BARE ACT ON THE COPYRIGHT ACT1957

This book is only a Bare Act. Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted under Indian law to the creators of original works of authorship such as literary works (including computer programs tables and compilations including computer databases which may be expressed in words codes schemes or in any other form including a machine readable medium) dramatic musical and artistic works cinematographic films and sound recordings. Indian copyright law is at parity with the international standards as contained in TRIPS. The (Indian) Copyright Act 1957 pursuant to the amendments in 1999 2002 and 2012 fully reflects the Berne Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 1886 and the Universal Copyrights Convention to which India is a party. India is also a party to the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Rights of Producers of Phonograms and is an active member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).