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Copyright in India
At LEXQUAL, we provide comprehensive copyright services tailored to creators, businesses, and institutions across industries. Our expertise spans both contentious and non‑contentious aspects of copyright law, ensuring proactive protection, enforcement, and strategic exploitation of creative and digital works.
Our Copyright Services
- Copyright Registration & copyright Prosecution: Filing and securing copyrights for literary, artistic, dramatic works, cinematograph films, sound recordings, and other protected subject matter in India and globally.
- Copyright Advisory & Copyright Licensing: Drafting and negotiating license agreements, copyright assignments, and permissions for authorized use of copyrighted works.
- Due Diligence & Clearances: Evaluating copyright ownership, risks, and clearance for acquisitions, collaborations, and commercial exploitation.
- Copyright Enforcement & Copyright Litigation: Advising on copyright infringement actions, statutory remedies, civil suits, and strategic enforcement to protect rights of copyright owners.
- Strategic Rights Management: Portfolio management, royalty structuring, anti‑piracy measures, and exploitation strategies to maximize value from creative works.
- Our copyright practice is integrated with broader intellectual property and corporate law services, enabling holistic support across the lifecycle of creative assets.
Understanding Copyright in India
Copyright is a fundamental intellectual property right that provides automatic protection to original creative works including literary, artistic, dramatic, musical works, cinematograph films, sound recordings, and more. In India, copyright arises the moment a work is created and expressed in a tangible form; registration is not mandatory but is strongly recommended for evidentiary purposes and efficient enforcement.
Legal Framework
The core legislation is the Copyright Act, 1957, which has been amended multiple times to address evolving needs.
The Copyright Rules, 2013 further govern procedural aspects of registration and administration.
Key Aspects of Copyright Law
- Automatic Protection: Rights vest immediately on creation in a fixed form.
- Copyright Registration: Optional but useful as prima facie evidence of copyright ownership.
- Duration of copyright: For most works, protection extends for the lifetime of the author plus 60 years; for certain works like photographs, this was clarified and expanded under later amendments.
- Exclusive Rights: Includes rights to reproduce, publish, communicate to the public, and adapt the work.
- Fair Dealing/ copyright fair use: Exceptions allow certain uses (research, education, reviews, etc.) without infringement, with expanded coverage under recent provisions (excluding computer programs).
Why Choose Our Copyright Lawyers
Our copyright team combines deep legal insight, technical expertise, and industry understanding to help rights holders:
- Protect and register their work
- Enforce rights against infringement
- Navigate licensing and commercial exploitation
- Ensure compliance with Indian and international norms
- With decades of experience in intellectual property law and a strong litigation and advisory presence across courts and tribunals, we guide clients through both strategic planning and dispute resolution.
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What is Copyright Registration?
Intellectual Property Rights are an important asset in intangible form for any business, start-up, or enterprise. Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings.
It allows the creator the right of reproduction, assignment, adaptation, and translation the work. Therefore, copyright safeguards authors’ rights over their original creations, protecting and rewarding their creativity.
Copyright is automatically created when the creator creates anything. The law on copyright registration in India is important because it gives the creator a legal right in public so that others may not exploit the creator’s work. According to the law, registration of copyright isn’t mandatory, but registering copyright serves as evidence in a court of law for ownership disputes.
