{"id":14505,"date":"2020-10-22T18:53:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/?p=14505"},"modified":"2020-10-22T18:53:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:23:49","slug":"copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyright of Music in India &#8211; Meaning and Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Music is a form of art that can either be tangible or intangible. Copyright can be done of anything irrespective of their nature or of its kind. Copyright of Music in India is done as per the provisions laid down under Copyright Act, 1957. This helps the originator or the owner to have the exclusive right over their invention.<\/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-6a3a8bc7e7ed9\" 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-6a3a8bc7e7ed9\"  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\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Meaning_of_Copyright\" title=\"Meaning of\nCopyright&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \">Meaning of\nCopyright&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/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\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Explanation\" title=\"Explanation\">Explanation<\/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\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Registration_of_Copyright_in_India\" title=\"Registration of Copyright in India\">Registration of Copyright in India<\/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\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Purpose_of_Copyright_Registration\" title=\"Purpose of Copyright\nRegistration\">Purpose of Copyright\nRegistration<\/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\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Procedure_for_Copyright_Registration_in_India\" title=\"Procedure for Copyright Registration in India\">Procedure for Copyright Registration in India<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Steps_Involved\" title=\"Steps Involved \">Steps Involved <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Copyright_of_all_the_Elements_of_Song\" title=\"Copyright of all the Elements of Song\">Copyright of all the Elements of Song<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Documents_required_for_the_Copyright_Registration\" title=\"Documents required for the\nCopyright Registration\">Documents required for the\nCopyright Registration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Necessity_for_Copyright_Registration\" title=\"Necessity for Copyright\nRegistration\">Necessity for Copyright\nRegistration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/copyright-of-music-in-india-meaning-and-procedure\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meaning_of_Copyright\"><\/span>Meaning of\nCopyright&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright is another form of Intellectual Property Right other than the Trade Mark and <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/patent-registration\">Patent<\/a> registered in India. <strong>Section 14<\/strong> <strong>of the<\/strong> <strong>Copyright Act, 1957<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.gov.in\/Documents\/CopyrightRules1957.pdf\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup> defines the term Copyright. These comprise of various forms of rights which exist in different kinds of work such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copyright-of-Music-in-India-Meaning-and-Procedure-Infographic-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Copyright meaning\" class=\"wp-image-14508\" width=\"716\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copyright-of-Music-in-India-Meaning-and-Procedure-Infographic-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copyright-of-Music-in-India-Meaning-and-Procedure-Infographic-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copyright-of-Music-in-India-Meaning-and-Procedure-Infographic-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copyright-of-Music-in-India-Meaning-and-Procedure-Infographic.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Literary work which includes books, magazines, pamphlets <\/li><li>Musical work,<\/li><li>Dramatics,<\/li><li>Artistic work such as photography,<\/li><li>Films, <\/li><li>Architectural works.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explanation\"><\/span>Explanation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nmentioned in Copyright Act, 1957 \u201cCopyrights are the exclusive form of rights\nenjoyed by the creator to do or to authorize the doing of certain acts\u201d. Some\nof these rights mentioned are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>To reproduce the work in any material for and storing the same in any means such as electronic,<\/li><li>Publish the work produced,<\/li><li>Perform the work in public,<\/li><li>To perform, produce or reproduce or publish such work or any translation of work,<\/li><li>To communicate the work produced to the public,<\/li><li>Adaptation of  such work,<\/li><li>To translate the work produced,<\/li><li>To include the work produced in a cinematographic film.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Registration_of_Copyright_in_India\"><\/span>Registration of Copyright in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/copyright-registration\">Copyright registration<\/a><\/strong> is a form of intellectual property right granted to the owner or the creator of any literary works, dramatics or any musical or artistic work and even to the producers off cinematographic films and sound recordings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Purpose_of_Copyright_Registration\"><\/span>Purpose of Copyright\nRegistration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nmain focus of copyright registration is to provide safeguard to the author in\nform of reward over their creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a copyright of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/music-license-from-ppl\">Music license<\/a><\/strong> is registered the owner or the author can enjoy various rights which includes a reproduction of their work or translation of the work produced and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright of music produced in India can be obtained by any song creator or writer for the music composed and the lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedure_for_Copyright_Registration_in_India\"><\/span>Procedure