CHAPTER XV: MISCELLANEOUS Section 74: Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to possess certain powers of civil courts This section gives the “copyright authorities” the powers they need to conduct a proper investigation, just like a real court. The Legal Text “The Registrar of Copyrights and the Appellate Board shall have the powers of a
CHAPTER XIV: APPEALS Section 71: Appeals against certain orders of Magistrate This section deals with appealing a Magistrate’s decision about seized goods from a criminal case. The Legal Text “Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (2) of section 64 or section 66 may, within thirty days of the date of such order,
CHAPTER XIII: OFFENCES This chapter marks a major shift. We are no longer talking about civil remedies (suing for money). We are now talking about criminal offences (being arrested, facing a police case, and going to jail). Section 63: Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights… This is the main section that makes copyright
CHAPTER XII CIVIL REMEDIES Section 56: Protection of separate rights The Legal Text “Subject to the provisions of this Act, where the several rights comprising the copyright in any work are owned by different persons, the owner of any such right shall, to the extent of that right, be entitled to the remedies provided by
Chapter X (Registration of Copyright) This guide breaks down Chapter X of the Copyright Act, 1957, which deals with the official registration of a copyright. While copyright exists automatically the moment a work is created, registering it provides a powerful legal advantage. Section 44: Register of Copyrights The Legal Text “There shall be kept at
Chapter 9: International Copyright Section 40: Power to extend copyright to foreign works Section 40A: Power of Central Government to apply Chapter VIII to broadcasting organisations and performers in certain other countries Section 41: Provisions as to works of certain international organisations Section 42: Power to restrict rights in works of foreign authors first published
Chapter 8: Rights of Broadcasting Organisation and of Performers Section 37: Broadcast Reproduction Right Section 38: Performer’s Right Section 38A: Exclusive Right of Performers Section 38B: Moral Rights of the Performer Section 39: Acts not infringing broadcast reproduction right or performer’s right Section 39A: Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and
Chapter 7: Copyright Societies Section 33: Registration of Copyright society Section 33A: Tariff Scheme by copyright societies Section 34: Administration of rights of owner by copyright society Section 34A: Payment of remunerations by copyright society Section 35: Control over the copyright society by the author and other owners of right Section 36: Submission of returns
Chapter 6: Licences Section 30: Licences by owners of copyright Section 30A: Application of [section 19] Section 31: Compulsory licence in works withheld from public Section 31A: Compulsory licence in unpublished or published works Section 31B: Compulsory licence for benefit of disabled Section 31C: Statutory licence for cover versions Section 31D: Statutory licence for broadcasting
Chapter 5: Term of Copyright Section 22: Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works Section 23: Term of copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous works Section 24: Term of copyright in posthumous work Section 25: Term of copyright in photographs Section 26: Term of copyright in cinematograph films Section 27: Term of
