copyright
Where and how to get copyright on document
<p>I am an indian. I need copyright in my documents. So where and how to get copyright ? </p>

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  <p>the document is also in digital formet  </p>
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<p>The copyright office for the government of <a href="http://copyright.gov.in/" rel="nofollow">India</a> contains the information that you want. You should consult a local copyright attorney.</p>

<p><a href="http://copyright.gov.in/frmContactUs.aspx" rel="nofollow">copyright office contact information</a></p>

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  <p>Dr. V.P.Srivastav<br>
  Dy. Registrar of Copyrights<br>
  Copyright Division.
  Department of Higher Education<br>
  Ministry of Human Resource Development<br>
  4th Floor, Jeevan Deep Building<br>
  Parliament Street<br>
  New Delhi : 110001  </p>
  
  <p>Email Address:  mailto:copyright@nic.in<br>
  Office Telephone No.: 91-11-23362436</p>
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<p><a href="http://copyright.gov.in/frmFAQ.aspx" rel="nofollow">FAQ</a></p>

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  <p><strong>Questions</strong> :<br>
  Ques: What is copyright?<br>
  Ques: What is the scope of protection in the Copyright Act, 1957?<br>
  Ques: Does copyright apply
  to titles and names?<br>
  Ques: Is it necessary to register a work to claim copyright?  </p>
  
  <p>Ans: No. Acquisition of copyright is automatic and it does not require
  any formality. Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is
  created and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring
  copyright. However, certificate of registration of copyright and the
  entries made therein serve as prima facie evidence in a court of law
  with reference to dispute relating to ownership of copyright.</p>
  
  <p>Ques: Where I can file application for registration of copyright for a work?   </p>
  
  <p>Ans: The Copyright Office has been set up to provide registration
  facilities to all types of works and is headed by a Registrar of
  Copyrights and is located at 4th Floor Jeevan Deep Building , New
  Delhi- 110 001. The applications for registration of works can be
  filled at the counter provided at the Copyright Office from 2.30 P.M.
  to 4.30. P.M. from Monday to Friday. The applications are also
  accepted by post. On-line registration through “E-filing facility “
  has been provided from 14th February 2014, which facilitates the
  applicants to file applications at the time and place chosen by them.</p>
  
  <p>Ques: What is the procedure for registration of a work under the Copyright 
  Act, 1957?   </p>
  
  <p>Ans: The procedure for registration is as follows:<br>
  a) Application for registration is to be made on Form IV ( Including
  Statement of Particulars and Statement of Further Particulars) as
  prescribed in the first schedule to the Rules ;</p>
  
  <p>b) Separate applications should be made for registration of each work;</p>
  
  <p>c) Each application should be accompanied by the requisite fee
  prescribed in the second schedule to the Rules ; and</p>
  
  <p>d) The applications should be signed by the applicant or the advocate
  in whose favor a Vakalatnama or Power of Attorney has been executed.
  The Power of Attorney signed by the party and accepted by the advocate
  should also be enclosed.</p>
  
  <p>e) The fee is either in the form of Demand Draft,Indian Postal Order
  favoring "Registrar Of Copyright Payable At New Delhi" or through E
  payment</p>
  
  <p>Each and every column of the Statement of Particulars and Statement of
  Further Particulars should be replied specifically.</p>
  
  <p>Ques: What is
  the fee for registration of a work under the Copyright Act, 1957?<br>
  Ques: Can I myself file an application for registration of copyright
  of a work directly?   </p>
  
  <p>Ans: Yes. Any individual who is an author or rights owner or assignee
  or legal heir can file application for copyright of a work either at
  the copyright office or by post or by e-filing facility from the
  copyright Office web-site "www.copyright.gov.in"</p>
  
  <p>Ques: What are the guidelines regarding registration of a work under the Copyright Act? </p>
  
  <p>Ans: Chapter XIII of the Copyright Rules, 2013, as amended, sets out
  the procedure for the registration of a work. Copies of the Act and
  Rules can be obtained from the Manager of Publications, Publication
  Branch, Civil Lines, Delhi or his authorized dealers on payment or
  download from the Copyright Office web-site "www.copyright.gov.in"</p>
  
  <p>Ques: Whether unpublished works are registered?  </p>
  
  <p>Ans: Yes. Both published and unpublished works can be registered.
  Copyright in works published before 21st January, 1958, i.e., before
  the Copyright Act, 1957 came in force, can also be registered,
  provided the works still enjoy copyright. Three copies of published
  work may be sent along with the application. If the work to be
  registered is unpublished, a copy of the manuscript has to be sent
  along with the application for affixing the stamp of the Copyright
  Office in proof of the work having been registered. In case two copies
  of the manuscript are sent, one copy of the same duly stamped will be
  returned, while the other will be retained, as far as possible, in the
  Copyright Office for record and will be kept confidential. It would
  also be open to the applicant to send only extracts from the
  unpublished work instead of the whole manuscript and ask for the
  return of the extracts after being stamped with the seal of the
  Copyright Office.</p>
  
  <p>When a work has been registered as unpublished and subsequently it is
  published, the applicant may apply for changes in particulars entered
  in the Register of Copyright in Form V with prescribed fee.
  The process of registration and fee for registration of copyright is same. </p>
  
  <p>Ques: Whether computer Software or Computer Programme can be registered? </p>
  
  <p>Ans: Yes. Computer Software or programme can be registered as a
  ‘literary work’. As per Section 2 (o) of the Copyright Act, 1957
  “literary work” includes computer programmes, tables and compilations,
  including computer databases. ‘Source Code’ has also to be supplied
  along with the application for registration of copyright for software
  products.</p>
  
  <p>Ques: How can I get copyright registration for my Web-site? </p>
  
  <p>A web-site contains several works such as literary works, artistic
  works (photographs etc.), sound recordings, video clips, cinematograph
  films and broadcastings and computer software too. Therefore, a
  separate application has to be filed for registration of all these
  works.</p>
  
  <p>Ques: How long I have to wait to get
  my work to get registered by the Copyright office?  </p>
  
  <p>Ans: After you file your application and receive diary number you
  have to wait for a mandatory period of 30 days so that no objection is
  filed in the Copyright office against your claim that particular work
  is created by you. If such objection is filed it may take another one
  month time to decide as to whether the work could be registered by the
  Registrar of Copyrights after giving an opportunity of hearing the
  matter from both the parties.</p>
  
  <p>If no objection is filed the application goes for scrutiny from the
  examiners. If any discrepancy is found the applicant is given 30 days
  time to remove the same. Therefore, it may take 2 to 3 months time for
  registration of any work in the normal course. The cooperation of the
  applicant in providing necessary information is the key for speedy
  disposal the matter.</p>
  
  <p>Ques: Is an
  opportunity for hearing given in all the cases pertain to rejection of
  registration?</p>
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