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Copyright Act, 1957 Chapter XI

Title: Infringement of Copyright

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....of a translation in any Indian language of an Act of a Legislatureand of any rules or orders made thereunder-- (i) if no translation ofsuch Act or rules or orders in that language has been produced or published bythe Government; or (ii) where a translation of suchAct or rules or orders in that language has been produced or published by theGovernment, if the translation is not available for sale to the public: Provided that such translationcontains a statement at a prominent place of the effect that the translationhas not been authorised or accepted as authentic by the Government; 11 [(s) themaking or publishing of a painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of a workof architecture or the display of a work of architecture;] (t) the making or publishing ofa painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of a sculpture, or other artisticwork falling under sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of section 2, if such work ispermanently situate in a public place or any premises to which the public hasaccess; (u) the inclusion in acinematograph film of-- (i) any artistic workpermanently situate in a public place or any premises to which the public hasaccess; or (ii) any.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 52

Title: Certain Acts Not to Be Infringement of Copyright

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....of a translation in any Indian language of an Act of a Legislatureand of any rules or orders made thereunder-- (i) if no translation ofsuch Act or rules or orders in that language has been produced or published bythe Government; or (ii) where a translation of suchAct or rules or orders in that language has been produced or published by theGovernment, if the translation is not available for sale to the public: Provided that such translationcontains a statement at a prominent place of the effect that the translationhas not been authorised or accepted as authentic by the Government; 11 [(s) themaking or publishing of a painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of a workof architecture or the display of a work of architecture;] (t) the making or publishing ofa painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of a sculpture, or other artisticwork falling under sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of section 2, if such work ispermanently situate in a public place or any premises to which the public hasaccess; (u) the inclusion in acinematograph film of-- (i) any artistic workpermanently situate in a public place or any premises to which the public hasaccess; or (ii) any.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Chapter V

Title: Term of Copyright

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....disclosed, if either the identity of the author is disclosed publicly byboth the author and the publisher or is otherwise established to thesatisfaction of the Copyright Board by that author. ______________________ 1.Substitutedby Act 13 of 1992, sec. 2, for "fifty years" w.r.e.f. 28-12-1991. Section 24 - Term of copyright in posthumous work (1) In the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work or an engraving, in which copyright subsists at the date of the death of the author, or in the case of any such work of joint authorship, at or immediately before the date of the death of the author who dies last, but which, or any adaptation of which, has not been published before that date, copyright shall subsist until1[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work is first published or, where an adaptation of the work is published in any earlier year, from the beginning of the calendar year next following that year. (2) For the purposes of this section a literary, dramatic or musical work or an adaptation of any such work shall be deemed to have been published, if it has been performed in public or if any 1[sound.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Chapter III

Title: Copyright

State: Central

Year: 1957

..... (c) 1[sound recording], (2) Copyright shall not subsist in any work specified in sub-section (1), other than a work to which the provisions of section 40 or section 41 apply, unless,-- (i) in the case of a published work, the work is first published in India, or where the work is first published outside India, the author is at the date of such publication, or in a case where the author was dead at that date, was at the time of his death, a citizen of India; (ii) in the case of an unpublished work other than 2[work of architecture], the author is at the date of the making of the work a citizen of India or domiciled in India; and (iii) in the case of [work of architecture], the work is located in India. Explanation.--In the case of a work of joint authorship, the conditions conferring copyright specified in this sub-section shall be satisfied by all the authors of the work. (3) Copyright shall not subsist-- (a) in any cinematograph film if a substantial part of the film is an infringement of the copyright in any other work; (b) in any 3 [sound recording] made in respect of a literary, dramatic or musical work, if in making the 3 [sound recording], copyright in.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Chapter IV

