accounting in India | NGO Registration | NGO Audit | ESG | BRSR | Private Security Agency | Udyam Registration | Trademark Registration | Copyright Registration | Patent Registration | Import Export Code | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection | Section 8 Company | Foreign Company | 80G and 12A Certificate | FCRA Registration |DGGI Cases | Scrutiny Cases | Income Escapement Cases | Search & Seizure | CIT Appeal | ITAT Appeal | Auditors | Internal Audit | Financial Audit | Process Audit | IEC Code | CA Certification | Income Tax Penalty Notice u/s 271(1)(c) | Income Tax Notice u/s 142(1) | Income Tax Notice u/s 144 |Income Tax Notice u/s 148 | Income Tax Demand Notice | Psara License | FCRA Online Company Registration Services in major cities of India Company Registration in Jaipur | Company Registration in Delhi | Company Registration in Pune | Company Registration in Hyderabad | Company Registration in Bangalore | Company Registration in Chennai | Company Registration in Kolkata | Company Registration in Mumbai | Company Registration in India | Company Registration in Gurgaon | Company Registration in Noida | Company Registration in lucknow Complete CA Services CA in Delhi | CA in Gurgaon | CA in Noida | CA in Jaipur | CA Firm in India RERA Services RERA Rajasthan | RERA Haryana | RERA Delhi | UP RERA Most read resources tnreginet |rajssp | jharsewa | picme | pmkisan | webland | bonafide certificate | rent agreement format | tax audit applicability | 7/12 online maharasthra | kerala psc registration | antyodaya saral portal | appointment letter format | 115bac | section 41 of income tax act | GST Search Taxpayer | 194h | section 185 of companies act 2013 | caro 2020 | Challan 280 | itr intimation password |  internal audit applicability |  preliminiary expenses |  mAadhar |  e shram card |  194r |  ec tamilnadu |  194a of income tax act |  80ddb |  aaple sarkar portal |  epf activation |  scrap business |  brsr |  section 135 of companies act 2013 |  depreciation on computer |  section 186 of companies act 2013 | 80ttb | section 115bab | section 115ba | section 148 of income tax act | 80dd | 44ae of Income tax act | west bengal land registration | 194o of income tax act | 270a of income tax act | 80ccc | traces portal | 92e of income tax act | 142(1) of Income Tax Act | 80c of Income Tax Act | Directorate general of GST Intelligence | form 16 | section 164 of companies act | section 194a | section 138 of companies act 2013 | section 133 of companies act 2013 | rtps | patta chitta

Mode of assignment 2[(1)] No assignment of the copyright in any work shall be valid unless itis in writing signed by the assignor or by his duly authorised agent.3[(2) The assignment of copyright in any work shall identify such work, and shall specify the rights assignedand the duration and territorial extent of such assignment.(3) The assignment of copyright in any work shall also specify the amount of 4[royalty and any otherconsideration payable], to the author or his legal heirs during the currency of the assignment and the assignmentshall be subject to revision, extension or termination on terms mutually agreed upon by the parties.(4) Where the assignee does not exercise the rights assigned to him under any of the other sub-sections ofthis section within a period of one year from the date of assignment, the assignment in respect of such rights shallbe deemed to have lapsed after the expiry of the said period unless otherwise specified in the assignment.(5) If the period of assignment is not stated, it shall be deemed to be five years from the date of assignment.(6) If the territorial extent of assignment of the rights is not specified, it shall be presumed to extend withinIndia.(7) Nothing in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) shall 1Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 8 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)2 Section 19 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 23 of 1983, s. 9 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984).3 Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 8, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).4 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 9(i), for “royalty payable, if any” (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).be applicable to assignments made before the coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994 (38 of1994)].1[(8) The assignment of copyright in any work contrary to the terms and conditions of the rights alreadyassigned to a copyright society in which the author of the work is a member shall be void.]1[(9) No assignment of copyright in any work to make a cinematograph film shall affect the right of theauthor of the work to claim an equal share of royalties and consideration payable in case of utilisation of the workin any form other than for the communication to the public of the work, along with the cinematograph film in acinema hall.]1[(10) No assignment of the copyright in any work to make a sound recording which does not form part ofany cinematograph film shall affect the right of the author of the work to claim an equal share of royalties andconsideration payable for any utilization of such work in any form.]2[19A. 