Development of copyright
law in India is closely related to the British Copyright Law. The first
copyright act was passed in England titled ‘ Statute of Anne’ which
provided the fact that the author of any book already printed or about to print
will have a whole and sole right of the printing such a book for the term
mentioned in the contract. The copyright act of 1911 in England had
codified and consolidated the various earlier copyright acts in the different
part of the work. The first copyright act was passed in India somewhere
around 1955-56. This was a reflection of the British Copyright act. Then the
copyright act of 1957 provided many modifications and changes in the copyright
act in India. After 1957, the new copyright amendment act was launched in the
1983. This made many amendments to the previous act of 1957. It was introduced
with the object to prevent piracy in the video films and pictures.
Features
1.
Copyright Office and Copyright board were created
successfully to help and encourage the registration of the copyright process
and settle certain kinds of disputes coming under the act. Another aim was to
provide awareness of the copyright process.
2.
Definition of various categories of work
for the copyright process and its scope.
3.
Inbuild the awareness and importance of
copyright among the artist people.
4.
Process and the provision to determine the
ownership of copyright.
5.
Tenure of the copyright.
6.
Definition of the Copyright under
different work categories.
7.
All provisions relating to the assignment
of ownership and licensing of copyright including the compulsory license in some
sectors.
8.
Make the process in an easy way.
9.
Provisions related to the performing
rights for the societies.
10.
Broadcasting rights.
11.
International copyright.
12.
Definition of the infringement of the
copyright.
13.
Author’s rights in the copyright process.
14.
Exclusive rights offered.
15.
Criminal remedies.
16.
Legal proceedings.
17.
Entire legal process.
The
copyright protection finds out its justification. When any person produces
something with his skill and the knowledge and energy, that thing or the work
belongs to him and other person is not at all permitted to take any advantage
of that skill and the knowledge and earn money at any case. This was the main
reason for the copyright act law of 1957. This act has given special rights
to the authors and writers. The object of the act is to protect the copyright of
the work from being copied by the unknown sources.
Copyright
is the right to stop other people from copying the original work without the
permission of the original work creator. If people want to copy, they should
take the permission of the original work creator and they should proceed
legally. Copyright law prevents the balance between the interests and the
rights of the author. In simple words, the original work of any artists or
the engineer is to be protected by the copyright law legally. Any person who
wants to use the original work should ask the legal permission from the
original work creator. If he doesn’t ask for the same, he should be ready to face
the legal consequences.
(…To
be continued)
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Kaushik
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