jCopyright Act

What is copyright Act?

Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work.

Need of Copyright Act !!

Right to be credited for the work.

To determine who may adapt the work.

Who may financially benefit from it.

What can be copyright?

Literary WorksMusical WorksDramatic WorksChoreographic WorkPictorial, Graphic, andSculptural WorksMotion Pictures and AVSound RecordingsArchitectural WorksComputer workWork on the WebBusiness work

There is no need to include a copyright notice. (©, 2012). However, it is a good idea to do so due to ignorance.

The copyright is in force when the work is “fixed” which includes saving to disk or writing it on paper.

Copyright is Automatic

Indian Copyright Act

First Act in 1914, followed by the Copyright Act 1957.

1957 Act: adopted many English provisions, introduced new ideas and concepts.

Copyright Act 1957 – Main Features

Valid from 21 January 1958Created Copyright Office and Copyright BoardIntroduced civil and criminal remedies against infringement Definition of categories in which copyright

actually subsistsInternational copyright

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