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COPYRIGHT ACT,1957

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 CHAPTER-1

ADAPTATION [S 2(a)]
WORKS OF ARCHITECTURE [S 2(b)]
ARTISTIC WORK [S 2(c)]
AUTHOR [S 2(d)]
BROADCAST [S 2(dd)] DEFINITION
CINEMATOGRAPH FILM [S 2(f)]
COMPUTER PROGRAMME [S 2(ffc)]
DRAMATIC WORK [S 2(h)]
LITERARY WORK [S 2(o)]
MUSICAL WORK [S 2(p)]
SOUND RECORDING [S2(xx)]
PUBLICATION (S.3)
INFRINGEMENT OF CR (S.4)

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 CHAPTER - II
COPYRIGHT OFFICE & BOARD (SEC-9 TO 12)

CR OFFICE (S.9) CONTROL OF REGISTRAR (CENTRAL GOVT)

REGISTRAR & DEPT. REGISTRAR OF CR (S.10)
CR BOARD (S.11)
CHAIRMAN

POWERS & PROCEDURES

(S.12)
5YRS HC APPOINT AS
JUDGE AA HC JUDGE

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 CHAPTER-III
WORK IN WHICH CR SUBSISTS (S.13)

LITERARY, CINEMATOGRAPH SOUND COMPUTER

PROGRAMME
DRAMATIC, FILM RECORDING
MUSICAL &
ARTISTIC WORK
EX. BOOKS, PAMPHLETS
OTHER WRITING LECTURES

COPYRIGHT (S.14)-> NOT A SINGLE RIGHT BUT A BUNDLE OF RIGHTS

EXCLUSIVE RIGHT RO COPY (OR) REPRODUCE THE WORK.
RIGHT OF CREATOR OF A WORKS TO MULTIPLE COPIES.

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 RIGHTS OF CR HOLDER

Literary,
dramatic Computer Artistic Cinemato
(or) work Sound
programs graph
musical recording
film
works

Reproduce the work, To sell, To give on

commercial rental, To issue copies, make any
adaptation.
CR IN DESIGN (SEC.15)- REGD UNDER DESIGNS
ACT,1911
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 CHAPTER-IV
FIRST OWNER OF COPYRIGHT

IO (S.41)

AUTHOR AN WORK EMPLOYEE ADDRESS GOVT. PUBLIC

EMPLOYEE CREATED [S 17(c)] (OR) WORK UNDERTAKING
FOR SPEECH [S17(d)] [S17(dd)]
VALUABLE [S17(cc)]
CONSIDERATION
[S 17(a)] [S 17 (b)]

ASSIGNMENT (SEC.18) & TRANSMISSION OF CR (SEC.20 & 21)

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 CHAPTER -V
TERM OF CR (SEC 22 TO 29) -> 60 YRS

IO (S.29)
LITERARY, ANONYMOUS POSTHUMOUS
DRAMATIC, & WORK (S.24)
ARTISTIC & PSEUDONYMOUS
MUSICAL WORK (S.23)
(S.22)

PHOTOGRAPH (S.25), CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS (S.26), SOCIAL

RECORDINGS (S.27), GOVT. WORKS (S.28) & PUBLIC
UNDERTAKING (S.28A)

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 CHAPTER-VI

LICENCES (S.30 TO 32 B)
DEFN(S.30) -> 5 YRS
VOLUNTARY
LICENCE (S.30)
TYPES

COMPULSORY
LICENCE (S.31)
LICENCOR->LICENCEE

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 CHAPTER-VII
CR SOCIETIES (SEC.33 TO 36)

REGN
OF CR SOCIETY
(S.33) ADMN. CONTROL SUBMISSION
OF RIGHTS OVER CR OF RETURN
OF OWNER SOCIETY &
OF CR SOCIETY (S.35) REPORTS
(S.34) (S.36)

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 CHAPTER-VIII
RIGHTS OF BROAD CASTING
ORGANISATION & OF PERFORMERS
(SEC. 37 TO 39-A)

BROADCAST PERFORMER’S ACTS NOT

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS INFRINGING
RIGHT (S.38) BROADCAST
(S.37) ACTS INFRINGING PRODUCTION
PERFORMER’S RIGHTS (S.39)
(S.38-A)

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 CHAPTER - IX
INTERNATIONAL CR (SEC.40 TO 43)

POWER TO EXTEND CR POWER TO RESTRICT

TO FOREIGN WORKS RIGHT IN WORKS OF
(S.40) FOREIGN AUTHORS
FIRST PUBLISHED
IN INDIA (S.42)

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 CHAPTER-X
REGISTRATION OF CR (SEC.44 TO 50-A)

RECTIFICATION OF
REGISTER BY CR
REGISTER (S.50)
OF CR APPL. INDEX INSPECTION REGISTER CORRECTION
(S.44) FOR (S.46) OF PRIMA FACIE OF
ENTRIES REGISTER EVIDENCE ENTRIES
IN REGITER (S.47) (S.48) IN
(S.45) REGISTER
(S.49)
PUBLISHED THESE ENTRIES IN OFFICIAL GAZETTE (S.50-A)

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 CHAPTER-XI
INFRIGEMENT OF CR (SEC 51 TO 53-A)

WHEN CR INFRINGED ACTS WHICH DO NOT

(S.51) CONSTITUTE INFRINGEMENT
(S.52)

FAIR DEALING -> PRIVATE USING INCLUDE

RESEARCH, CRITICISM & REPORTING OF CURRENT EVENT

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REMEDIES OF COPY
RIGHT

CIVIL REMEDIES
CRIMINAL REMEDIES
APPEAL REMEDIES
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

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 CHAPTER-XII
CIVIL REMEDIES (SEC.55 TO 62)

PARTY TO THE
PROCEEDING (S.61)
INJUNCTION AUTHOR’S SPL DEALING GROUNDLESS
(S.56) RIGHTS WITH THREAT OF
(S.57) INFRINGING LEGAL
COPIES PROCEEDING
(S.58) (S.60)

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 CHAPTER-XIII
CRIMINAL REMEDIES (SEC.63 TO 70)

COGNIZANCE OFFENCE (S.70)

OFFENCES BY COMP. (S.69)

OFFENCES OF POWER OF OFFENCE OF DISPOSAL PENALTY

POLICE POSSESSION OF
INFRINGEMENT OF PLATES INFRINGING FOR
OF CR TO SEIZE FOR PURPOSE COPIES MAKING
(S.63) INFRINGING FOR MAKING (S.66) FALSE
COPIES INFRINGING ENTRIES
(S.64) COPIES (S.65) IN REGISTER
(S.63 A, 63 B) (S.67)
2YRS + FINE 1 YR + FINE
1YR TO 3 YRS + FINE (1 TO 2L)
7 DYS TO 3 YRS + FINE (50,000 TO 2L)

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 CHAPTER-XIV
APPEAL REMEDIES (S.71 TO 73)

APPEAL AGAINST APPEAL AGAINST ORDERS

CERTAIN ORDER OF REGISTRAR OF CR
OF MAGISTRATE &
(S.71) CR BOARD (S.72)

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 CHAPTER-XV
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES (SEC.74)

APPOINTING INSTITUTION LIKE REGISTRAR OF CR,

CR BOARD & CR SOCIETIES FOR SUITABLE REMEDIES

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