Copyright Registration
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Advantages of Copyright Registration?
- The creators or owners of original work can always protect their work through copyright registration. It helps them against infringement.
- With copyright registration, your creative work is gets promoted among mass in a single go. It can be easily used for publicising or for marketing in the mind of the customer.
- Rights over dissemination, translation, reproduction and adaptation of work have been fully assigned to the creator of work.
- Copyright registration helps you in protecting your unique work and will act as an evidence in the court of law over ownership of the work.
- It restricts to produce duplicity of the unique work and give more preference to the owner of work.
Benefits
- It generates an intellectual property. Registered copyrights can be sold, commercially contracted or franchised with the prior permission of the owner.
- As it is always said, branding plays an important role in promoting your work. So, Copyright registration can even help you to create a sense of goodwill and quality in the minds of your customer.
- People come to know about registered work easily and it is easily searchable on many platforms with the registered database.
Copyright Registration
Copyright registration in India is enrolled under Copyright Act, 1957. It provides a kind of safety so that the work carried out by the creator of work cannot be copied by anyone and to restore the uniqueness of the product. There are bundles of rights under Copyright like communication to the public, the rights of reproduction, adaptation, and translation of the work.Copyright is basically a legal right which has been provided to the creators of literature, dramatics, musical and artistic work and even the producer’s films and sound recordings. Sometimes even businesses and startups get copyright registration related to instruction manuals, product literature and user guides. Usually, copyright is possessed by a creator of the work, but sometimes even the employer of its creator or the person who has authorised the work can own the copyright.
What Is Included In Our Package?
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Application Drafting
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Application Filing
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Government Fees
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Diary number
Procedure For Copyright Registration
Complete our Simple Form
Prepare Copyright Application
Filing of Copyright Application
Copyright certificate issued
What all things are Protected under a Copyright?
It basically protects the expression of ideas (e.g. words & illustrations), alone it cannot be protected. The following may be protected under copyright law:
- Literary works (e.g., written books, computer programs, website)
- Dramatic works (e.g., scripts for films and dramas)
- Musical works (e.g., melodies)
- Artistic works (e.g., paintings, photographs)
- Published editions
- Recorded Sounds
- Movies, Films and telefilms
- Broadcasts on Radio and Television
- Performances
Details required for Copyright Registration?
Personal details: This includes the Name, Address and Nationality of Applicant. Applicant should specify the nature. Whether he is the owner or the representative?
Nature of the work: This includes class & description of the work, title of the Work. In case of a website copyright, give the URL of the website. You also need be mention the language of the Work
Date of Publication: Mention the date of Publication in internal magazines (if possible). Like a company magazine or a research paper submitted to a professor does not count as publication.
Nature of the work: This includes class & description of the work, title of the Work. In case of a website copyright, give the URL of the website. You also need be mention the language of the Work
Date of Publication: Mention the date of Publication in internal magazines (if possible). Like a company magazine or a research paper submitted to a professor does not count as publication.
Frequently Asked Questions
1For what can dopyrights be obtained?
You can get a copyright for any unique and creative content. This could range from design, sketch, painting, song recording, music video, movie file, poem, book or even a short story.
2What is the validity of a copyright?
Copyright protection typically lasts for 60 years. In the case of original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the 60-year period is counted from the year following the death of the author. In the case of cinematographic films, sound recordings, photographs, anonymous and pseudonymous publications, works of government and works of international organizations, the 60-year period is counted from the date of publication.
3Who can apply for copyright registration?
Any person claiming to be the owner of the work to be copyrighted can apply for copyright registration. The person can be an individual, company, NGO or any other.
4What is difference between a Trademark and a Copyright?
A trademark is a mark given to a brand to protect the brand name, Logo or Slogan. A copyright is a Protection given to unique content such as books, music, videos, songs or even software.
