THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Definition — For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression“owner of copyright”shall include—(a) an exclusive licensee;(b) in the case of an anonymous or pseudonymous literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, thepublisher of the work, until the identity of the author or, in the case of an anonymous work of jointauthorship, […]

Resale share right in original copies — (1) In the case of resale for a price exceeding tenthousand rupees, of the original copy of a painting, sculpture or drawing, or of the original manuscript of aliterary or dramatic work or musical work, the author of such work if he was the first owner of rights

Importation of infringing copies (1) The owner of any right conferred by this Act in respect ofany work or any performance embodied in such work, or his duly authorised agent, may give notice in writingto the Commissioner of Customs, or to any other officer authorised in this behalf by the CentralBoard ofExcise andCustoms,—(a) that he

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Particulars to be included in 3 [sound recording] and video films.— (1) No person shallpublish a3[sound recording] in respect of any work unless the following particulars are displayed on the3[sound recording] and on any container thereof, namely:—(a) the name and address of the person who has made the sound recording;(b) the name and address of

Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright (1) The following acts shall not constitute aninfringement of copyright, namely,—4[(a) a fair dealing with any work, not being a computer programme, for the purposes of—(i) private or personal use, including research; 1 Subs. by Act 38 of 1994, s. 16, for sub-clause (ii) (w.e.f. 10-5-1995).2 The

When copyright infringed Copyright in a work shall be deemed to be infringed—(a) when any person, without a licence granted by the owner of the copyright or the Registrar ofCopyrights under this Act or in contravention of the conditions of a licence so granted or of anycondition imposed by a competent authority under this Act—(i)

Entries in the Register of Copyrights, etc., to be published Every entry made in theRegister of Copyrights or the particulars of any work entered under section 45, the correction of every entrymade in such register under section 49, and every rectification ordered under section 50, shall be publishedby the Registrar of Copyrights in the Official

Rectification of Register by 1 [Appellate Board] The [Appellate Board], on application of theRegistrar of Copyrights or of any person aggrieved, shall order the rectification of the Register ofCopyrights by—(a) the making of any entry wrongly omitted to be made in the register, or(b) the expunging of any entry wrongly made in, or remaining on,

Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights The Registrar of Copyrights may, in theprescribed cases and subject to the prescribed conditions, amend or alter the Register of Copyrights by—(a) correcting any error in any name, address or particulars; or(b) correcting any other error which may have arisen therein by accidental slip or omission. Practice