Copyright India
Copyright India
(By Sangam Ghimire & Jyoti Pathak)
Meaning Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. In fact, it is a bundle of rights including, inter alia, rights of reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation and translation of the work. There could be slight variations in the composition of the rights depending on the work.
Indian work
"Indian work" means a literary, dramatic or musical work,
The author of which is a citizen of India; or
Which is first published in India; or
The author of which, in the case of an unpublished work is, at the time of the making of the work, a citizen of India. Descriptions of work
Artistic work - An artistic work means
A painting, a sculpture, a drawing (including a diagram, map, chart or plan), an engraving or a photograph, whether or not any such work possesses artistic quality;
A work of architecture; and Any other work of artistic craftsmanship. Musical work
"Musical work" means a work consisting of music and includes any graphical notation of such work but does not include any words or any action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music. A musical work need not be written down to enjoy copyright protection. Sound recording
"Sound recording" means a recording of sounds from which sounds may be produced regardless of the medium on which such recording is made or the method by which the sounds are produced. A phonogram and a CD-ROM are sound recordings. Cinematograph film
"Cinematograph film" means any work of visual recording on any medium produced through a process from which a moving image may be produced by any means and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and "cinematograph" shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography including video films.
Government work -
(By Sangam Ghimire & Jyoti Pathak)
Meaning Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. In fact, it is a bundle of rights including, inter alia, rights of reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation and translation of the work. There could be slight variations in the composition of the rights depending on the work.
Indian work
"Indian work" means a literary, dramatic or musical work,
The author of which is a citizen of India; or
Which is first published in India; or
The author of which, in the case of an unpublished work is, at the time of the making of the work, a citizen of India. Descriptions of work
Artistic work - An artistic work means
A painting, a sculpture, a drawing (including a diagram, map, chart or plan), an engraving or a photograph, whether or not any such work possesses artistic quality;
A work of architecture; and Any other work of artistic craftsmanship. Musical work
"Musical work" means a work consisting of music and includes any graphical notation of such work but does not include any words or any action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music. A musical work need not be written down to enjoy copyright protection. Sound recording
"Sound recording" means a recording of sounds from which sounds may be produced regardless of the medium on which such recording is made or the method by which the sounds are produced. A phonogram and a CD-ROM are sound recordings. Cinematograph film
"Cinematograph film" means any work of visual recording on any medium produced through a process from which a moving image may be produced by any means and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and "cinematograph" shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography including video films.
Government work -