Basics of Copyrights
Copyright, is a bundle of rights, which grants protection to the unique expression of ideas. Ideas per se cannot be protected; it is the expression of ideas in a material medium that is the subject matter of copyright protection. Copyright is a negative right and the owner of a copyright gets the right to prevent others from copying his work without his consent towards a commercial end. However, at the same time it gives to the author an exclusive right for the commercial exploitation of his work.
The domain of copyright extends to original
literary (which includes computer programmes) dramatic, musical, artistic,
cinematographic films and sound recording. Copyright assumes supreme importance
for authors, artists, architects, composers, music production companies and
producers, film production companies, computer programmers and designers. An
author, an artist, a composer or a designer looks forward to the commercial
benefits accruing from his work, apart from the intellectual satisfaction
derived from creating the work. Many a times, unscrupulous traders copy best
sellers, or produce pirated versions of a hit-movie or chart topping sound
track and sell it at a price that is just a fraction of the original work. This
in turn, eats into the commercial benefits that the author of an original work
rightly expects and deserves. Copyright law comes in here and secures the
interests of the author, punishes the infringer and thus provides incentive to
the creation of original works. A copyright can be transferred or can be
assigned or licensed for a consideration. Copyright, unlike the other
Intellectual Property rights does not require any formal procedures as such and
affords protection during the lifetime of the author and sixty-years
thereafter.
Copyright Filing
Requirements in India
Applicant’s
particulars
|
·
Name ·
Address ·
Citizenship For corporate entities |
|
·
Country
of incorporation ·
Nature
of entity (eg. private limited company, public listed company) |
Clear
specimen of the Work (5 Copies of the Work)
|
·
Electronic
Form or ·
Physical
Form |
Copyright
Particulars
|
·
Form
IV; ·
Statement
of Particulars, in triplicate; ·
Statement
of further particulars, in triplicate; ·
A
No Objection Certificate; ·
Copyright
Notice ·
Under
Certificate of Posting ·
Copy
of the work in triplicate; ·
Power
of Attorney; |
Power
of Attorney
|
·
Notarized
Power of Attorney (must be filed at the time of filing the application). |
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