The Copyright Act, 1957

 Proposed amendments to the copy right act 1957


Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literacy, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recording. Copyright ensures certain minimum safeguards of the rights of authors over their creation thereby protecting and rewarding creativity.

The copyright Act 1957, protects cinematograph films and sound recordings from unauthorized uses. Unlike the case with patents, copyright protects the expressions and not the ideas. There is no copyright in an idea.

Copyright Subsists throughout India in the following classes of work:

	Original literacy, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
	Cinematograph Films
	Sound Recording.

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