Copyright in a work does not subsist in perpetuity. The term of copyright protection is limited to the life of the author and fifty years after his death (usually referred to as ‘fifty years pma’ i.e. post mortem auctoris) in most of the countries. The limited duration
The rights of performers, record producers and broadcasting organisations are referred to as neighboring rights because they have developed in parallel with copyright, and the exercise of these rights
Copyright is one of the Intellectual Property Rights. In India, copyright is sui generis right. It is considered a natural right as it is automatically granted to the creator of the original literary (including computer programs), dramatic, musical
The Copyright Act, 1957 (the “Act”), supported by the Copyright Rules, 1958 is the governing law for copyright protection in India. Substantial amendments were carried out to the Copyright Act, in May 2012.
The term copyright office is given under section 9 on the Copyright Act, 1957 makes it compulsory to have a copyright office. The copyright office is controlled by the registrar of copyright which is appointed by the Union government, which means
Section 37 and Section 39A of the Copyright Act govern the provisions relating to broadcast. Section 37 grants broadcasting organizations a special right, namely the broadcast reproduction right. The term
An assignment is, in spirit, a transfer of ownership, even if it is partial. The copyright owner in an existing work or the future owner of the copyright in a further work may assign to any person the copyright