Copyrights Law In Pakistan

Syed Baqar Ali 44

Usman Ashraf 17
Muhammad Awais 02
 What Is Copyright?

• Copyright is a form of protection

given to authors/creators of
original works.

• This property right can be

sold or transferred to others.
Background of Copyright Ordinance

• Copyright Act, 1911

• Copyright Ordinance 1962
• Copyright Ordinance 1962
(Amendment 1992)
• Copyright Ordinance 1962
(Amendment 2002)
 Copyright Ordinance 1962

According to the Copyright Ordinance 1962, copyright is

a set of exclusive rights granted to the owner for a limited
time to protect the particular form, way or manner in
which an idea or information is expressed.
 Copyright Ordinance in Pakistan

• In Pakistan, registering a work with the Registrar of

Copyrights is not a requirement for obtaining copyright
protection.

• Rather, copyright protection vests with the original

creator as soon as the work is created and recorded in a
material form.
Features of Copyrights Ordinance

Types of Work

1) Literary Works
2) Artistic Works
3) Cinematographic Works
4) Record Works
 Features of Copyrights Ordinance

Duration of Copyright
• Period of copyright is the
life of author

• 50 years of authors life

thereafter

• In cinematographic,
copyright subsists until 50
years.
 Features of Copyrights Ordinance

Protecting Intellectual Property

• Section 18 to 23
ordinance in copyright

• Under the ordinance

copyright may assign
wholly or partially

• The owner of copyright

grant the right by license.
 Features of Copyrights Ordinance

License
• The LISENCE may be
exclusive or non- exclusive.

•  Granted by copyright board.

• Non-exclusive cannot sue

for infringement of copyright
 Preliminary
Chapter I

• Short title, extent & commencement.

• Definitions
• Meaning of copyright.
• Meaning of Publication.
• When Work not deemed to be published or
performed in public
• When work deemed to be first published in
Pakistan
Copyright, Ownership of Copyright & The
Rights of the Owner
Chapter II

• No copyright except as provided in this

ordinance.
• Works in which copyright subsists.
• Work of joint authors.
• First owner of copyright.
• Assignment of copyright.
• Mode of assignment.
 Registration of Copyrights
Chapter VII

• Register of Copyrights, indexes form &

inspection of Register.
• Registration of Copyrights.
• Registration of assignments, etc. of copyrights.
• Correction of entries in the Register of
copyrights and indexes etc.
 Procedure for Registration

• Application
• Examination
• Publication in
newspaper
• Opposition, if any
• Certificate is issued.
 Thank you

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