Source: www.copyright.gov.in
December 04, 2017 New Delhi
In an attempt to cut down
delays in examination of copyright applications, the Copyright Office through a
public notice dated December 04, 2017, stated that it would be publishing the
list of such applications received for registration of Copyright during the
week i.e. Monday to Friday.
The public notice stated
that every publication shall be treated as a notice to every person who claims
or has any interest in the subject matter of Copyright or has dispute regarding
the said application and the said application would be examined if no objection
is received within 30 days.
As per
Rule 70 (9) of the Copyright Rules, 2013, the person applying for registration
of a copyright shall give notice of his application to every person who claims
or has any interest in the subject matter of the copyright or disputes the
rights of the applicant to it.
The public notice further
stated that, if no work or documents are received after issuance of notice,
then such application would be treated as abandoned, without further notice,
with a liberty to apply afresh.
The Copyright Office
would be publishing the list of such applications on weekly a basis, on its
website every Monday.
This initiative regarding
the publication of copyright applications is an incredible move towards
digitization and transparency. This attempt of
following the procedure of giving notice under the said rule would definitely
ease the procedure related to the Registration of Copyright in India.
The public notice dated December 04, 2017 can be accessed here.
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