Form of Register of Copyrights:

(1) The Register of Copyrights as par the Act to be kept both in physical and electronic form in six parts, namely-
Part I Literary works other than computer programmes, tables and compilations including computer databases and dramatic wor
Part II Musical works
Part III Artistic works
Part IV Cinematograph films
Part V Sound recordings
Part VI Computer programmes, tables and compilations including computer databases

(2) As specified in Form XIII of The Register of Copyrights shall contain these particulars.
 

Application for Registration of Copyright:

(1) All Application for registration of copyright shall be made in Form XIV and In Form XV every application for registration of changes in the particulars of copyright entered in the Register of copyright shall be made

(2) Each application has to be separately submitted and must be accompanied by the fee specified in the Second Schedule in this regard.

(3) The application must be signed by the applicant only. i.e. An author or owner of right. If the application is submitted by the owner of Copyright, than no objection certificate issued by the author is mandatory.

(4) An for application for registration of an unpublished work must be submitted along with two copies of the work.

(5) Every application for registration of a computer programme shall accompanied by the source and object code

(6) Every application for registration in respect of an artistic work which is or is capable of being used (in relation to any goods or services), such application shall include a statement to that effect and shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Registrar of Trade Marks referred to in Section 3 of the Trade Mark Act, 1999, to the effect that no trade mark identical with or deceptively similar to such artistic work has been registered under that Act in the name of, or that applicant.

(7) In respect of an artistic work which is capable of being registered as a design under the Designs Act, 2000, such application, shall be accompanied by a statement in the form of an affidavit containing the following, namely-
(a) The Artistic work has not been registered under the Designs Act, 2000; and
(b) The Artistic work has not been applied to an article through industrial process and reproduced more than fifty times.

(8) Registration application can be filed in the Copyright Office in person or by post or by online filing facility as provided on the website of the Copyright Office.

(9) It is mandatory that the person applying for registration has to give notice of his application to every such person who claims or has any interest in the subject-matter of the copyright or disputes the rights of the applicant to it.

(10) If within thirty days of filling the application, no objection to such registration is received by the Registrar of Copyrights, the Registrar of Copyrights shall if satisfied that the particulars given in the application are correct and, enter such particulars in the Register of Copyrights.

(11) If the Registrar of Copyrights receives any objections for such registration within the time specified in [sub-rule (10)], or, if he or she is not satisfied about the correctness of the particulars given in the application, he or she may, after holding such inquiry as he or she deems fit, enter such particulars of the work in the Register of Copyrights as he or she considers necessary.

(12) The Registrar of Copyrights shall give an opportunity of hearing before rejecting any application filed for registration of any work.

(13) The process of registration is completed only after a copy of the entries made in the Register of Copyrights is signed and issued by Registrar of Copyrights or by Deputy Registrar of Copyrights, to whom such authority is delegated.


(14) The Registrar of Copyrights shall, send, wherever practicable, a copy of the entries made in the Register of Copyrights to the parties Concerned.
 

Rectification and Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights

(1) For the entries specified in section 49 the Registrar of Copyrights may, either suo motu or on application of any interested person amend, or alter the Register of Copyrights , after giving, wherever practicable, to the person affected by such amendment or alteration, and communicate to such person the amendment or alteration so made.

(2) The Registrar of Copyrights shall rectify the entries made in the Register of Copyrights after an order is being passed by the Board on an application made by Registrar of the Copyrights in this behalf under section 50.
 

Copyright Indexes:

(1) In the Copyright Office will be kept the following Indexes both in physical and electronic form for each and every part of the Register of Copyrights, namely-
(1) A general Author Index;
(ii) A general Title Index
(i) An Author Index of works in each language; and
(iv) A Title Index of works in each language

(2) Every Index shall be arranged alphabetically in the form of cards.
 

Inspection of the Register of Copyrights and Indexes:

The Register of Copyrights and Indexes thereof shall at all reasonable time be open to inspection any person in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Registrar of Copyrights may specify. The online search or inspection of the Register of Copyrights and indexes can be utilised by making online payment of fee as specified in the ond Schedule.
 

Copies and extracts of the Register of Copyrights and Indexes:

(1) Any on shall be entitled to take copies of, or make extracts from, the Register of Copyrights or Indexes on payment of the fee as specified in the Second Schedule subject to supervision as the Registrar of Copyrights may arrange.

(2) To furnish a certified copy of entries made in the Register of Copyrights and Indexes thereof, An application to The Registrar of Copyrights has to be made along with payment of the fee specified in the Second Schedule.

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