Section 28A – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in works of public undertakings In the case of a work, where a publicundertaking is the first owner of the copyright therein, copyright shall subsist until 2[sixty years] from thebeginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work is first published.] Practice area’s of B K Goyal & […]

Section 28 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in Government works In the case of a Government work, where Government isthe first owner of the copyright therein, copyright shall subsist until 2[sixty years] from the beginning of thecalendar year next following the year in which the work is first published Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income

Section 27 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in sound recording In the case of a 3[sound recording] copyright shall subsistuntil 2[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the 3[soundrecording] is published. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax

Section 26 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in cinematograph films In the case of a cinematograph film, copyright shallsubsist until 2[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the film ispublished Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice

Section 25 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in photographs Omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 (27 of2012), s. 13 (w.e.f. 21-6-2012) 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

Section 24 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in posthumous work (1) In the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work or anengraving, in which copyright subsists at the date of the death of the author or, in the case of any such work ofjoint authorship, at or immediately before the date of the death of the author who

Section 23 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Term of copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous works — (1) In the case of literary, dramatic,musical or artistic work (other than a photograph), which is published anonymously or pseudonymously,copyright shall subsist until 5[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year inwhich the work is first published:Provided that where the identity

Section 22 – 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

Section 21 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

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),

Section 20 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

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.