How To Register For Copyright?

Copyright registration is the official process of recording a claim of copyright to protect an author's original works and secure exclusive rights.

Complete our Copyright Application Form

An application (including all the particulars and the statement of the particulars) in the format of FORM IV has to have to be sent to the registrar along with the requisite fees (mentioned in the Schedule 2 of the act.). A separate application has to be made for separate works

Conduct a Copyright application

The registrar will issue a Dairy No. and then there is a mandatory waiting time for a period of 30 days for any objections to be received

Prepare Application

If there are no objections received within 30 days, the scrutinizer will check the application for any discrepancy and if no discrepancy is there, the registration will be done and an extract will be sent to the registrar for the entry in the Register of Copyright.

Copyright Objection

If any objection is received, the examiner will send a letter to both the parties about the objections and will give them both a hearing.

Your Work is Completed

After the hearing, if the objections are resolved the scrutinizer will scrutinize the application and approve or reject the application as the case may be.

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Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration

Copyright is a kind of intellectual property protection like trademark and patents. Copyright registration is done following the Copyright Act, 1957. With copyright registration, you become a legal owner of your creative work in respect of books, paintings, music, website, etc. Copyright registration with the authority secures the creative work of the author cannot be copied. No person is allowed to use the same without the permission of the author or creator. The author is entitled to charge others for using his work or changing it. Copyrights registration safeguards the rights of the inventor from infringement.

In India, the registration gives its owner exclusive, individual rights to distribute, replicate, reproduce the work, or give authorization to another entity for the same. It offers a bunch of rights – communication to the public, rights of reproduction, adaptation, and translation of the work. However, ideas, procedures, methods of operation, or mathematical concepts cannot be copyrighted.

Copyright registration is the official process of recording a claim with a copyright office to establish legal protection for an original work. It provides a public record of the copyright and grants the creator exclusive rights. Registration is essential for enforcing copyright and seeking legal remedies in case of infringement.

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Documents Required For Copyright Registration

Name, Address & Nationality of the Candidate – ID proofers

NOC from the publisher if work published and the publisher is different from the applicant.

If complete specifications are not available, then provisional specifications.

Search Certificate from Trade Mark Office (TM -60) if any

NOC from a person whose photograph appears on the work.

Power of Attorney

2 Copies of the work

KYC of author

DD/IPO of Rs. per work (as applicable)

NOC from the author if the candidate is different from the author.

Why Copyright Registration?

Copyright registration is very important for the one who creates something unique. Copyright secures companies, authors, writers, software developers, etc. They offer several benefits:

Legal Protection

Branding or Goodwill

After The Creators Death

Prima Facie Evidence

Owner publicity

Restricts Unauthorized Reproduction

Creation of Asset

Public Record

Copyright helps in establishing credibility in Market

Global Protection