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Assignment of copyright — (1) The owner of the copyright in an existing work or the prospectiveowner of the copyright in a future work may assign to any person the copyright either wholly or partially andeither generally or subject to limitations and either for the whole term of the copyright or any part thereof:Provided that in the case of the assignment of copyright in any future work, the assignment shall take effectonly when the work comes into existence. 1Ins. by Act 23 of 1983, s. 8(a) (w.e.f. 9-8-1984).2Ins. by Act 23 of 1983, s. 8(b) (w.e.f. 9-8-1984).3Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 7 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).1[Provided further that no such assignment shall be applied to any medium or mode of exploitation of thework which did not exist or was not in commercial use at the time when the assignment was made, unless theassignment specifically referred to such medium or mode of exploitation of the work:Provided also that the author of the literary or musical work included in a cinematograph film shall not assignor waive the right to receive royalties to be shared on an equal basis with the assignee of copyright for theutilization of such work in any form other than for the communication to the public of the work along with thecinematograph film in a cinema hall, except to the legal heirs of the authors or to a copyright society for collectionand distribution and any agreement to contrary shall be void:Provided also that the author of the literary or musical work included in the sound recording but not formingpart of any cinematograph film shall not assign or waive the right to receive royalties to be shared on an equalbasis with the assignee of copyright for any utilization of such work except to the legal heirs of the authors or to acollecting society for collection and distribution and any assignment to the contrary shall be void.](2) Where the assignee of a copyright becomes entitled to any right comprised in the copyright, the assigneeas respects the rights so assigned, and the assignor as respects the rights not assigned, shall be treated for thepurposes of this Act as the owner of copyright and the provisions of this Act shall have effect accordingly.(3) In this section, the expression “assignee” as respects the assignment of the copyright in any future workincludes the legal representatives of the assignee, if the assignee dies before the work comes into existence. 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First owner of copyright Subject to the provisions of this Act, the author of a work shall be the firstowner of the copyright therein:Provided that—(a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or artistic work made by the author in the course of hisemployment by the proprietor of a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical under a contract ofservice or apprenticeship, for the purpose of publication in a newspaper, magazine or similarperiodical, the said proprietor shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the firstowner of the copyright in the work in so far as the copyright relates to the publication of the workin any newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, or to the reproduction of the work for thepurpose of its being so published, but in all other respects the author shall be the first owner of thecopyright in the work; 1Ins. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 5(iii)(a), (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)2 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 5(iii)(b), for sub-clause (2) (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)3 The words “Indian Patents and” omitted by Act 23 of 1983, s. 7 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)4 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 6, for “Designs Act, 1911 (2 of 1911)” (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)(b) subject to the provisions of clause (a), in the case of a photograph taken, or a painting or portraitdrawn, or an engraving or a cinematograph film made, for valuable consideration at the instance ofany person, such person shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner ofthe copyright therein;(c) in the case of a work made in the course of the author’s employment under a contract of service orapprenticeship, to which clause (a) or clause (b) does not apply, the employer shall, in the absenceof any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein;1[(cc) in the case of any address or speech delivered in public, the person who has delivered such addressor speech or if such person has delivered such address or speech on behalf of any other person, suchother person shall be the first owner of the copyright therein notwithstanding that the person whodelivers such address or speech, or, as the case may be, the person on whose behalf such address orspeech is delivered, is employed by any other person who arranges such address or speech or onwhose behalf or premises such address or speech is delivered;](d) in the case of a Government work, Government shall, in the absence of any agreement to thecontrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein;2[(dd) in the case of a work made or first published by or under the direction or control of any publicundertaking, such public undertaking shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be thefirst owner of the copyright therein.Explanation.