ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT LAW (Copyright in India explained)

Is there any advisory body on copyright matters?Yes. The government has set up a Copyright Enforcement Advisory Council (CEAC). The present composition of the CEAC is at Appendix- II.Are there special courts for copyright?No. There are no special courts for copyright cases. The regular courts try these cases. There is a Copyright Board to adjudicate certain cases pertaining to copyright.What are the powers of Copyright Board?The Copyright Act provides for a quasi-judicial body called the Copyright Board consisting of a Chairman and two or more, but not exceeding fourteen, other members for adjudicating certain kinds of copyright cases. The Chairman of the Board is of the level of a judge of a High Court. The Board has the power to:hear appeals against the orders of the Registrar of Copyright;hear applications for rectification of entries in the Register of Copyrights;adjudicate upon disputes on assignment of copyright;grant compulsory licences to publish or republish works (in certain circumstances);grant compulsory licence to produce and publish a translation of a literary or dramatic work in any language after a period of seven years from the first publication of the work;hear and decide disputes as to whether a work has been published or about the date of publication or about the term of copyright of a work in another country;fix rates of royalties in respect of sound recordings under the cover-version provision; andfix the resale share right in original copies of a painting, a sculpture or a drawing and of original manuscripts of a literary or dramatic or musical work.The present composition of the Board is at Appendix - III.Has the Registrar of Copyrights any judicial powers?Yes. The Registrar of Copyrights has the powers of a civil court when trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure in respect of the following matters, namely,summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;requiring the discovery and production of any document;receiving evidence on affidavit;issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;any other matters which may be prescribed.Source: http://copyright.gov.in/documents/han...