Another form of Intellectual Property is Copyright Intellectual Property. The creative works such as artistic, musical literary and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings can be protected through Copyright Intellectual Property. All these creative works can be protected only through the copyright registration at copyright office, New Delhi.
The copyright Intellectual Property shall be dossier at copyright office, New Delhi. The two ways of reporting copyright application either by courier or on-line facility. The copyright Intellectual Property forms can be freely and easily download from the official website of copyright. In case of courier, the triplet copies of copyright application shall send to the copyright office. In case of on-line, it can be filed by signing the new registration form before filing the copyright Intellectual Property application.
The copyright Intellectual Property application lawfully protected by filing the copyright form 4 (application for registration of copyright). The form 4 consists of the statement of particulars and statement of further particulars. There should not be any blemish in the form 4 and for the empty answers the word nil can be applicable.
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 applicant or an advocate shall sign the copyright applications. Along with the copyright application form, the proof of the power of attorney given by the applicant and which is accepted by the advocate shall be submitted in the copyright office. The address to send the copies is copyright division, department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, parliament street, New Delhi.
The period of copyright varies according to the nature of work created by the author. The period of the copyright is 60 years. The copyright work such as Literary, musical, artistic works have a period of life time of the author and additional 60 years from the end of the author dies. The work such as photographs, films, comport programs, sound recordings are guarded for sixty years after publication of the above said work. 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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