— For the purposes of this clause and section 28A, “public undertaking” means—(i) an undertaking owned or controlled by Government; 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No copyright except as provided in this Act — No person shall be entitled to copyright or any similarright in any work, whether published or unpublished, otherwise than under and in accordance with the provisionsof this Act or of any other law for the time being in force, but nothing in this section shall be construed asabrogating any right or jurisdiction to restrain a breach of trust or confidence. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual Compliance | Income Tax Audit | Nidhi Company Registration| LLP Registration | Accounting in India | NGO Registration | NGO Audit | ESG | BRSR | Private Security Agency | Udyam Registration | Trademark Registration | Copyright Registration | Patent Registration | Import Export Code | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection | Section 8 Company | Foreign Company | 80G and 12A Certificate | FCRA Registration |DGGI Cases | Scrutiny Cases | Income Escapement Cases | Search & Seizure | CIT Appeal | ITAT Appeal | Auditors | Internal Audit | Financial Audit | Process Audit | IEC Code | CA Certification | Income Tax Penalty Notice u/s 271(1)(c) | Income Tax Notice u/s 142(1) | Income Tax Notice u/s 144 |Income Tax Notice u/s 148 | Income Tax Demand Notice | Psara License | FCRA Online Company Registration Services in major cities of India Company Registration in Jaipur | Company Registration in Delhi | Company Registration in Pune | Company Registration in Hyderabad | Company Registration in Bangalore | Company Registration in Chennai | Company Registration in Kolkata | Company Registration in Mumbai | Company Registration in India | Company Registration in Gurgaon | Company Registration in Noida | Company Registration in lucknow Complete CA Services CA in Delhi | CA in Gurgaon | CA in Noida | CA in Jaipur | CA Firm in India RERA Services RERA Rajasthan | RERA Haryana | RERA Delhi | UP RERA Most read resources tnreginet |rajssp | jharsewa | picme | pmkisan | webland | bonafide certificate | rent agreement format | tax audit applicability | 7/12 online maharasthra | kerala psc registration | antyodaya saral portal | appointment letter format | 115bac | section 41 of income tax act | GST Search Taxpayer | 194h | section 185 of companies act 2013 | caro 2020 | Challan 280 | itr intimation password |  internal audit applicability |  preliminiary expenses |  mAadhar |  e shram card |  194r |  ec tamilnadu |  194a of income tax act |  80ddb |  aaple sarkar portal |  epf activation |  scrap business |  brsr |  section 135 of companies act 2013 |  depreciation on computer |  section 186 of companies act 2013 | 80ttb | section 115bab | section 115ba | section 148 of income tax act | 80dd | 44ae of Income tax act | west bengal land registration | 194o of income tax act | 270a of income tax act | 80ccc | traces portal | 92e of income tax act | 142(1) of Income Tax Act | 80c of Income Tax Act | Directorate general of GST Intelligence | form 16 | section 164 of companies act | section 194a | section 138 of companies act 2013 | section 133 of companies act 2013 | rtps | patta chitta

Special provision regarding Copyright in designs registered or capable of being registered under the 3 [***] 4 [Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000)] (1) Copyright shall not subsist under this Act in anydesign which is registered under the 3[***] 4[Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000)].(2) Copyright in any design, which is capable of being registered under the 3[***] 4[Designs Act, 2000 (16 of2000)] but which has not been so registered, shall cease as soon as any article to which the design has beenapplied has been reproduced more than fifty times by an industrial process by the owner of the copyright or, withhis licence, by any other person. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual Compliance | Income Tax Audit | Nidhi Company Registration| LLP Registration | Accounting in India | NGO Registration | NGO Audit | ESG | BRSR | Private Security Agency | Udyam Registration | Trademark Registration | Copyright Registration | Patent Registration | Import Export Code | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection | Section 8 Company | Foreign Company | 80G and 12A Certificate | FCRA Registration |DGGI Cases | Scrutiny Cases | Income Escapement Cases | Search & Seizure | CIT Appeal | ITAT Appeal | Auditors | Internal Audit | Financial Audit | Process Audit | IEC Code | CA Certification | Income Tax Penalty Notice u/s 271(1)(c) | Income Tax Notice u/s 142(1) | Income Tax Notice u/s 144 |Income Tax Notice u/s 148 | Income Tax Demand Notice | Psara License | FCRA Online Company Registration Services