- 1847 is the First Copyright law Enactment in India during British Regime.
- The term of copyright was for the lifetime of the author and 60 years counted from the year following the death of the author Copyright law is designed to protect interests and balance the rights of the following stake holders
- Authors/ Creators
- Publishers/ Entrepreneurs
- Users /Audiences
- Indian Copyright Act is the one of the best Copyright enactments in the world.
- The Copyright Act 1911, while repealing earlier statues on the subject, was also made applicable to all the British colonies including India.
- In 1914, the Indian Copyright Act was enacted which modified some of the provisions of Copyright Act 1911 and added some new provisions to it to make it applicable in India.
- Copyright Act, 1911 was in existence in India till the new Copyright Act, 1957 was introduced in India Post Independence.
- In India, the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended in 1999), the Rules made there under and the International Copyright Order, 1999 govern Copyright and neighboring rights. This Act has been amended five times i.e. 1983,1984,1992,1999 and most recently in 2012.
Literary, Dramatic, Artistic, Musical, Cinematographic, Photographic and Sound Recording works. Literary works such as novels, poems, plays, reference works, newspapers and computer programs; databases; films, musical compositions, and choreography; artistic works such as paintings, drawings, photographs and sculpture; architecture; and advertisements, maps and technical drawings.
