- Copyright Registration
Copyright Registration
Give a legal backing to your creative work with Copyright Registration. copyright original authorship on a website. But a domain name cannot be protected under the copyright law. However, every work e.g. photographs, videos etc would be considered as a separate work and a separate application fee needs to be paid for each on them.
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What is Copyright Registration?
The original authors of works of literature, art, music, sound recordings, cinematographed films, and broadcasts are granted financial rights and benefits through copyright registration in India. This enables the producers to monetize their work by selling copies, giving public performances and broadcasts, and distributing copies to the general public for various internet uses. When a creator develops something, copyright is automatically created. However, the registration of copyrights in India is significant since it grants the author a legal right in the public sphere, preventing others from profiting from the author’s creative work.
BENEFITS
Copyright Registration
Prima Facie Evidence
Copyright protection provides a prima facie evidence in case if the litigation arises. The proof is essential to attest to anything in the court of law; hence copyright registration is very beneficial for creators.
Protection Extended Even After The Creators Death
Copyright’s protection is not restricted up to the original creators’ life span; its validity is longer than any other intellectual property. It is secured for the creators’ lifespan and 60 years after his/her death.
Public Record
When the registration of copyright is done, a definite public record is created that helps the original creator to establish his ownership over the said copyright.
For Filing a Case For Infringement
An individual cannot sue for copyright infringement unless he/she has a registered copyright. Registration gives the copyright holder the official right to file for infringement and claim for damages.
Documents Required
- FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions
Works that are not fixed in a tangible form such as ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, or discoveries, unwritten speeches etc. cannot be copyrighted.
The copyright owner has the exclusive rights to:
- Reproduce and distribute the work in copies or phonorecord to the public by sale or transfer of ownership or license.
- Make additions to the original work or modify it, display, present or perform them among the public; and
- Exclude others to claim ownership or use without the original creators’ permission.
Yes, you can send a legal notice to that person. And, even after that the infringement continues, you can claim your exclusive right in the court of law to claim damages.
Copyright protection is valid for the duration of 60 years; in case it is literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works the 60-year period is counted from the year following the death of the author/creator. For cinematographed films, sound recordings and photographs, the 60-year period are counted from the date of publication. For broadcasting, the term is 25 years from the beginning of the calendar year following the year in which it was first broadcasted.
Yes, an original creator may sell, transfer, assign or license their copyright.
This is not true, a Private limited company is one of the mode of doing business, which means it can be started from scratch. For that matter even after incorporating a private limited there is no obligation that the company must have sales or turnover.
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