ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
Section 1 : Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 : Interpretation.
Section 3 : Meaning of publication.
Section 4 : When work not deemed to be published or performed in public
Section 5 : When work deemed to be first published in India.
Section 6 : Certain disputes to be decided by Commercial Court
Section 7 : Nationality of author where the making of unpublished work is extended over considerable period.
Section 8 : Domicile of Corporations.
CHAPTER II
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
Section 9 : Copyright Office.
Section 10 : Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Copyrights
Section 11 : [Omitted.]
Section 12 : [Omitted.]
CHAPTER III
COPYRIGHT
Section 13 : Works in which copyright subsists
Section 14 : Meaning of copyright
Section 15 : Special provision regarding copyright in designs registered or capable of being registered under the Designs Act, 2000.
Section 16 : No copyright except as provided in this Act
CHAPTER IV
OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNER
Section 17 : First owner of copyright.
Section 18 : Assignment of copyright.
Section 19 : Mode of assignment
Section 19A : Disputes with respect to assignment of copyright.
Section 20 : Transmission of copyright in manuscript by testamentary disposition
Section 21 : Right of author to relinquish copyright
CHAPTER V
TERM OF COPYRIGHT
Section 22 : Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
Section 23 : Term of copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous works.
Section 24 : Term of copyright in posthumous work.
Section 25 : [Omitted.].
Section 26 : Term of copyright in cinematograph films.
Section 27 : Term of copyright in sound recording.
Section 28 : Term of copyright Government works
Section 28A : Term of copyright in works of public undertakings
Section 29 : Term of copyright in works of international organisations.
CHAPTER VI
LICENCES
Section 30 : Licences by owners of copyright.
Section 30A : Application of sections 19.
Section 31 : Compulsory licence in works withheld from public.
Section 31A : Compulsory licence in unpublished or published works.
Section 31B : Compulsory licence for benefit of disabled.
Section 31C : Statutory licence for cover versions.
Section 31D : Statutory licence for broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recording
Section 32 : Licence to produce and publish translations.
Section 32A : Licence to reproduce and publish works for certain purposes.
Section 32B : Termination of licences issued under this Chapter.
CHAPTER VII
COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES
Section 33 : Registration of copyright society.
Section 33A : Tariff Scheme by copyright societies.
Section 34 : Administration of rights of owner by copyright society.
Section 34A : [Omitted.]
Section 35 : Control over the copyright society by the author and other owners of rights.
Section 36 : Submission of returns and reports.
Section 36A : Rights and liabilities of performing rights societies.
CHAPTER VIII
RIGHTS OF BROADCASTING ORGANISATION AND OF PERFORMERS
Section 37 : Broadcast reproduction right
Section 38 : Performer’s right.
Section 38A : Exclusive right of performers
Section 38B : Moral rights of the performer
Section 39 : Acts not infringing broadcast reproduction right or performer’s right
Section 39A : Certain provisions to apply in case of broadcast reproduction right and performer’s
CHAPTER IX
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
Section 40 : Power to extend copyright to foreign works.
Section 40A : Power of Central Government to apply Chapter VIII to broadcasting organisations and performers in certain other countries
Section 41 : Provisions as to works of certain international organisations.
Section 42 : Power to restrict rights in works of foreign authors first published in India
Section 42A : Power to restrict rights of foreign broadcasting organisations and performers.
Section 43 : Orders under this Chapter to be laid before Parliament
CHAPTER X
REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
Section 44 : Register of Copyrights
Section 45 : Entries in Register of Copyrights
Section 46 : Indexes.
Section 47 : Form and inspection of register
Section 48 : Register of Copyrights to be prima facie evidence of particulars entered therein.
Section 49 : Correction of entries in the Register of Copyrights.
Section 50 : Rectification of Register by High Court.
Section 50A : Entries in the Register of Copyrights, etc., to be published.
CHAPTER XI
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT
Section 51 : When copyright infringed.
Section 52 : Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright
Section 52A : Particulars to be included in records and video Films.
Section 52B : [ Omitted .]
Section 53 : Importation of infringing copies
Section 53A : Resale share right in original copies.
CHAPTER XII
CIVIL REMEDIES
Section 54 : Definition.
Section 55 : Civil remedies for infringement of copyright.
Section 56 : Protection of separate rights
Section 57 : Author’s special rights
Section 58 : Rights of owner against persons possessing or dealing with infringing copies.
Section 59 : Restriction on remedies in the case of works of architecture
Section 60 : Remedy in the case of groundless threat of legal proceedings.
Section 61 : Owner of copyright to be party to the proceeding.
Section 62 : Jurisdiction of court over matters arising under this Chapter.
CHAPTER XIII
OFFENCES
Section 63 : Offences of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act.
Section 63A : Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions.
Section 63B : Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence.
Section 64 : Power of police to seize infringing copies.
Section 65 : Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.
Section 65A : Protection of technological measures
Section 66 : Disposal of infringing copies or plates for purpose of making infringing copies.
Section 67 : Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries
Section 68 : Penalty for making false statements for the purpose of deceiving or influencing any authority or officer.
Section 68A : Penalty for contravention of section 52A.
Section 69 : Offences by companies
Section 70 : Cognizance of offences.
CHAPTER XIV
APPEALS
Section 71 : Appeals against certain orders of Magistrate
Section 72 : Appeals against orders of Registrar of Copyrights
Section 73 : Procedure for appeals.
CHAPTER XV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 74 : Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to possess certain powers of civil court
Section 75 : Orders for payment of money passed by Registrar of Copyrights and Appellate Board to be
Section 76 : Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 77 : Certain persons to be public servants.
Section 78 : Power to make rules.
Section 79 : Repeals, savings and transitional provisions.