Who can register Copyright
Protection for unpublished works can be granted to any author, regardless of their nationality or where the author is domiciled.
Requirements for Copyright In India
Literary works, Architectural works, Musical works, Sound recordings, Dramatic works and any accompanying music, Pantomimes an choreographic works, Audio visual works such as motion pictures, Pictorial, sculptural, and graphic works, Public Performing Right, Digital Performance Right, Public Performance License, Synchronization License, Reproduction Right & Mechanical License
In India, published works can be granted Copyright protection if the following requirements are met:
When the work is published for the first time, the author is a legitimate domiciliary or national of India or the author is a national, sovereign authority or legitimate domiciliary of a country that has a treaty with India.
The work falls within the scope of a proclamation made by the president.
When the work is published for the first time, publication is done in India or in any other foreign country that has a treaty with India.
The works is published for the first time by the UN or any of the United Nation’s specialized agencies.
The works is graphic or pictorial in nature, and is incorporated in a structure or building, or is architectural in nature and is incorporated in a structure or building, and the structure or building is found in India.
What Are the Advantages of Registering a Copyright?
It establishes a record of your claim.
Registration allows you to file an infringement suit in a court of law if/when necessary.
If it is done within three (3) months after publishing the work or just before infringement, the court may award you attorneys’ fees as well as statutory damages if you file a case before a judge. If registration had not been done beforehand and someone is found guilty of infringing your rights, the court may only award you estimated profits and general damages.