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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 8

Cl

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/442507

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 8 is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Cl. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

r) omitted by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-5-1995). 9 (t) “plate” includes any stereotype or other plate, stone, block, mould, matrix, transfer, negative, 1[duplicating equipment] or other device used or intended to be used for printing or reproducing copies of any work, and any matrix or other appliance by which 2[sound recording] for the acoustic presentation of the work are or are intended to be made;

(u) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 3 [(uu) “producer”, in relation to a cinematograph film or sound recording, means a person who takes the initiative and responsibility for making the work;] 4 * * * * * 5 * * * * * 6 [(x) “reprography” means the making of copies of a work, by photocopying or similar means; 7 [(xa) “Right Management Information” means,— (a) the title or other information identifying the work or performance;

(b) the name of the author or performer;

(c) the name and address of the owner of rights;

(d) terms and conditions regarding the use of the rights; and (e) any number or code that represents the information referred to in sub-clauses (a) to (d), but does not include any device or procedure intended to identify the user;]

(xx) “sound recording” means a recording of sounds from which such sounds may be produced regardless of the medium on which such recording is made or the method by which the sounds are produced;] 7 [(xxa) “visual recording” means the recording in any medium, by any method including the storing of it by any electronic means, or moving images or of the representations thereof, from which they can be perceived, reproduced or communicated by any method.]

(y) “work” means any of the following works, namely:— (i) a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work;

(ii) a cinematograph film;

(iii) 2[sound recording];

(z) “work of joint authorship” means a work produced by the collaboration of two or more authors in which the contribution of one author is not distinct from the contribution of the other author or authors;

(za) “work of sculpture” includes casts and models. 8 [3. Meaning of publication.—For the purposes of this Act, “publication” means making a work available to the public by issue of copies or by communicating the work to the public.]

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What does Copyright Act, 1957 Section 8 provide?

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