copy right act
salilkumarp
(Querist) 28 August 2008
This query is : Resolved
DEA SIR,
MY FRIEND HAS WRITTEN A LITERORY WORK IN MALAYALAM AND NOW HE WANTS TO OBTAIN COPY RIGHT OF IT.HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW HE CAN FILL UP THE FORM FOR REGISSTRATION AS THE FORM SAYS ABOUT SENDING OF NOTICES TWO OTHER PERSONS.WHO ARE THE THO OTHER PERSONS NOTIFIED IN THE PRESCRIBED FORM, HE HIMSELF IS THE PRINTER ,PUBLISHER AND DESTRIBUTOR .
ALSO, WHETHER A TRANSALATED COPY OF THE SAID MALAYALAM BOOK IN TO ENGLISH IS TO BE SENT ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION.
OR,WHETHER A REGISTRAR OF COPY RIGHTS IS CONSTITUTED UNDER EACH STATE FOR REGIONAL LANGUAGES ? PLEASE ADVISE ME .
THANKING YOU SIRS
Manish Singh
(Expert) 29 August 2008
if you are the sole owner of everything and you dont need to send notices under rule 16. you put down you name and it would be better if you make an affidavit on that behalf.
generally you dont need to send them a translated copy in english but only need to send them three copies. but if they insist on that, you dont have any oter option.
Adv.Shine Thomas
(Expert) 30 August 2008
Sec.44 of the Copy right Act 1957 provide for the registration of all works in which copy right subsists.
.Application for registration is to be made on Form iv
.Prescribed fee
.Appln should be signed by the applicant.
Both published and unpublished work can be registred.In case of published work three copies of the same may be sent along with the application.No translation is needed.The author,publisher and distributer are the same person,notice to the parties are not enough.Duly filled appln along with above stated details send to The Registrar of Copyrights,Copyright Office,New Delhi-110 001.
SANJAY DIXIT
(Expert) 30 August 2008
Pls go through the link below for any assistance
http://copyright.gov.in/
ANAND SUMAN
(Expert) 30 August 2008
Dear Salil,
Your queries are worthnoting. For your kind information, any new work (whether published or not) can be a subject of copyright registration. for this, Form iv is required with three specimen copies. There is no requirement to file translated version of your work unless direction comes from Registrar.
In your case, any other person means the persons having interest in the work. since your friend has the all authorities, there need not to send any notice.
For further assistance, you can contact me.
ANAND SUMAN
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ARVIND JAIN
(Expert) 20 September 2008
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Hiralal Das
(Expert) 06 April 2009
Thanks all of you the ld. members and the author.
I think your valuable opinions will assist everybody to solve their problem/matter in question properly.
