Copyright Laws In India

1. Copyright Laws In India • The Indian Copyright Act was made in 1957 to ensure that a person’s personal intellectual property is not used by others illegally. This act was then amended several times, the latest being in 2012. The Copyright law in India establishes very clear cut clauses that help people to safeguard their intellectual property such as a business idea, an artistic work, a photograph, a name, and so on. • A very important thing done by the Copyright Law of India is that it has defined the term ‘work’ to standardize the employment contracts in India. According to the India's Copyright Law, ‘work’ includes anything such as: • Artistic work (painting, sculpture, sketch, drawing), • Music pieces (song, album, tunes), • Literary works (books, letters) • Sound recordings Advantages of establishing Copyright Laws in India Since India is a country of diverse cultures and views, the needs of people are also very diverse. Strong Copyright law in India helps people protect their work. If your work is copyrighted; it cannot be used or reproduced without your permission. In case, if any person uses the work or a part of work, the creator can take many actions against him/her: • The creator can claim the authorship of the work because of the copyright trademark. • The creator can also ask the person to pay for the damage done to his work because of the violation of copyrighted material. • The creator can even, in some cases take the profit from your work. Violation of employment contracts in Indiais a serious offense according to the copyright laws of India. In this case, the employer as well as the employee has the right to sue each other (depends on who has been cheated). But taking legal actions can be harmful to the employer's career and also for the company's reputation. So, it is advised that the employer and the employee mediate outside court. That is beneficial for both. Url - https://www.obhanandassociates.com/ Address - N-94, Second Floor Panchsheel Park New Delhi - 110017, India