Title: Ownership of Copyright and the Rights of the Owner

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....on terms mutually agreedupon by the parties. (4) Where the assignce does notexercise the right assigned to him under any of the other sub-sections of thissection within period of one year from the date of assignment, the assignmentin respect of such rights shall be deemed to have lapsed after the expiry ofthe said period unless otherwise specified in the assignment. (5) If the period of assignmentis not stated, it shall be deemed to be five years from the dale of assignment. (6) If the territorial extent ofassignment of the rights is not specified, it shall be presumed to extendwithin India. (7) Nothing in sub-section (2)or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) or sub-section (6)shall be applicable to assignments made before the coming into force of theCopyright (Amendment) Act, 1994.]] ______________________ 1.Section 19 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereofby Act 23 of 1983, sec. 9 w.e.f. 9-8-1984. 2. Sub-section (2) Inserted by Act23 of 1983, sec. 9 w.e.f. 9-8-1984. 3.Substitutedby Act 38 of 1994, sec. 8, for sub-section (2) w.e.f. 10-9-1995. Section 19A - Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright 1 [19A.Disputes with.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 13

Title: Works in Which Copyright Subsists

State: Central

Year: 1957

..... (c) 1[sound recording], (2) Copyright shall not subsist in any work specified in sub-section (1), other than a work to which the provisions of section 40 or section 41 apply, unless,-- (i) in the case of a published work, the work is first published in India, or where the work is first published outside India, the author is at the date of such publication, or in a case where the author was dead at that date, was at the time of his death, a citizen of India; (ii) in the case of an unpublished work other than 2[work of architecture], the author is at the date of the making of the work a citizen of India or domiciled in India; and (iii) in the case of [work of architecture], the work is located in India. Explanation.--In the case of a work of joint authorship, the conditions conferring copyright specified in this sub-section shall be satisfied by all the authors of the work. (3) Copyright shall not subsist-- (a) in any cinematograph film if a substantial part of the film is an infringement of the copyright in any other work; (b) in any 3 [sound recording] made in respect of a literary, dramatic or musical work, if in making the 3 [sound recording], copyright in.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 24

Title: Term of Copyright in Posthumous Work

State: Central

Year: 1957

(1) In the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work or an engraving, in which copyright subsists at the date of the death of the author, or in the case of any such work of joint authorship, at or immediately before the date of the death of the author who dies last, but which, or any adaptation of which, has not been published before that date, copyright shall subsist until1[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work is first published or, where an adaptation of the work is published in any earlier year, from the beginning of the calendar year next following that year. (2) For the purposes of this section a literary, dramatic or musical work or an adaptation of any such work shall be deemed to have been published, if it has been performed in public or if any 1[sound recording] made in respect of the work have been sold to the public or have been offered for sale to the public. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 38 of 1994, sec. 2, for "record" w.e.f. 10-5-1995.

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Copyright Act, 1957 Complete Act

Title: Copyright Act, 1957

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....of court over matters arising under this Chapter Chapter XIII Section63 - Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act Section63A - Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions Section63B - Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence Section64 - Power of police to seize infringing copies Section65 - Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies Section66 - Disposal of infringing copies or plates for purpose of making infringing copies Section67 - Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries Section68 - Penalty for making false statements for the purpose of deceiving or influencing any authority or officer Section68A - Penalty for contravention of section 52A Section69 - Offences by companies Section70 - Cognizance of offences Chapter XIV Section71 - Appeals against certain order of Magistrate Section72 - Appeals against orders of Registrar of Copyrights and Copyright Board Section73 - Procedure for appeals Section74 - Registrar of Copyrights and Copyright Board to possess certain powers of civil courts Section75 - Orders for payment of.....

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 22

Title: Term of Copyright in Published Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic Works

State: Central

Year: 1957

Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, copyright shall subsist in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a photograph) published within the lifetime of the author until1[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the author dies. Explanation.--In this section the reference to the author shall, in the case of a work of joint authorship, be construed as a reference to the author who dies last. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 13 of 1992, sec. 2, for "fifty years" w.r.e.f. 28-12-1991.

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 17

Title: First Owner of Copyright

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....owner of the copyright therein; 1[(dd) in the case of a work made or first published by or under the direction or control of any public undertaking, such public undertaking shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein; Explanation.--For the purposes of this clause and section 28A, "public undertaking" means-- (i) an undertaking owned or controlled by Government; or (ii) a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); or (iii) a body corporate established by or under any Central, Provincial or State Act;] (e) in the case of a work to which the provisions of section 41 apply, the international organisation concerned shall be the first owner of the copyright therein. ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 23 of 1983, sec. 8 w.e.f. 9-8-1984.

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