Which Documents Required for Online Copyright Registration in India?
Any work which is protected through Copyright Registration cannot be duplicated, copied or reproduced in any way.
A Copyright is one of the Intellectual Property Rights other than Trademark & Patents registered in India. Copyright Registration Act 1957 governs and regulates registration & the matters related to that. Any person who does any creative work in the field of music, arts, books, painting, software, etc. can protect its creativity from being copied by someone else in the form of Copyright Registration.
Any work which is protected through Copyright Registration cannot be duplicated, copied or reproduced in any way. Copyright Registration is granted in India for the tenure of 60 years since it gets registered. In this blog, we will discuss in detail your learning about the registration process & documents required for copyright registration in India.
Copyright Registration Process : -
Following is the process of Copyright registration in brief:
- The applicant needs to apply in form IV online along with the requisite government fee.
- The application shall be signed by an applicant and Advocate in whose favor Power of Attorney is executed.
- Once the application is received by the registrar, it issues dairy number
- A waiting period of 30 days is mandatory for any objections to be received
- If the compliant is received, the examiner will intimate to both parties and call for further hearing.
- After the expiry of 30 days, there is no objection received, the examiner will scrutinize the application, and after examining the same if no discrepancy is found, the extract will be forwarded to the registrar for entry in Registrar of Copyrights.
- Once the objections are resolved, the application is approved by the registrar, and the Certificate of Copyright is granted.
- Certificate of Registration remains valid for 60 years.
Documents required for Copyright Registration : -
Following documentation is needed for Copyright registration in India:
- Name & address of the applicant
- Identity proof of the applicant
- Nationality of the applicant
- Details of applicant interest in Copyright such as applicant are author or representative of the author.
- Details of Original work and its supporting document
- A detailed description of work for which Copyright is applied
- Title and heading of the work
- Date of publication of the work, if any.
Benefits of Copyright registration : -
Anyone who creates something unique shall get registered in the form of Copyright to avail several benefits:
- Copyright Registration is legal evidence proving the ownership of the work.
- The protected owner receives the benefits of infringement protection also.
- Copyright gives the owner of work all form of right to issue/rent his work to use their work in return of fees paid to the owner
- The lifespan of Copyright is 60 years which is the highest validity amongst all the form of Intellectual Property Rights
- Registered copyrights can be traded, franchised or rented for the fees charged
Expert’s Advice
Although it is not mandatory to get Copyright Registration in India, however, our team of experts will recommend one to do so because it gives the owner certain rights and benefits over his work and protects his work so that no one can copy or reproduce.
For more info visit at Swarit Advisors for complete assistance on registration of Copyright or other Intellectual Property Rights such as Trademark & Patent.
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