Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright (1) If an assignee fails to make sufficientexercise of the rights assigned to him, and such failure is not attributable to any act or omission of the assignor,then, the 3[Appellate Board] may, on receipt of a complaint from the assignor and after holding such inquiry as itmay deem

Mode of assignment 2[(1)] No assignment of the copyright in any work shall be valid unless itis in writing signed by the assignor or by his duly authorised agent.3[(2) The assignment of copyright in any work shall identify such work, and shall specify the rights assignedand the duration and territorial extent of such assignment.(3) The

Assignment of copyright — (1) The owner of the copyright in an existing work or the prospectiveowner of the copyright in a future work may assign to any person the copyright either wholly or partially andeither generally or subject to limitations and either for the whole term of the copyright or any part thereof:Provided that

First owner of copyright Subject to the provisions of this Act, the author of a work shall be the firstowner of the copyright therein:Provided that—(a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or artistic work made by the author in the course of hisemployment by the proprietor of a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical under

No copyright except as provided in this Act — No person shall be entitled to copyright or any similarright in any work, whether published or unpublished, otherwise than under and in accordance with the provisionsof this Act or of any other law for the time being in force, but nothing in this section shall be

Special provision regarding Copyright in designs registered or capable of being registered under the 3 [***] 4 [Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000)] (1) Copyright shall not subsist under this Act in anydesign which is registered under the 3[***] 4[Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000)].(2) Copyright in any design, which is capable of being registered

Meaning of Copyright For the purposes of this Act, “copyright” means the exclusive right subjectto the provisions of this Act, to do or authorise the doing of any of the following acts in respect of a work or anysubstantial part thereof, namely:—(a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work, not being a

Works in which copyright subsists (1) Subject to the provisions of this section and the otherprovisions of this Act, copyright shall subsist throughout India in the following classes of works, that is to say,—(a) original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works;(b) cinematograph films; and(c) 1[sound recording].(2) Copyright shall not subsist in any work specified in

Powers and procedure of 2 [Appellate Board] (1) The 1[Appellate Board] shall, subject to any rulesthat may be made under this Act, have power to regulate its own procedure, including the fixing of places andtimes of its sittings:Provided that the 1[Appellate Board] shall ordinarily hear any proceeding instituted before it under this Actwithin the zone