Copyright Registration : To Secure Your Branding

Copyright Registration protects expressions of ideas rather than the ideas themselves. Under section 13 of the Copyright Act 1957, copyright protection is presented on literary, dramatic, musical, creative, and cinematograph films and recordings.

It is governed under Copyright Right Act, 1957 (as amended) & its rules. It is granted for a lifetime of the author + 60 years

Nine Categories of works are copyrightable :

Books	Software	Scripts
Lyrics	Websites	Apps
Videos	Songs	Music

How to do Copyright Registration in India?

Process for Copyright Registration

1. Enter your valid User ID and Password to login.
2. Click on New User Registration, if you have yet not registered.
3. Write down the User ID and Password for future use.
4. After login, click on “Click for online Copyright Registration”.
5. The “Copyright Registration Form” is to be filled up in four steps :
   
   • Complete Form XIV, then press SAVE button to Save entered details, and press Step 2 to move to Next Step.
   • Signature to be scanned in 512 KB and kept ready for uploading.
   • Fill-up the Statement of Particulars, and then press SAVE button to Save entered details, and press Step 3/4 to move to Next step
   • Fill-up the Statement of Further particulars. This form is applicable for “ARTISTIC, MUSICAL, SOFTWARE AND DRAMATIC/LITERARY,” works, and then press SAVE button to Save entered details, and press Step 4 to move to Next Step.
   • Make the payment through Internet Payment gateway
6. After successful submission of the form, Diary Number will be generated
7. • Artistic Work to be uploaded in pdf/jpg format.
   • Sound Recording Work to be uploaded in mp3 format.
   • Literary/Dramatic, Music and Software* Work to be uploaded in pdf format, less than 10 MB, keep ready.
8. Take one hard copy/ print of “Acknowledgement Slip” and 1 hard copy (print) of “Copyright Registration Form”, and send it by post to

Copyright Division
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Boudhik Sampada Bhawan,
Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi-110078
Email Address: copyright[at]nic[dot]in Telephone No.: 011-28032496

• Apply for the Copyright registration in India with the attached documents. The demand for the registration needs to be made to the CPIO (Central Public Information Officer). Thereafter, a fee of INR 10 by IPO (Indian Postal Order) or DD (Demand Draft) is payable to the “Pats and accounts officer).
• If there is more than one work, then the separate individual application is made.
• For the copyright rules, a required fee is provided in the second schedule.After this, you need to submit the registration form; a Diary Number will be generated for the future reference.
• Zero Discrepancy: If within the 30 days after the registration process, any objection arises, then you can expect the objection or discrepancy correction notice. If no objection arises, then there are Zero discrepancies.
• The application is filed online and requires the applicant to fill in particulars
  a) Particulars of the owner of the Copyright
  b) Particular details of the author of the work.
  c) Description of the copyright work
  d) Details of publication of the work in India
  e) Details of publication of the work outside India
  f) Particular where the original work is stored – details of the person and place has to be given.
• A notice of the copyright application being filed has to be sent to the author by the applicant if the applicant and author are different person.
• When the artistic work is competent of registration as a trade mark, then it is obligatory for the applicant to obtain certificate from the Registrar of Trade Marks clarifying that such work is not registered as a trade mark.

Process for Copyright Registration

Step 1: Filing Application
should be submitted with the Copyrights Authority with requisite fees, which can be paid either in Demand Draft or through an online payment gateway. Once this Application is filed, a unique diary number is generated and assigned to the applicant. With the diary number, the applicant can track their status of it. Further, within thirty days of filing the Application, the human needs to submit the Work (which is to be copyrighted) to the authorities.

Step 2: Examination
Once the appliance is filed and Work is submitted, the Application will be sent to the examiner of Copyrights. After the application examination, the examiner will either accept the Application or raise their objections (if any).

In case of zero discrepancies : This indicates that the Application has complied with all requisite criteria required for the copyright registration. Just in case of objection: just in case of objection raised, legal reverts need to be filed at intervals due time.

In case of Trademark Opposition : Authorities channel letters to the two concerned parties, attempting to persuade them to return the objection once the third party replies are received, and the registrar conducts a hearing.

Step 3: Registration
As seen from the steps mentioned earlier, the registration solely depends on the Learned Registrar. Once an objection has been removed, copyright registration is issued, and after that, the owner will lawfully exercise all rights besides possessing that copyright. Copyright could be a method of property law. Its registration is the shield of original things of labour like music, art, literature, cinema/film, photography, or a worm. There are in-depth categories that may be registered for copyright by the creators. It provides exclusive and complete rights to the creator of the Work.

Instruction for Filing Form For Copyright Registration Online (Online Copyright Registration In India)

1. Enter your valid User ID and Password.
2. Click on New User Registration if you have not registered earlier.
3. Save the User ID and Password for future use.
4. once login, click on to link "Click for online Copyright Registration".
5. The web "Copyright Registration Form" is to be filled up in four steps
   
   1. Complete Form XIV, press the SAVE button to save entered details, and press Step two to reach the Next Step.
   2. Signature to be scanned in 512 KB for uploading.
   3. Fill up the Statement of Particulars and then press the SAVE button to save entered details, and press Step 3/4 to reach the Next step
   4. Fill up the Statement of Further particulars. This form is applicable for "LITERARY/ DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, ARTISTIC AND SOFTWARE" works, and then press the SAVE button to save entered details, and press Step four to reach to Next Step.
   5. make the payment through the net Payment gateway
6. Once the form is submitted successfully, the Diary Number will be generated
7. 1. Artistic Work to be uploaded in pdf/jpg format.
   2. audio recording Work to be uploaded in mp3 format.
   3. Literary/Dramatic, Music and Software* Work to be uploaded in pdf format, but less than ten MB,
8. Please take one hard copy (print) of "Acknowledgement Slip" and one hard copy (print) of "Copyright Registration Form" and send it by post to

Governing Laws

The Copyright Act, 1957 (the "Act"), and the Copyright Rules, 1958 (the "Rules"), is the governing law for copyright protection in India.

Benefit of Copyright Act

• Scope of rights conferred to author.
• Provisions to determine first ownership.
• Legal Protection.
• Creation of copyright office and copyright board.
• Saving from Losses

Validity period of Copyright Registration

• Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works enjoy copyright protection for the life time of the author plus 60 years beyond i.e., 60 years after his death.
• In the case of copyright of Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works where the author’s identity is unknown, copyright expires 60 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published.
• Sound Recordings, Copyright shall subsist until 60 years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the sound recording is published
• Cinematograph Films, Copyright shall exist until 60 years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the film is published.

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