COPYRIGHT ACT NOTES

Question 1

Copyright Act Introduction.

Answer 1

1. Copyright is the set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work.
2. Copyright Act, 1957, Copyright rules 1958, and International Copyright order, 1999 governs the copyright protection in India.
3. The Indian Copyright Act, 1957 provides protection of rights to an author of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, cinematographic film, or sound recordings. [LDMACS]
4. In simple terms, it provides protection to people who create an original work and gives them certain rights and privileges.

Question 2

S 2(d) Copy act

Answer 2

The Definition of an Author is provided under Section 2(d) of the Act. An Author means and includes the following:

(i) in relation to a literary or dramatic work, the author of the work;
(ii) in relation to a musical work, the composer;
(iii) in relation to an artistic work other than a photograph, the artist;
(iv) in relation to a photograph, the person taking the photograph;
(v) in relation to a cinematograph film or sound recording, the producer; and
(vi) in relation to any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work which is computer-generated, the person who causes the work to be created.

Question 3

Object of Copyright Act

Answer 3

Obj of Copyright act is to protect the author of a copyrighted work from an unlawful reproduction or exploitation of his work by others.

Question 4

S 13 copyright Act

Answer 4

1. Not each and every work is entitled to copyright protection.
2. As per the said Section, copyright exists in original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work + cinematograph films and sound recording.

Question 5

S 14 Copyright Act explained

Answer 5

1. Acc of S 14 Copyright Act, ‘copyright’ means the exclusive right subject to the provisions of this act, to do or authorise the doing of any of the following acts in respect of a work or any substantial part thereof, namely -
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