in major cities of India Company Registration in Jaipur | Company Registration in Delhi | Company Registration in Pune | Company Registration in Hyderabad | Company Registration in Bangalore | Company Registration in Chennai | Company Registration in Kolkata | Company Registration in Mumbai | Company Registration in India | Company Registration in Gurgaon | Company Registration in Noida | Company Registration in lucknow Complete CA Services CA in Delhi | CA in Gurgaon | CA in Noida | CA in Jaipur | CA Firm in India RERA Services RERA Rajasthan | RERA Haryana | RERA Delhi | UP RERA Most read resources tnreginet |rajssp | jharsewa | picme | pmkisan | webland | bonafide certificate | rent agreement format | tax audit applicability | 7/12 online maharasthra | kerala psc registration | antyodaya saral portal | appointment letter format | 115bac | section 41 of income tax act | GST Search Taxpayer | 194h | section 185 of companies act 2013 | caro 2020 | Challan 280 | itr intimation password |  internal audit applicability |  preliminiary expenses |  mAadhar |  e shram card |  194r |  ec tamilnadu |  194a of income tax act |  80ddb |  aaple sarkar portal |  epf activation |  scrap business |  brsr |  section 135 of companies act 2013 |  depreciation on computer |  section 186 of companies act 2013 | 80ttb | section 115bab | section 115ba | section 148 of income tax act | 80dd | 44ae of Income tax act | west bengal land registration | 194o of income tax act | 270a of income tax act | 80ccc | traces portal | 92e of income tax act | 142(1) of Income Tax Act | 80c of Income Tax Act | Directorate general of GST Intelligence | form 16 | section 164 of companies act | section 194a | section 138 of companies act 2013 | section 133 of companies act 2013 | rtps | patta chitta

Meaning of Copyright For the purposes of this Act, “copyright” means the exclusive right subjectto the provisions of this Act, to do or authorise the doing of any of the following acts in respect of a work or anysubstantial part thereof, namely:—(a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work, not being a computer programme,— 1 Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 2, for “record” (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).2 Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “architectural work of art” (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).3 Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section 14 (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).(i) to reproduce the work in any material form including the storing of it in any medium by electronicmeans;(ii) to issue copies of the work to the public not being copies already in circulation;(iii) to perform the work in public, or communicate it to the public;(iv) to make any cinematograph film or sound recording in respect of the work;(v) to make any translation of the work;(vi) to make any adaptation of the work;(vii) to do, in relation to a translation or an adaptation of the work, any of the acts specified in relation tothe work in sub-clauses (i) to (vi);(b) in the case of a computer programme,—(i) to do any of the acts specified in clause (a); 1[(ii) to sell or give on commercial rental or offer for sale or for commercial rental any copy of the computerprogramme:Provided that such commercial rental does not apply in respect of computer programmes where theprogramme itself is not the essential object of the rental.](c) in the case of an artistic work,—2[(i) to reproduce the work in any material form including—(A) the storing of it in any medium by electronic or other means; or(B) depiction in three-dimensions of a two-dimensional work; or(C) depiction in two-dimensions of a three-dimensional work;](ii) to communicate the work to the public;(iii) to issue copies of the work to the public not being copies already in circulation;(iv) to include the work in any cinematograph film;(v) to make any adaptation of the work;(vi) to do in relation to adaptation of the work any of the acts specified in relation to the work in sub-clauses(i) to (iv);(d) in the case of a cinematograph film,— 3[(i) to make a copy of the film, including—(A) a photograph of any image forming part thereof; or(B) storing of it in any medium by electronic or other means;]4[(ii) to sell or give on commercial rental or offer for sale or for such rental, any copy of the film;] 1 Subs. by Act 49 of 1999, s. 3, for sub-clause (ii) (w.e.f. 15-1-2000).2 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012, s. 5(i), for sub-clause (i) (w.e.f. 21-6-2012).3 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012,s. 5(ii)(a), for sub-clause (i) (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)4 Subs. by Act 27 of 2012,s. 5(ii)(b), for sub-clause (ii) (w.e.f. 21-6-2012)(iii) to communicate the film to the public;(e) in the case of a sound recording,—(i) to make any other sound recording embodying it 1[including storing of it in any medium byelectronic or other means];2[(ii) to sell or give on commercial rental or offer for sale or for such rental, any copy of the soundrecording;](iii) to communicate the sound recording to the public. 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