Copyright - Renit Advisors

Copyright is the right of ownership entitled to literature, drama, music, artworks, sound recordings, etc. Copyright registration grants a bundle of rights that comprise rights to reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation, and translation of the work. Registering a Copyright ensures certain minimum safeguards of the rights of ownership and enjoyment of the authors over their creations, which protects and rewards creativity.

It is necessary to register for copyright because it makes you communicate to the public, reproduce the rights, adapt and translate the works.Lately, there has been a substantial increase in the amount of intellectual property being registered in India as the awareness about intellectual property laws has increased. Copyright registration happens to be one of the critical types of intellectual types of property protection.Copyright registration is done as per the regulations of the Copyright Act,1957. The author’s creative work cannot be copied as no person is allowed to use the same without the permission of the author or the creator. The author can charge others for using or changing his work. The copyright protection typically lasts for 60 years.

Documents Required for Copyright Registration in India

Documents required for copyright registration in india is listed below

Personal details:

Name, address, and nationality of the applicant
Name, address, and nationality of the author of the work
Nature of the applicant’s interest in the copyright – whether the applicant is the author of the work or the representative of the author
Copies of the original work
ID proof of the owner and incorporation certificate if it is for business

Nature of the work:

Class & description of the work
Title of the work
Language of the work
Date of publication – publication in internal magazines, like a company magazine or a research paper submitted to a professor does not count as publication.

Documents:

Three copies of your work
Authorisation letter (we will send you)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)

Can titles or names be copyrighted?

A copyright registration does not protect the titles or names, short words, slogans, or any phrases. Only original literary work can get copyright registration.

What is the difference between copyright registration and trademark registration?

Trademark registration protects the brand name, logo the slogan whereas copyright protection is provided to literary works, music, videos, slogans, and artistic contents.

How long is a copyright registration valid?

Once obtained copyright registration has a validity of 60 years. In case it is literary, drama, music work the 60-year validity is considered from the death of the author. But in the case of the films, sound recording, photographs the 60 year validity period is considered from the date of publication.

Copyright obtained in India is valid only in India or across the world?

According to the Berne Convention, copyright obtained in India will get the status of foreign workers and the copyright protection is extended to the countries which are signatories to the Berne Convention.

Is it possible to sell or transfer copyright registration?

With the consent from the owner of the work, the copyright registration can be sold, transferred, gifted as well as franchised.

What are the benefits of Copyright Registration?

The holder can translate, reproduce, adapt, create the work, and also to the right to be credited for his contribution, a right for who can adapt the work to other forms.

How long it takes to obtain copyright registration?

A copyright registration can be obtained in around 6-8 months considering factors like objection etc.

Is it necessary to publish work before copyrighting it?

Renewing a trademark does not create any changes in the rights of the trademark owner. A long as the trademark is valid the trademark holder can enjoy all the rights that he or she has acquired while registering

Can a copyright registration application get rejected?

Yes in case of any discrepancy or incomplete documents a copyright registration may get rejected.

Who can obtain Copyright registration?

Any person or a business entity can obtain copyright registration. An individual can be an author, creator, musician, photographer, producer, painter, composer, or company.

What do to in case of infringement of copyright?

A copyright holder has to send a statutory notice to the person who has infringed the work.