Copyright has been referred to as the creation of a statute under the private property of law that has its subsistence in the various types of works. The law governing the regime of copyright in India is the Copyright Act of 1957. The laws extend their protection to the expressed ideas of the creativity of the author by providing recognition to the rights of exclusivity in terms of creation and enforcing such rights through effective mechanisms. The compliance with the basic principles of originality, durability, and authenticity would only provide protection of copyright to the works in terms of literary, artistic, musical, dramatic, cinematographic and sound recordings and even computer software. Hence, this protection can only be granted if the works created and produced by the people are registered in the official directory of the copyright office. However, the registration of copyright is not mandatory, but it is advisable to get your works protected as this would grant rights to the author or to the real owner of the copyright namely rights of reproduction, licensing right, moral rights, and economic rights. The other additional rights such as filing for copyright infringement and claiming of damages both in the civil and criminal ratios as so claimed by the plaintiff. The registration for copyright can be both in the forms of the online procedure as well as the physical modes. Registration of work under the Copyright Act merely raises a prima facie presumption with respect to the particulars entered in the Register of copyright. However, the presumption is not conclusive.
Section 44 of the Copyright Act of 1957 read in compliance with Chapter VI of the Copyright rules, 1956 briefly states about registration of copyright. The procedure that must be followed for the registration of copyright is:
The registration of copyright requires an able guidance from an efficient copyright lawyer, who would guide the Applicant in the further filing procedures of the copyright and would also keep a check on the other legal necessities which have to be fulfilled on a timely basis, such as that of replying to a discrepancy letter, filing of any suit and petition related to copyright infringement and others.
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