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Types of works protected under Copyright Act and Their Duration:
| Literary | Lifetime of the author + sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the author dies. |
| dramatic | |
| musical and | |
| artistic works |
| Anonymous and pseudonymous works | Until sixty years[12] from the beginning of the calendar years next following the year in which the work is first published |
| Posthumous work | |
| Cinematograph films | |
| Sound records | |
| Government work | |
| Public undertakings | |
| International Agencies | |
| Photographs |
The Copyright Act, 1957 is recognized as the pertinent Indian Copyright law. The law came into force with effect from 21st January’ 1958.India is a member of most of the important international conventions governing the area of copyright law, including the Berne Convention of 1886 (as modified at Paris in 1971), the Universal Copyright Convention of 1951, the Rome Convention of 1961 and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). WIPO is fully involved in the ongoing international debate to shape new standards for copyright protection in cyberspace. In that regard, the Organization administers the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), known as the “Internet Treaties”.
In a 2016 copyright lawsuit, the Delhi High Court states that copyright is “not an inevitable, divine, or natural right that confers on authors the absolute ownership of their creations. It is designed rather to stimulate activity and progress in the arts for the intellectual enrichment of the public. Copyright is intended to increase and not to impede the harvest of knowledge. It is intended to motivate the creative activity of authors and inventors in order to benefit the public
The main Features of the Copyright Right Act As amended:
1) Amendments to rights in artistic works, cinematograph films and sound recordings.
2) WCT and WPPT related amendment to rights
3) Definition of Commercial Rental [( Sec-2(fa)]
4) Author-friendly amendments on mode of Assignment and Licenses
5) Grant of Compulsory License under sec-31, Statutory License (Sec-31C)
6) Fair Use Provisions
7) Access to Copyrighted works by Disabled( Sec-31B)
8) Protection of Technological Protection Measures ( Sec-65A)
9) Reform of Copyright Board and other minor amendments