How To File Copyright
Copyright is one of the forms of Intellectual Property. Under copyright, the creative works of literacy, artistic, musical and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings can be registered. All these intellectual works can be protected through the copyright registration.
The copyright Intellectual Property shall be dossier at copyright office, New Delhi. The two ways of reporting copyright application either by courier or on-line facility. The copyright Intellectual Property forms can be freely and easily download from the official website of copyright. In case of courier, the triplet copies of copyright application shall send to the copyright office. In case of on-line, it can be filed by signing the new registration form before filing the copyright Intellectual Property application.
The legal protection of copyright can be made by filing copyright form 4 (application for registration of copyright). The statement of particulars and statement of further particulars are included in form 4. The filing should be clear and relevant according to the requirements of form 4. The forms should not be over written and should not contain irrelevant points. The word “Not Applicable” can be mentioned in Form 4 in the space provided.
The single application form is for a single creative work. A separate copyright application should be made for more than one work and should be submitted in the copyright office, New Delhi. The prescribed fees, as, mentioned in the second schedule to the rules, should be paid along with the submission of the copyright application. The fee is paid to the registrar of copyrights, New Delhi either by postal order or demand draft. The website of copyright office of New Delhi contains a list of fees related to copyrights.
Applicant or an advocate shall sign the copyright application. If the applicant gives power of attorney to the advocate, then the proof of the power of attorney given by him shall be submitted along with the copyright application form. The filled form shall send to the copyright division, department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.
The time period of the copyright is varies according to the nature of work. The copyright duration is for 60 years. The Literary, musical, artistic works have a duration which extends for the life of the author and 60 years from the end of the year in which author dies. The protection for photographs, films, comport programs, sound recordings is sixty years after publication. After the end of the sixty year, the work is made available to the public with the consent of the owner of the copyright.
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