{"id":4412,"date":"2021-04-26T06:08:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T06:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2021-04-26T06:08:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T06:08:17","slug":"enforcement-of-copyright-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/enforcement-of-copyright-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Enforcement of Copyright in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Copyright is a legal word\ncreated for protecting the author\u2019s rights that the creators have in their\nartistic and literary works. Copyright work covers its range from music, books,\nsculpture, paintings, sculpture, and includes films, databases, computer\nprograms, maps, advertisements, and technical drawings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright extends its protection to only to expressions, and the protection is not for the ideas, methods, procedure of operation or to the mathematical concepts. With time there are various ways by which a person is infringing the <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/copyright-registration\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>Copyright<\/strong><\/a> and hence the Copyright Act provides with the remedies against them. Let us continue to read this article for knowing the enforcement of Copyright in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a7d5b42bfc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a7d5b42bfc\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/enforcement-of-copyright-in-india\/#What_is_Copyright\" title=\"What is Copyright?\">What is Copyright?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/enforcement-of-copyright-in-india\/#Enforcement_of_Copyright\" title=\"Enforcement of Copyright&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Enforcement of Copyright&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/enforcement-of-copyright-in-india\/#Remedies_for_Enforcement_of_Copyright\" title=\"Remedies for Enforcement of\nCopyright\">Remedies for Enforcement of\nCopyright<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/enforcement-of-copyright-in-india\/#Exception_to_Infringement\" title=\"Exception to Infringement \">Exception to Infringement <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/enforcement-of-copyright-in-india\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Copyright\"><\/span>What is Copyright?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the intellectual\nproperty rights i.e. Copyright is automatically given to the author or the\ncreator of the original work, copyright protection gives the author exclusive\nright to distribute and reproduce the copyrighted work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following original works get the Copyright protection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Literary works<\/li><li>Dramatic works<\/li><li>Musical works<\/li><li>Artistic works<\/li><li>Cinematographic works<\/li><li>Sound recording<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyrights protection is given\nto two kinds of rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Economic rights:<\/strong> permits the owner to obtain the financial reward when someone else uses their work.<\/li><li><strong>Moral rights:<\/strong> this right allows the author of the original work to take actions with the purpose to protect and preserve their work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enforcement_of_Copyright\"><\/span>Enforcement of Copyright&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors of Copyright create\ntheir new work and get their Copyright protected to ensure that they get profit\nfrom the work and effort they have created. The owner has the exclusive\nauthority to sell his work and to give a license to the third party who can\nutilize his work. In case, if someone reproduces or duplicates the copyright\nwork of the holder without his permission, then this will lead to infringement\nof Copyright, in which the owner can take legal action and i.e. enforcement of\nCopyright against the infringer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remedies_for_Enforcement_of_Copyright\"><\/span>Remedies for Enforcement of\nCopyright<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Civil remedy<\/strong>: In accordance with Section 55 of The <strong>Copyright Act, 1957<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copyright_law_of_India\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, when there is infringement of the copyright work, and then the owner or the author of the Copyright shall be entitled to civil remedy by way of damages, injunction, damages or the accounts of profits, the delivery of the infringing material and cost of the legal proceedings.<\/li><li><strong>Criminal remedy<\/strong>: According to Section 63 of The Copyright Act, 1957, the holder of Copyright can take a criminal proceeding against the person infringing his right, for enforcement of Copyright there is punishment of imprisonment of at least six-months, which can be extended to 3 years as well as fine of Rs. 50,000, which can extend upto 2 lakhs.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Provided that where the\ndefendant proves that on the date of the copyright infringement he had no\nreasonable ground to believe and that he was not knowing that there was already\na copyright subsisting in that work, then in such case the plaintiff will not\nbe entitled for enforcement of copyright infringement and the plaintiff will\nnot get any remedy for the whole or any part of the profit that is made by the\ndefendant by selling or using the infringing copies as the court deems\nreasonable in the given circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Section 51 of the Copyright Act\u00a0it specifies about the infringement of Copyright. As per Section 51 of the Act, Copyright is deemed to be infringed if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Any other person has without obtaining the permission from the owner of the copyright holder has used his work and have done any act which the copyright holder is only authorised to do. The author of the Copyright will have the right for enforcement of copyright work.<\/li><li>A person will allow any place that can be used for selling, communication, exhibition or distribution of an infringing work only if it is proved that he had no reason to believe or that he was not aware that such permission will lead to the violation of Copyright.<\/li><li>A person who is importing the infringed copies of the author\u2019s work.<\/li><li>A person reproduces the author\u2019s work in any form without obtaining the authority from the copyright holder.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exception_to_Infringement\"><\/span>Exception to Infringement <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Sec.52 of the Copyright Act,\n1957\nthese\nare the exceptions to the infringement of Copyright and the author cannot go\nfor enforcement of Copyright if the work of the author is used for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Personal or private use, including the use for research, study and development<\/li><li>Any criticism or review on the author\u2019s work whether of that work or related to that work<\/li><li>The reporting of the current affairs and the present events, including reporting of the lecture delivered in a public place.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The enforcement of Copyright in India provides for both civil remedies and criminal remedies. Hence, the purpose of Copyright is to protect the author\u2019s work. In India, the government body that is authorized for promoting and enforcing the Copyright is the Copyright Office. Hence, the author is entitled to claim enforcement of Copyright in case of any infringement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/what-are-the-benefits-of-copyright-registration-in-india\/\">What are the Benefits of Copyright Registration in India?\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copyright is a legal word created for protecting the author\u2019s rights that the creators have in their artistic and literary works. Copyright work covers its range from music, books, sculpture, paintings, sculpture, and includes films, databases, computer programs, maps, advertisements, and technical drawings. 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