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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 78

Power to make rules.—

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 78 is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Power to make rules.—. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 2 [* * * * *];

(b) the form of complaints and applications to be made, and the licences to be granted, under this Act;

(c) the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceeding before the Registrar of Copyrights; 3 [(cA) the form and manner in which an organisation may apply to the [Appellate Board] for compulsory licence for disabled and the fee which may accompany such application under sub-section (1) of section 31B; (cB) the manner in which a person making sound recording may give prior notice of his intention to make sound recording under sub-section (2) of section 31C; (cC) the register and books of account and the details of existing stock which a person making sound recording may maintain under sub-section (5) of section 31C; (cD) the manner in which prior notice may be given by a broadcasting organisation under sub-section (2) of section 31D; (cE) the reports and accounts which may be maintained under clause (a), and the inspection of records and books of account which may be made under clause (b) or sub-section (7) of section 31D]; 4 [(ca) the conditions for submission of application under sub-section (2) of section 33;

(cb) the conditions subject to which a copyright society may be registered under sub-section (3) of section 33;

(cc) the inquiry for cancellation of registration under sub-section (4) of section 33; 3 [(ccA) the manner in which a copyright society may publish its Tariff Scheme under sub-section (1) of section 33A; (ccB) the fee which is to be paid before filing an appeal to the 1[Appellate Board] under sub-section (2) of section 33A;

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What does Copyright Act, 1957 Section 78 provide?

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