Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Method Of Filing A Copyright Application

By Ramaswami Natarajan

Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property. The creative works of literacy, artistic, musical and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings can be registered under copyright. Copyright registration protects all these intellectual works.

The filing of Intellectual Property copyright can be made in copyright office, New Delhi. The two ways to file the copyright application is by courier or by on-line facility. The official website of copyright contains forms which can be downloaded for free. The copyright application shall be sent in triplet courier to the copyright office. The on-line application can be applied by first signing the new registration form before filing the copyright 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.

Each Single copyright application consists of single creative work. If it contains more than one work separate copyright application shall be submitted at the copyright office, New Delhi. Each copyright application shall be submitted along with the prescribed fee mention in the second schedule to the rules. The fees can be paid by postal order or demand draft payable to registrar of copyrights, New Delhi. A list of fees is available in the website of copyright office of New Delhi.

The copyright applications shall be signed by the applicant or by an advocate. The proof of the power of attorney given by the applicant and accepted by the advocate shall be submitted along with the copyright application form. The copies shall send to the copyright division, department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, 4th floor, Jeevan deep building, parliament street, New Delhi 110001.

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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