KUMMARI RAJESH KUMAR

CLASS :- MBA 2ND YEAR

SUBJECT:- BUSINESS LAW
REG NO :-MB180020
Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya
University, Bellary
 INDRODUCTION

Copy right is basically about the right to copy

of any document or other
The law of copyright protection is contained
in Indian Copyright Act 1957
The law has been amended 6 times in 1957
DEFINITION
Copyright Act 1957 is a legal term describing ownership
of control of the rights to the use and distribution of
certain works of creative expression, including books,
video, movies, music and computer programs.

MEANING
Copyright Act 1957 refers to the legal right of the
owner of intellectual property. In simpler terms,
copyright is the right to copy.
This means that the original creators of products and
anyone they give authorization to are the only ones with
the exclusive right to reproduce the work.
 Copyright gives an exclusive
‘’Right to the Owner’’

Right of Reproduction
Right to Distribute
Right to make Derivative Works
Right to Follow
Private Copying
 Right of Reproduction
This right authorizes the person having such
copyright to make copies of the protected work in any
form.
 Right to Distribute
Right to distribute is an off-shoot of the right of
reproduction. The person who owns the copyright
owner may distribute his work in any manner he
deems fit
 Right to make Derivative Works
The copyright has the right to use his work in various
ways, for instance making adaptations or
translations.
 Infringement of Copyright

MEANING

Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by

copyright law without permission. In the context of
copyright infringement, an unauthorized use of a work or
material is any unauthorized reproduction, distribution,
performance, public display or transfer to a derivative work
without the copyright owner's permission.
 INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT

Copyright infringement occurs when any person does any

of the mentioned right and activates with respect to a
copyright work ‘‘WITHOUT A LICENSE’’.
PIRACY :- The ‘‘term piracy’’ has been used to refer to the
unauthorized copying, distribution and selling of work of
copyright.
Infringement relevant in today’s world of internet:-
Plagiarizing Marketing copy, Plagiarizing personal literature,
Newspaper infringement.