Documents Required for Copyright Registration in India.
Documents required for copyright registration in india is listed below
Personal details:
– Name, address, and nationality of the applicant.
– Name, address, and nationality of the author of the work.
– Nature of the applicant’s interest in the copyright – whether the applicant is the author of the work or the representative of the author.
– Copies of the original work.
– iD proof of the owner and incorporation certificate if it is for business.
Nature of the work:
– Class & description of the work.
– Title of the work.
– Language of the work.
– Date of publication – publication in internal magazines, like a company magazine or a research paper submitted to a professor does not count as publication.
Documents:
– Three copies of your work;
– Authorisation letter (we will send you).
Eligibility for Copyright Registration Procedure
Copyright is one of the legal privileges accorded to authors, musicians, playwrights, and film and music production companies. It gives the owner of the work the sole right to sell, distribute, or duplicate its publication by having it registered through Copyright Registration. The Copyright Act of 1957[1] governs copyright registration in India. One acquires the exclusive right in respect of their creative works, such as books, paintings, music, websites, software, novels, etc. by registering their copyrights.
