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Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central) Section 9 - Bare Act

StateCentral Government
Year
Section Title Amendment of Section 19
Act Info:

In section 19 of the principal Act,-

(i) in sub-section (3), for the words "royalty payable, if any", the words "royalty and any other consideration payable" shall be substituted;

(ii) after sub-section (7), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:-

"(8) The assignment of copyright in any work contrary to the terms and conditions of the rights already assigned to a copyright society in which the author of the work is a member shall be void.

(9) No assignment of copyright in any work to make a cinematograph film shall affect the right of the author of the work to claim an equal share of royalties and consideration payable in case of utilisation of the work in any form other than for the communication to the public of the work, along with the cinematograph film in a cinema hall.

(10) No assignment of the copyright in any work to make a sound recording which does not form part of any cinematograph film shall affect the right of the author of the work to claim an equal share of royalties and consideration payable for any utilisation of such work in any form."



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