Indian Copyright Act 1957 (No. 14 of 1957)
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The decision of the Supreme Court of India in "Eastern Book Company & Ors vs D.B. Modak & Anr" on 12 December, 2007 interpreted this section of the Act as making the material public domain.
INDIAN COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 INDIAN COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 CHAPTER I Preliminary [4th June, 1957] An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:
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Does the law allow any use of a work without permission of the owner of the copyright, and, if so, which are they? nd news reporting, as well as use of works in library and schools and in the legislatures, is permitted without specific permission of th copyright owners. In order to protect the intere ts of sers so e xem i. ii. iii.
It shall come into force on such date{ 21st January,1958, vide Notification No.269 dated 21-1-58 Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II Section 3 page 167} as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
1 &2, Gee. in its application to British India ; It is hereby . 6, c. 46. enacted as follows :- CHAPTER I. 1, (1) This Act may be called the Iqdian Copy- short title right Act, 191%. and extent. (2) It extends to the whoje Q£ B~itish India including British Baluchistaa, the District of Angul, and the Sonthal Parganas.
For the purposes of this Act, a work published in India shall be deemed to be first published in India, notwithstanding that it has been published simultaneously in some other country, unless such other country provides a shorter term of copyright for such work; and a work shall be deemed to be published simultaneously in India and in another ...
THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 ACT NO. 14 OF 19571 [4th June, 1957.] An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY his Act may be called the Copyrig It extends to the whole of India.
The protection provided by copyright to the efforts of writers, artists, designers, dramatists, musicians, architects and producers of sound recordings, cinematograph films and computer software, creates an atmosphere conducive to creativity, which induces them to create more and motivates others to create.
A 'Bare act' is the actual legislation passed by the Parliament of India. Generally, an act sets out the high level legal and policy principles applicable to the subject matter of the law. Most acts are accompanied by 'subsidiary legislation' such as rules, regulations, notifications and orders; which address the actual implementation detail of the act.
The Copyright Act of 1957 was India’s first copyright law following independence, and six amendments have been made since then. The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012, which was passed in 2012, was the most recent amendment.
THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 ACT NO. 14 OF 1957 AN ACT TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE ACT TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO COPYR IGHT. [4th June, 1957.] BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year f the Republic of India as follows:- HA PRELIMINARY CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Sh rt title, extent and commencement. 1. (1)Short
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Interpretation. 3. Meaning of publication. 4. When work not deemed to be published or performed in public. 5. When work deemed to be first published in India. 6. Certain disputes to be decided by Appellate Board. 7. Nationality of author where the making of unpublished work is extended over considerable period. 8. Domicile of ...
For the purposes of this Act, a work published in India shall be deemed to be first published in India, notwithstanding that it has been published simultaneously in some other country, unless such other country provides a shorter term of copyright for such work, and a work shall be deemed to be published simultaneously in India and in another ...
The term of the copyright protection on different works has described in section 22-29 of chapter V of Indian copyright act. The term of the copyright protection is as mentioned below.
This article provides a detailed examination of public domain in India, including key laws, significant court judgments, and their implications.
