COPYRIGHT
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: This enables the creators to make money from their creation by making copies, performing in public, broadcasting, and issuing its copies to the public for various other online uses. Copyright is automatically created at the moment when creator creates something.

Benefits of copyright registration

- 1.Copyright protection ensures certain minimum safeguards of the rights of authors over their creations, thereby protecting and rewarding creativity.
- 2.An owner of the copyright work also has an advantage to either sell or agree for transferring his copyright to someone.
- 3.Copyright therefore encourages enterprise and creator of works to helping them to materialize their creative work.
- 4.Copyright protection provides benefits in the form of economic rights which entitle the creators to legally get an appropriate financial reward from activities.
- 5.New Business enterprises lost in a crowd of competitors when start a business. However, a copyright registration Helps them to stand out in the crowd.
- 6.Allow you to claim legal damages and attorney's fees for violation of your copyright
HOW IT WORKS ?
- 1.An application in the format of FORM IV has to have to be sent to the registrar along with the requisite fees.
- 2.Every application has to be signed by the applicant as well as an Advocate in whose favour a Vakalatnama.
- 3.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
- 4.If there are no objections received within 30 days, the registration will be done and an extract will be sent to the registrar
- 5.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.
- 6.After the hearing, if the objections are resolved then the application and approve or reject the application as the case may be.

The Registrar of Copyrights is divided into six categories

- Part A. Literary works other than computer Programs
- Part B. Musical Works
- Part C. Artistic Works
- Part D. Cinematography Films
- Part E. Sound Recording
- Part F. Computer Programs, tables & Compilations
Documents required to register a Partnership Firm
- 1.Name, Address & Nationality of the Candidate – ID proof
- 2.NOC from the publisher if work published and publisher is different from the applicant.
- 3.Search Certificate from Trade Mark Office (TM -60) if any
- 4.NOC from a person whose photograph appears on the work.
- 5.Power of Attorney
- 6.2 Copies of work
- 7.KYC of author
- 8.DD/IPO of Rs. per work ((as applicable)
- 9.NOC from the author if the candidate is different from the author.
