Copyrights

1. Literary work including dramatic or musical work.
2. Computer programmes, tables and compilations including computer data bases.
3. Artistic work.
4. Cinematograph film.
5. Sound recording.

1. Original work – Copyright protection is granted for a work which is original.
2. Intellect and skill – the author should have expended intellect and skill in the creation of the work.

Copyrights in India are governed by the Copyrights Act, 1957.

Registering Authority:  Copyright Office.

1. Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity of the proprietorship.  

2. Exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, translate, sell, offer for sale, commercial rent the work in relation to which Copyright is held.  

3. The right to obtain relief in respect of infringement of Copyright in the manner provided in the Copyright Act, 1957. 

1. Application for registration of the Copyright can be applied for by the author/ artist/ programmer etc of the work, as the case may be.  
2. Application for registration of the Copyright can be applied for by the assignee of the work, along with a NO OBJECTION LETTER from the author/ artist/ programmer etc, as the case may be.  
3. In case a work is produced by an individual during the course of his employment then the owner of the work is the employer. Therefore, the employer has the right to file application for registration, along with the NO OBJECTION LETTER from the author/ artist/ programmer etc, as the case may be. 

Copyright shall subsist in any literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work (other than a photograph) published within the lifetime of the author – during his lifetime and until (sixty years) from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the author dies.