for Copyright Registration in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment a new work has created the author or the creator enjoys the right to get the work registered under the Copyright Act, 1957. There are many steps which are to be followed for the copyright of music in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,\nit is not necessary for every creator to get the work done registered as per\nthe law. This happens only when the creator wants to make a lump sum of money\nout of the music created by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_Involved\"><\/span>Steps Involved <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For copyright to be registered following are the procedure to be followed by the owner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/For-a-copyright-to-be-registered-following-are-the-procedure-to-be-followed-by-the-owner.jpg\" alt=\"Procedure of Music Copyright \" class=\"wp-image-14506\" width=\"573\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/For-a-copyright-to-be-registered-following-are-the-procedure-to-be-followed-by-the-owner.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/For-a-copyright-to-be-registered-following-are-the-procedure-to-be-followed-by-the-owner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/For-a-copyright-to-be-registered-following-are-the-procedure-to-be-followed-by-the-owner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/For-a-copyright-to-be-registered-following-are-the-procedure-to-be-followed-by-the-owner-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Online application to be filled by the\napplicant along with the appropriate government fees.<\/li><li>The applicant must sign the application\nalong with the Advocate.<\/li><li>Diary number to be issued, once the\napplication is received by the registrar.<\/li><li>30 days waiting period is mandatory for\nany objection to be received.<\/li><li>Once the complaint is received, the\nexaminer will call both the parties for further hearing.<\/li><li>After the expiry of 30 days, in case no\nobjection is received, the application will be examined thoroughly. Further,\nthe application will be forwarded to the registrar in case no discrepancy is\nfound.<\/li><li>Further, the application is approved by\nthe registrar and the Certificate of Copyright is issued to the Applicant.<\/li><li>Once issued, the Certificate of\nRegistration remains valid for a period of 60 years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copyright_of_all_the_Elements_of_Song\"><\/span>Copyright of all the Elements of Song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright of music or song is complex in nature. In order to get the copyright of music or song, the author cannot just copyright only one element of it which is the recording. However, in order to get complete control over the work done the author or the creator must get a copyright license over all the elements of it. The list of elements are :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Lyrics,<\/li><li>Music,<\/li><li>Recording, and<\/li><li>The Instrumental Background.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Also, Read:<\/b> <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/why-how-is-copyright-registration-is-an-important-step\/\">Why &amp; How is Copyright Registration is an Important Step?<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Documents_required_for_the_Copyright_Registration\"><\/span>Documents required for the\nCopyright Registration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following\nare the list of documents required for the registration of Copyright in India:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Name, address and nationality of the Applicant.<\/li><li>Name, address and nationality of the owner of the work.<\/li><li>Details of the applicant\u2019s interest in the copyright.<\/li><li>Title of the work.<\/li><li>A signed declaration from the author.<\/li><li>Language of the work must be mentioned for copyright registration.<\/li><li>If the work is a published work, the year and the country of the publication must clearly be stated.<\/li><li>Two copies of work.<\/li><li>In case of a published work, NOC from the publisher must be provided in case the publisher is different from the Applicant.<\/li><li>If the application for registration is filled by an attorney, power of attorney must be submitted duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Necessity_for_Copyright_Registration\"><\/span>Necessity for Copyright\nRegistration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Copyright registration is necessary for\nany creator or author or owner of any creative work such as music, manuscripts,\ncinematographic films, sound recordings and so on in order to safeguard it from\ncommercial purpose without the consent of the author.<\/li><li>Once a copyright is registered it safeguards\nthe creativity of the creator from being stolen and used.<\/li><li>The owner gets legal rights over the\nwork done once a copyright is received.<\/li><li>Unless the creation or work done is not\nregistered under Copyright Act, 1957 a creator or an author cannot sue any\nperson for the infringement of copyright.<\/li><li>A registered copyright helps to\nestablish a public record of the copyright so that one can claim for protection\nas per the law.<\/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>Copyright registration of music in India is essential for artists in order to assure that they are being rewarded for the original work done by them. It helps them to get a complete control over work done by them. The registration of copyright empowers the authors or owner or creators by providing them the legal rights over their creation so that the work cannot be used for duplication. Thus, in order to copyright any music or a song one has to first record it and then publish the same on an official website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Also, Read:<\/b> <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/learning\/how-to-register-your-business-with-foodpanda\/\">How to Register your Restaurant with Foodpanda<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is a form of art that can either be tangible or intangible. Copyright can be done of anything irrespective of their nature or of its kind. Copyright of Music in India is done as per the provisions laid down under Copyright Act, 1957. 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