COPYRIGHT : Copyright means the exclusive right to do & authorise to do certain acts in relation to artistic, literary, dramatic, musical works, cinematographic film, sound recording and software.
basically, Copyright means the right to copy or reproduce the work in which Copyright subsits.

The Copyright vests in original work in whatever form it may be, i. e. , literary, artistic, etc. . the registration of Copyright in india is not mandatory but useful in courts where civil and / or criminal proceeding can be taken to protect it.

REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING THE COPYRIGHT APPLICATION IN INDIA

1. Full name, address and nationality of applicant(s) & that of author.
2. The year & country of first publication of the work.
3. List of countries where the work has been published & the year of publication.
4. The year & the country of last publication.
5. Six copies of the work, if published else three copies.
6. POWER OF ATTORNEY

PROCEDURE FOR THE GRANT OF COPYRIGHT

1. The application is examined by the Copyright Office and objections, if any, are raised thereto.
2. The Certificate is issued by the Copyright Office after the objections, if any, are removed to the satisfaction of the department.

NOTE : In case of labels which can be used as Trade Mark, first of all the clear Copyright search certificate has to be received from the Trade Mark Office and only thereafter application for Copyright can be filed in the Copyright Office.

RENEWAL
NOT REQUIRED.

TERM
60 YEARS after the death of author.