The Copyright Act of 1957 defines copyright as the exclusive legal right given to creators such as authors, musicians, and artists to control the use of their original works. The objectives of the act are to encourage creation by granting exclusive rights to creators and protecting copyright holders from misuse of their work. Copyright is an intangible property right that provides both civil and criminal remedies for infringement. Works such as literature, music, art, films, sound recordings and photographs can be protected. Copyright typically lasts for 60 years after the creator's death or date of publication for certain works such as films and sound recordings. Registration with the copyright office is not required but provides records of copyrighted works.
The Copyright Act of 1957 defines copyright as the exclusive legal right given to creators such as authors, musicians, and artists to control the use of their original works. The objectives of the act are to encourage creation by granting exclusive rights to creators and protecting copyright holders from misuse of their work. Copyright is an intangible property right that provides both civil and criminal remedies for infringement. Works such as literature, music, art, films, sound recordings and photographs can be protected. Copyright typically lasts for 60 years after the creator's death or date of publication for certain works such as films and sound recordings. Registration with the copyright office is not required but provides records of copyrighted works.
The Copyright Act of 1957 defines copyright as the exclusive legal right given to creators such as authors, musicians, and artists to control the use of their original works. The objectives of the act are to encourage creation by granting exclusive rights to creators and protecting copyright holders from misuse of their work. Copyright is an intangible property right that provides both civil and criminal remedies for infringement. Works such as literature, music, art, films, sound recordings and photographs can be protected. Copyright typically lasts for 60 years after the creator's death or date of publication for certain works such as films and sound recordings. Registration with the copyright office is not required but provides records of copyrighted works.
The Copyright Act of 1957 defines copyright as the exclusive legal right given to creators such as authors, musicians, and artists to control the use of their original works. The objectives of the act are to encourage creation by granting exclusive rights to creators and protecting copyright holders from misuse of their work. Copyright is an intangible property right that provides both civil and criminal remedies for infringement. Works such as literature, music, art, films, sound recordings and photographs can be protected. Copyright typically lasts for 60 years after the creator's death or date of publication for certain works such as films and sound recordings. Registration with the copyright office is not required but provides records of copyrighted works.
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THE COPYRIGHT ACT,1957
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Meaning of copyright Objectives of copyright act Nature of copyright What can be protected Term of copyright Registration of copyright Conclusion Meaning of Copyright
The word copyright is derived from the expression copier of words first used in the context, according to oxford dictionary in 1586.
Copyright as defined in the oxford English dictionary is an exclusive
right given by law for a certain term of years to an author, composer etc. to print, publish and sell copies of his original work. Objectives of Copyright Act
Its main objective is to encourage the authors, music composers
,singers to create their original piece of works by granting them exclusive rights. To stop the misuse of copyrights Its helps in protecting the rights of the person who holds the copyright. The copyright holder is give both the civil remedies and the criminal remedies in case of infringement Nature of copyright
It creates Right in Rem.
Its a form of Incorporeal property. Infringement of copyright is a actionable wrong Copyright is both a positive and a negative right. What can be Protected
literary or dramatic work
a musical work an artistic work a cinematograph film a sound recording a photograph a computer generated work Term of copyright The general rule is that copyright lasts for 60 years. It is counted- •Literary •Dramatic •Musical •Artistic work From the death of the author •Cinematograph films •Sound recordings •Photographs From the date of publication Registration of Copyright
The Registration of copy right is not compulsory
Register of copyrights:
Its is the book maintained by the copyright office which maintains the records of the a.The description of the works . b.The names of the author, publishers or owners of copyrights. c.The address of the author, publishers, owners of the copy rights . d. other prescribed particulars Conclusion
In this conclusion rapidly changing technological environment,
copyright protection is being extended to many years of creative work particularly in the computer industry. Computer software piracy and video piracy is world wide phenomenon. Further certain special right have been introduced for the first time for benefit of perform like musicians, actors and so on.
