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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central) Section 23

Amendment of Section 35

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Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central) Section 23 is part of Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central) - Amendment of Section 35. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In section 35 of the principal Act and its marginal heading,-

(a) for the words "owners of rights", wherever they occur, the words "author and other owners of right" shall be substituted;

(b) after sub-section (2), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:-

(3) Every copyright society shall have a governing body with such number of persons elected from among the members of the society consisting of equal number of authors and owners of work for the purpose of the administration of the society as may be specified.

(4) All members of copyrights society shall enjoy equal membership rights and there shall be no discrimination between authors and owners of rights in the distribution of royalties.

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What does Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central) Section 23 provide?

Section Section 23 of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central) (Amendment of Section 35) is reproduced on this page as part of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, (Central). Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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